Renee Graziano | |
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Born | [1] Staten Island, New York, U.S. | July 12, 1968
Other names | Renee Graziano-Pagan |
Occupation(s) | Television personality, author |
Years active | 2010–present |
Spouse(s) | Hector Pagan, Jr. (divorced) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Anthony Graziano (father) |
Renee Graziano (born July 12, 1968) is an American reality television personality and author. She is known for being the daughter of Anthony Graziano, a former consigliere of the Bonanno crime family and her roles in two reality television shows, Mob Wives and Celebrity Big Brother . [2] In 2016, Renee came third on Celebrity Big Brother 18 . [3]
Graziano lives in Staten Island, New York City. Her former husband, Hector Pagan, Jr., was a mobster who became a DEA informant, and gave evidence against her father, Anthony Graziano. [4] They have one son, AJ.
Graziano has appeared as a prominent character in all six seasons of Mob Wives, from 2011 to 2016. The show was conceived and is executive-produced by Graziano's sister, Jenn Graziano. In 2016, she appeared in Celebrity Big Brother 18 where she reached the final and finished in third place with an 14.66% of the vote. She was the last standing woman and American in the house. [5] In January 2017, Graziano and her partner Joey Gambino were featured on the ninth season of Marriage Boot Camp . [6] [7] In December 2022 she starred in the VH1 movie Fuhgeddabout Christmas alongside Justina Valentine, Vinny Guadagnino, and Teresa Giudice. [8]
She has released two books: a semi-autobiographical novel, Playing With Fire, and a cookbook, How to Use a Meat Cleaver: Secrets and Recipes from a Mob Family's Kitchen (2014). [9]
Graziano was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while impaired after she crashed her car into a parked car in Staten Island, New York on January 4, 2022. Graziano was driving a 2020 Nissan Murano when she allegedly lost control and collided with an unoccupied 2020 Jeep Wrangler at the intersection of Arden Avenue and Arthur Kill Road. [10]
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