Frank Amato Jr. Biography

Fast Facts

• Is first cousin to Carlo's Bakery owner Buddy Valastro
• Worked at Carlo's Bakery throughout high school and college, baking pastries and making deliveries
• After college he worked as a runner at the New York Stock Exchange Trading Floor
• Best known as a cake decorator at Carlo's Bakery, the subject of the reality TV series "Cake Boss․"
• Worked as a specialist-trading assistant for a trading firm before being laid off in 2007 and returning to Carlo's Bakery full time
• In addition to "Cake Boss," he has appeared on "Kitchen Boss" and as a judge on "The Next Great Baker․"
• Is the only remaining Carlo's Bakery employee who worked for the original owner, Carlo Guastaferro