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American socialite and television personality (born 1963) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jill Zarin (née Kamen; born November 30, 1963) is an American television personality. She is best known as an original cast member on the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of New York City, in which she starred from 2008 to 2011.
Jill Zarin | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Zarin at the 2010 GLAAD Media Awards | |
| Born | Jill Susan Kamen November 30, 1963 Woodmere, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Simmons University (BA) |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Known for | |
| Spouses | Steven Shapiro
(m. 1987; div. 1998)Bobby Zarin
(m. 2000; died 2018) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Lisa Wexler (sister) |
Zarin was born in Woodmere, New York[1][2] to Saul and Gloria Kamen.[3] She graduated from Simmons University in 1985 with a degree in retail management.[4][5]
In 2010, Zarin published the book Secrets of a Jewish Mother with her mother and sister.[6]
Zarin married Steven Shapiro in 1987; they divorced in 1998.[7] Zarin married Bobby Zarin in 2000; he died in 2018 at the age of 71.[8]
She has one daughter, Allyson Shapiro, who was conceived via a sperm donor during her first marriage.[9][10]
As of June 2022, she lives in Boca Raton, Florida.[11]
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