Bethenny Frankel

Bethenny Frankel (born November 4, 1970) is an American reality show personality, author, entrepreneur and natural foods chef. She was a contestant in the 2005 series The Apprentice: Martha Stewart and one of the original five "housewives" featured on the Bravo reality series The Real Housewives of New York City. She was the subject of the shows; Bethenny Getting Married? and Bethenny Ever After and founded the company Skinnygirl Cocktails. Frankel is the only child of Robert Frankel and Bernadette Burke. Frankel is Jewish; her father was Jewish and her mother converted to Judaism. Frankel attended the The Wheatley School on Long Island before moving to Florida Frankel graduated from the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the Natural Gourmet Culinary Institute in New York. She also attended New York University and Boston University. Frankel began her TV and film career with appearances in the 1993 short film, Soiree Sans Hors D'oeuvres, the 1994 movie Hollywood Hills 90028 and the 1995 movie Wish Me Luck. She also worked as a production assistant for Saved by the Bell. Upon graduation from Natural Gourmet Culinary Institute she formed a natural foods bakery and