{"id":136689,"date":"2021-10-22T14:12:45","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T13:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/us\/?p=136689"},"modified":"2023-07-01T06:46:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T05:46:54","slug":"who-is-george-santo-pietro-vanna-whites-former-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/us\/who-is-george-santo-pietro-vanna-whites-former-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is George Santo Pietro, Vanna White\u2019s Former Husband?"},"content":{"rendered":"
George Santo Pietro (born December 12, 1946) is the ex-husband of TV personality Vanna White. The couple were married from 1990 to 2002. George is\u00a0<\/strong>an American restaurateur, producer, and real estate developer in his own right.<\/strong><\/p>\n George Santo Pietro’s name might not immediately ring a bell compared to Vanna White, but most celebrities would be familiar with him. Why? Pietro owned and ran a popular self-named restaurant in Hollywood that quickly became a celebrity hotspot. He would grow his portfolio from then on and eventually venture into real estate and movie production.<\/p>\n It was not long until Pietro found love in the eyes of one of the many female celebs that stopped by his restaurant for a bite. From the famous TV actress Linda Evans to the hostess of the famous game show Wheel of Fortune<\/em>, Vanna White, George Santo Pietro had his fair share of celebrity relationships, which would eventually announce his name to regular folks. Not much is known about George Santo Pietro’s background because of his reluctance to talk about his childhood. What is known is that Pietro was born on December 12, 1946, in Beverly Hills, California, where he has lived for the better part of his life. It is not public knowledge who his parents were, but speculations are that he is of Italian ancestry; this is judging by his name, which obviously sounds Italian.<\/p>\n It remains unknown where he went to high school or where he went to college. Still, what is known is, George began his career in modest circumstances, working at various odd jobs to make ends meet up until, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, just before turning 40, he was able to open his restaurant, Santo Pietro’s, in Bel-Air, California. The restaurant was located in a hidden Hollywood strip mall near Mulholland Drive, frequented by many celebrities who knew about it.<\/p>\n Because his business was thriving at the time, particularly in the 1980s, he eventually opened a second restaurant named “Sushi-Ko.” As the name implies, this was a sushi restaurant, and it was also high-profile, given the elite clientele that frequented its tables. His second restaurant eventually outperformed the first, and it maintained its reputation for nearly ten years.<\/p>\n Due to the success of both restaurants, George was able to rub elbows with numerous celebrities who frequented his restaurants (at some point in his life, he was even next-door neighbors to Hollywood legend, Jack Nickleson, and the two were said to have been friends), this is what gave him a leg up into Hollywood.<\/p>\n With this, he appeared in a couple of movies, and though he never really made it as a Hollywood star, he managed to remain in the business but as a producer. In his time in tinsel town, he had a hand in producing fan favorites like L.A. Doctors<\/em>, True Blood<\/em>, Buffy The Vampire Slayer<\/em>, Alias<\/em>, Pushing Daisies<\/em>, The Big Bang Theory<\/em>, Two And A Half Men<\/em>, Muppets Most Wanted<\/em>, The Good Place<\/em>, Think Like A Man<\/em> and numerous other movies and television shows.<\/p>\n Later in life, Santo Pietro ventured into real estate and acquired several properties in exotic locations throughout the United States. Due to the economic prospect of real estate, the insightful and intelligent businessman made the switch. Pietro has been involved in multi-million dollar real estate transactions throughout the United States of America, and in addition to buying and selling properties, he also develops estates.<\/p>\n With multiple streams of income that curtail from his businesses and various other ventures, the business mogul is estimated to have a net worth of $14 million. However, this estimate is likely to be much more, considering his numerous involvements in the restaurant and real estate business, not to mention the significant fortune he made from his time in Hollywood.<\/p>\n In the process of amassing his fortune and building a reputation as an intelligent and no-nonsense businessman, George has also been involved in several very public relationships over the years. His most public one was his marriage to Vanna White.<\/p>\n
\nProfile Summary of George Santo Pietro<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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George Santo Pietro Is A Successful Restauranteur<\/strong><\/h2>\n
George Leveraged His High-profile Clientele To Access Hollywood<\/strong><\/h3>\n
He Is Also A Real Estate Investor<\/strong><\/h3>\n
George Santo Pietro Was Married To Vanna White For 12 Years<\/strong><\/h2>\n