Jennifer Esposito Net Worth

Early Life

Jennifer Esposito was born on April 11, 1973, in New York City. She is the daughter of interior decorator Phyllis Esposito and music producer Robert Esposito, and she has an older sister. Jennifer’s heritage is Italian, and she grew up on Staten Island. Esposito graduated from Moore Catholic High School.

Career

Jennifer made her TV debut on the ABC soap opera “The City” in 1995. She then guest-starred on “Law & Order” (1996), “Feds” (1997), and “New York Undercover” (1998) and appeared in the TV movie “The Sunshine Boys” (1996) and the films “A Brother’s Kiss” (1997), “Kiss Me, Guido” (1997), “A Brooklyn State of Mind” (1997), “No Looking Back” (1998), “Charlie Hoboken” (1998), “Side Streets” (1998), “Just One Time” (1999), and “The Bachelor” (1999). Esposito co-starred with Denzel Washington in the Spike Lee-directed sports drama “He Got Game” (1998), and she landed roles in the 1998 horror sequel “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer” and the 1999 crime thriller “Summer of Sam” (which was also directed by Lee). From 1997 to 1999, Jennifer starred as Stacey Paterno on the ABC sitcom “Spin City,” then she guest-starred on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (2000), “Hack” (2002), and “Law & Order” (2006). She had recurring roles as Louann “Crystal” Turner on the CBS legal drama “Judging Amy” (2004–2005) and Nona on FX’s “Rescue Me” (2007), and she played Ginnie Sorelli on The WB’s “Related” (2005–2006) and Andrea Belladonna on the ABC sitcom “Samantha Who?” (2007–2009).

Personal Life

Jennifer married actor Bradley Cooper in the South of France on December 30, 2006, and they divorced in November 2007. Esposito became engaged to Mark Philippoussis, an Australian tennis player, in 2009, but they split up the following year. Jennifer wed British model Louis Dowler on November 16, 2014, and after they divorced in Match 2016, she married fitness trainer Jesper Vesterstrøm on September 13, 2020. Esposito has celiac disease, and she published the book “Jennifer’s Way: My Journey with Celiac Disease–What Doctors Don’t Tell You and How You Can Learn to Live Again” in 2014. In 2013, she opened a gluten-free bakery, Jennifer’s Way, in Manhattan, and she released the cookbook “Jennifer’s Way Kitchen: Easy Allergen-Free, Anti-Inflammatory Recipes for a Delicious Life” in 2017. Esposito was diagnosed with the disease during the third season of “Blue Bloods,” and after she collapsed on the set, her doctor suggested that she switch to a reduced work schedule. Rather than work with Jennifer to accommodate a schedule that was better for her health, the producers of “Blue Bloods” wrote her out of the show. In 2015, she was named a brand ambassador for the body care line Éclair Naturals, which is gluten-free, vegan, and GMO-free.

Awards and Nominations

Esposito and her “Crash” co-stars won Best Ensemble awards from the Awards Circuit Community Awards, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Gold Derby Awards, Hollywood Film Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards and received a nomination from the Gotham Awards. In 2012, Jennifer and her “The Looney Tunes Show” castmates earned a Behind the Voice Actors Award nomination for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series.

Real Estate

In May 2017 Jennifer paid $594,000 for a modest 1,200 square foot home in East Hampton, New York. She earned some headlines a year later when she reportedly had to sue a contractor whose work allegedly resulted in serious damage to her new hardwood floors and eventually a mold problem.