Caroline Manzo (née Laurita; born August 23, 1961) is an American television personality and entrepreneur. She is best known for starring in the reality television series ''

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'', and her own spin-off show, ''

Manzo'd with Children ''Manzo'd with Children'' is an American reality documentary television series on Bravo which premiered on October 5, 2014. Bravo announced the series in April 2014, making it the first spin-off show of ''The Real Housewives of New Jersey''. The ...

''.

Career

Manzo first appeared on the first season of Bravo's ''

'' in 2009. Her sister,

Dina Manzo Claudine J. "Dina" Cantin (, formerly Manzo and Ioannou; born March 7, 1972) is an American television personality and entrepreneur. She is most known for appearing on '' The Real Housewives of New Jersey'' as an original main cast member, appear ...

(now Dina Cantin), and sister-in-law,

Jacqueline Laurita Jacqueline Elizabeth Laurita (née Grippe, formerly Holmes; born April 26, 1970) is an American television personality, known for starring in ''The Real Housewives of New Jersey'' (2009–14, 2016). Career Since 2009, Laurita has appeared on '' ...

, were also cast members when the show first aired. Manzo departed ''The Real Housewives'' after its fifth season and began filming a spin-off series about her family called ''

''. The show premiered on October 5, 2014, on

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; it attracted over 1.7 million viewers. In March 2015, Bravo renewed ''Manzo'd with Children'' for a second season. In April 2016, it was renewed for a third season. In February 2017, it was announced the series would not return for a fourth season. Manzo has written a book entitled ''Let Me Tell You Something'' which was released on December 1, 2013, by

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. Manzo was offered a part-time role on the tenth season of ''

'', but turned it down, finding the offer "insulting".

Personal life

Manzo is married to Albert Manzo, co-owner of The Brownstone, an event and catering facility in

Paterson, New Jersey Paterson ( ) is the largest City (New Jersey), city in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Dina Cantin's ex-husband Tommy Manzo, inherited The Brownstone from their father, Albert "Tiny" Manzo. The Brownstone was used as a location on ''

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''. Manzo has been a resident of

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey Franklin Lakes is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,079, an increase of 489 (+4.6%) from the 2010 census count of 10,590, which in turn reflected a ...

. Manzo's first grandchild, Marchesa Anna Scalia, was born to her daughter, Lauren, and son-in-law, Vito Scalia (the best friend of Albie Manzo), on February 24, 2017.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manzo, Caroline 1961 births Living people People from Brooklyn The Real Housewives cast members American women writers American writers of Italian descent People from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 21st-century American women