Dean Graziosi

Dean Robert Graziosi (born November 20, 1968) is an American real estate investor and expert, TV personality, businessman, entrepreneur, bestselling author and motivational speaker. Graziosi is known for his long running infomercial series on late night TV, aired since 1999 until present. He has written five books, some of them New York Times best sellers.

Early life and education
Graziosi was born and raised in Marlboro, New York to Paul Graziosi and Gloria Post, the youngest of two sons. When he was 3, his parents divorced and he was raised mostly by his mother and grandmother until the age of 13, when he moved in with his father. He went to Marlboro High School, but never went to college. Before the age of 20, Dean was dealing with fixing and reselling cars, and during this time he also completed his first real estate deal.

Media appearances
Dean has been on TV since 1999, appearing on many major networks and local broadcast television stations over the years.

Charity work
Dean is co-founder of The Centurion Mastermind Group, an organization that has raised and donated over one million dollars to Richard Branson's charity organization Virgin Unite. In 2007, Dean founded "Operation Free Home", a program that provides people in need with a home to live in for free for one year.