Frankie Celenza
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Frankie Celenza in June 2016
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New York City
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| Education | New York University Tisch School of the Arts |
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Television show(s) | |
Frankie Celenza is a chef and television personality.
Celenza was born in New York.[1] He graduated from Kent School in 2005 and New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 2009.[2][3]
Celenza is the producer and host of the show Frankie CooksonNYC Life. He has created many videos on YouTube and Tastemade.[1] Celenza's programs have received New York Emmy Awards[4] in 2013 and 2014.[3]
His show Struggle Meals is a cooking show for those on a budget and is produced with Tastemade,[5] inspired by his college experience to prepare healthy food for himself and other students that cost less than the meal plan that NYU offered.[6]
Joining Michelle Obama at a June 2016 harvesting event at the White House vegetable garden, Celenza, 29 years old at the time, called himself the "food ambassador for my generation".[7]
In 2021, he hosted the first season of Frankie vs the Internet, another Tastemade production, in which chefs compete to create meals inspired by online culinary trends.[8]
In June 2022, Celenza won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle/Culinary Show Host for Struggle Meals.[9]
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