Buddy Valastro

Actor, also producer · Born March 3, 1977 (49) · Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

American celebrity chef, entrepreneur, and reality television personality of Italian heritage. He is the owner of Carlo's Bakery, as well as the face of Buddy V's Ristorante. Valastro is best known as the star of the reality television series Cake Boss, which premiered in April 2009. He has also starred in Kitchen Boss (2011), The Next Great Baker (2010), and Buddy's Bakery Rescue (2013).

What are Buddy Valastro's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

49%

Bonds

21%

Society

19%

Power

8%

Morality

3%

Ambition6 Community4 Family bonds2 Self-worth2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful

6

Warm

5

Joyful

4

Tense

3

Thrilling

2

Other

1

How their films linger

Feel-good7 Fun6 Infuriating2

How their films end

Happy6
Ambiguous1
Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Buddy Valastro's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on discovery+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Buddy Valastro's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Yes, Chef! Christmas(2023)
Producer · as Bobby
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Buddy Valastro's Cake Dynasty(2023)
Show 10 episodes · Producer · as Self
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Buddy vs. Christmas(2020)
Show 4 episodes · Producer · as Host
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Big Time Bake(2020)
Show 6 episodes · as Host/Judge
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Bake It Like Buddy(2018)
Show 24 episodes · Producer · as Self - Host
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Batalha dos Cozinheiros: America Latina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 7 episodes · Actor
Bakers vs. Fakers(2016)
Show 9 episodes · Producer · as Self - Host
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Batalha dos Confeiteiros Brasil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 24 episodes · as Host
Billie Bob Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Actor
Kitchen Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 46 episodes · as Host
Cake Boss: Next Great Baker(2010)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 3 episodes · Actor