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]
Renee Graziano | |
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Born | (1968-07-12) July 12, 1968 (age 54)[1] Staten Island, New York, US |
Other names | Renee Graziano-Pagan |
Occupation | Television personality, author |
Years active | 2010–present |
Spouse(s) | Hector Pagan, Jr. (divorced) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Anthony Graziano (father) |
Graziano lives on 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. In 2014, Pagan was sentenced to eleven years' imprisonment for murder.[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 the eighteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother UK where she reached the final and finished in third place with an impressive 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]
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).[8]
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.[9][10]