Chris Laurita Wiki Biography
Chris Laurita was born on the 1st January 1970, in New Jersey, USA and is a businessman and reality television star. He is mostly known from appearing in the reality television series aired on Bravo “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” (2009 – present), alongside his wife Jacqueline. Chris has been active in the entertainment industry since 2009.
How rich is the businessman and television personality? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of Chris Laurita’s net worth is as much as $500,000, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Due to financial problems which were caused by a mortgage taken by Chris Laurita, he placed their six – bedroom mansion located in Frankil Lakes on the market; it is valued at $2.78 million.
Chris Laurita Net Worth $500,000
To begin with, Chris was raised in a big family alongside three sisters and two brothers by their parents Nettie Laurita and Joseph Laurita in New Jersey. He was educated at Kinnelon High School.
Business is the main source of Chris Laurita net worth, as he alongside his brother Joseph Laurita they are the founders, owners and operators of the Signature Apparel Company based in New York City. Currently, they have filed for bankruptcy, however, the suspicions were raised that creditors might have been defrauded as the brothers spent the money that belonged to the company for their own needs. The court decision was to repay $7.8 million to creditors of the company. Currently, he serves as the CEO and President of the Beverages. In 2016, he also co-founded the company called The Little Kernel based in the greater New York City Area.
Moreover, Chris rose to fame after appearing on the reality series “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” (2009 – present) broadcast on Bravo. The series focuses on the lives of some well known housewives based in New Jersey; in the show starred not only his wife Jacqueline but also his sisters Caroline Manzo and Dina Manzo. However, his sisters decided to leave the above mentioned series respectively after the 5th and 6th seasons, in order to star in the spin-off series “Manzo’d with Children” (2014 – present). It is worth saying that Chris Laurita alongside his family was also seen in the previously mentioned series. To add more, he appeared as a guest star in the television series “Bethenny” in 2013. Overall, appearances in the above mentioned reality shows have increased the net worth of Chris Laurita.
Furthermore, Chris Laurita is a popular personality on social networking sites. and has many followers on Facebook, Instagram as well as Twitter, as he maintains a steady uploading of photos from his personal life.
Finally, in the personal life of the businessman, he has been married to Jacqueline since 1996, and they have two children, as well as Chris’ daughter from his previous marriage.
| Full Name | Chris Laurita |
| Net Worth | $500,000 |
| Date Of Birth | January 1, 1970 |
| Place Of Birth | New Jersey, USA |
| Profession | Television show personality, Businessman |
| Education | Kinnelon High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Jacqueline Laurita (m. 2002-) |
| Children | Christopher Laurita, Nicholas Francis Laurita |
| Parents | Nettie Laurita, Joseph Laurita |
| Siblings | Caroline Manzo, Jaime Laurita, Dina Manzo, more |
| https://www.facebook.com/RHNJ/ | |
| https://twitter.com/chris_laurita | |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm3458225 |
| TV Shows | “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” (2009-), “Manzo’d with Children” (2014 – present), “Bethenny” (2013) |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin Lakes, New Jersey [June 2009] |
| 2 | Father of son, Nicholas Francis Laurita, born on June 11, 2009. |
| 3 | He and his brother, Joseph Laurita, own and operate Signature Apparel Company in New York City. |
| 4 | Stepfather of Ashley and father of Christopher J. Laurita Jr. |
| 5 | Brother-in-law of Albert Manzo Jr. and Thomas Manzo. |
| 6 | Brother of sisters Caroline Manzo (Caroline Laurita Manzo), Dina Manzo (Dina Laurita Manzo), and Cookie Laurita; and brothers Jaime Laurita and Joseph Laurita. |
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| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Real Housewives of New Jersey | 2009-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Manzo’d with Children | 2015 | TV Series | Himself / guest |
| Bethenny | 2013 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
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| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Real Housewives of New Jersey | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |