Dina Manzo
Dina Manzo
Born name: Claudine J. Laurita
Date of Birth: March 7, 1972
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Occupation: Television personality, entrepreneur
Spouse(s): Tommy Manzo(m. 2007; div. 2016), Dave Cantin (m. 2017)
Children: Lexi Manzo
Parents: Nettie Laurita, Joseph Laurita
Siblings: Caroline Manzo, Chris Laurita, Jaime Laurita, Joseph Laurita, Francesca D'Annunzio, Angela Rooney, Anthony Laurita
Dina Cantin (born March 7, 1972) is an American television personality and entrepreneur. She is most known for appearing on The Real Housewives of New Jersey and her own party-planning television series Dina's Party.
Career
Born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, the youngest of 11 children, Cantin at age 6 moved with her family to Wayne, New Jersey. In 2007, Cantin and her then husband appeared in an episode of VH1's My Fabulous Wedding. In 2009, Cantin appeared in the first two seasons of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, a reality series focusing on a group of women living in New Jersey, before departing. In 2014, Cantin returned for the sixth season. In 2015, Manzo departed the series due to relocating to California. In 2011, Manzo hosted the party-planning series Dina's Party on HGTV. It was later cancelled after two seasons.
Cantin runs Project Ladybug, a nonprofit foundation that focuses on helping children diagnosed with cancer and their families pay for medical bills and other expenses.
In 2016, Cantin released a skincare product line titled Glow by Dina.
Personal life
Dina Cantin has appeared on The Real Housewives of New Jersey alongside her sibling Caroline Manzo, brother Chris Laurita, and sister-in-law Jacqueline Laurita. Manzo has one daughter, Lexi Ioannou, born January 25, 1996. In October 2012, Manzo separated from her then husband Tommy Manzo. In February 2016, their divorce was finalized.
Dina is close friends with former co-star Teresa Giudice. Manzo is the godmother of Giudice's daughter, Audriana.
In 2015, Dina moved from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey to Malibu, California.
In May 2017, Dina and her boyfriend Dave Cantin were the victims of a robbery at her home. The two married the following month.
Dina married Dave Cantin in June, 2017.
