George Santo Pietro is a name that came to be known when he married TV personality, Vanna White. What was he doing before he married Vanna? He was a restorer and director, but currently he is a real estate developer.
George Pietro was a huge fan of Vanna White before he married her and was among the fans who sided with her when her fiancé John Gibson was killed in a plane crash in 1986.
Recently, he has become one of the most searched celebrities today. Let’s find out about his biography, house, net worth, wife, divorce, and kids.
George Santo Pietro Bio & Facts
George Pietro was born somewhere around Beverly Hills, California in the United States of America on December 12, 1946. He was a pawn who worked in the industry in 1990, during which time he worked on Star Trek, Traveling (Seasons 1-3).
He was a director, restaurateur and currently he is a real estate developer. He has also worked on various TV shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, LA Doctors, The X-Files, Alias, Pushing Daisies and True Blood.
Also during this time he worked on several television and theatrical films including Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994 with Robert Picardo, Brian Tochi, James Cromwell, Bernie Casey, Steven Davies, James Gleason, Terry James and Cynthia Hernández).
George Santo Pietro House and its net worth
The house built on speculation in 2007 is located at 77 Beverly Park Lane, Beverly Hills, CA with an astonishing size of 30,000 square feet (approx), 9 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms.
It is an incredible Italian villa designed by famous architect William Hablinski. Superbly situated on two lavish acres in Beverly Park, the 9BR, 14BA villa includes a large screening room, vineyard basement and many other notable features. The full-scale living room, dining room, family rooms and gourmet kitchen make this an ideal place to entertain guests and dignitaries. Outdoor luxuries include Italian cuisine, a sand volleyball court, and an herb and spice garden. The residence is simply incomparable.
However, he sold his Beverly Hills Mansion in 2010 which brought him into the limelight. The home was initially held at $50 million but eventually sold for $23.5 million, less than half the original price. George’s net worth is said to be $14 million.
George Santo Pietro wife, divorce, children
George’s love life has been full of twists and turns. He was married to an actress, Linda Evans, in 1981. Although their marriage was short-lived, it ended in 1985, but they had a baby girl in 1982, Andrea Santo Pietro.
After their divorce, on December 31, 1990, George fell in love with Vanna White and married. It was then that he became famous.
They were married and even despite the public miscarriage Vanna suffered in 1992, shortly after announcing her pregnancy on her show, by solving a tricky puzzle whose answer was “Vanna’s Pregnancy”. They still stood together and Pietro supported her with all his strength. Vanna was able to give birth to their first son, Niko Santo Pietro, in 1995, five years after their marriage and later in 1997, five years before their divorce, she gave birth to a baby, Gigi Santo Pietro.
However, the marriage did not last long as the couple separated and divorced on May 15, 2002, after 12 years of marriage.
His ex-wife, Vanna White is mainly popular around the world for hosting the show, Wheels of Fortune. He was married to famous TV personality Vanna White on December 31, 1990, after her fiancé, James Gibson, died in a plane crash. Two years later, she was working with businessman Michael Kaye. They were even engaged for two years, but they never got married.
Her marriage to restaurateur George San Pietro was very exciting. The end of this marriage therefore remains very troubling.
Three years after leaving Vanna, George married a television presenter, Melissa Mascari to whom he is still married. They have a daughter, Chiara Santo Pietro, born in 2007. He married Melissa Mascari on October 8, 2005 after dating her in 2004.
