Rocco DiSpirito was born on November 19,1966 and is an American chef and reality television personality based in New York City, known for starring in the series The Restaurant.
17 Facts About Rocco DiSpirito
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Rocco DiSpirito graduated in 1986 from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and in 1990 from Boston University with a bachelor's degree in business.
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Rocco DiSpirito is known as a celebrity chef and a cookbook author.
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Rocco DiSpirito is known for his involvement in Union Pacific, a restaurant he opened in 1997 in the Gramercy Park section of Manhattan.
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From 2003 to 2004, DiSpirito starred in the NBC reality television show The Restaurant, which followed the launch and operation of a new Manhattan restaurant called Rocco's on 22nd.
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Rocco DiSpirito was featured in a Lincoln MKX commercial and the ABC sitcom The Knights of Prosperity, and was a guest judge on Bravo's Top Chef.
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Rocco DiSpirito appeared on NBC's The Biggest Loser: Couples in an episode that aired on February 5,2008, in which contestants were challenged to prepare three healthy courses based on DiSpirito's recipes; DiSpirito judged the food and determined the winning team.
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Rocco DiSpirito was a contestant on season seven of Dancing with the Stars and was paired with professional ballroom dancer Karina Smirnoff.
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Rocco DiSpirito was eliminated on the October 14,2008, episode and placed ninth overall.
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In 2006, Rocco DiSpirito performed a public service announcement for DoSomething to promote food drives for schools.
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On June 15,2011, DiSpirito debuted as host of a weekly reality TV cooking competition, titled Rocco's Dinner Party, on Bravo TV.
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Rocco DiSpirito appeared as a celebrity contestant on the June 21,2012, episode of the Fox dating game show The Choice.
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In 2013, Rocco DiSpirito hosted the Food Network reality show Restaurant Divided, where he went to struggling restaurants where the owners had two differing visions and then picked which concept would save the restaurant.
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Rocco DiSpirito made it to the finale and beat out the previous tournament winner Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli.
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Rocco DiSpirito has appeared on Guy's Grocery Games and has appeared on Tournament of Champions, both which are hosted by his friend Guy Fieri.
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In October 2019 it was announced that Rocco DiSpirito was no longer with the restaurant.
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In 2015, Rocco DiSpirito underwent an emergency surgery, a discectomy spinal surgery for his acute sciatica.