Ernestine Sclafani Wiki Biography. Skip Bayless wife age, net worth, kids
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• Ernestine Sclafani has a net worth of over $1 million.
• She grew up in Long Island and attended Suffolk County Community College.
• She worked as the Director of Public Relations at BALL Watch Company and later became Vice-President of Weber Shandwick.
• She married television personality Skip Bayless, who is best known for his appearances in the TV show “First Take”.
• They maintain a strong relationship and have no presence in major social media websites.



Known for movies

Mara

Shelter Me (2007)
as Mara

Fey von Hassel

I figli strappati (2006)
as Fey von Hassel

Eva

Giulia non esce la sera (2009)
as Eva

Veronica

La banda dei Babbi Natale (2010)
as Veronica



Who is Ernestine Sclafani?

Ernestine Sclafani was born in 1962, in Long Island, New York, USA, and is a publicist, the Vice-President of the international public relations firm, Weber Shandwick, but better recognized for being the wife of television personality Skip Bayless, who is best known for his appearances in the TV show “First Take”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwWHSiRBiLQ

The Net Worth of Ernestine Sclafani

How rich is Ernestine Sclafani? As of mid-2019, sources inform us of a net worth that is over $1 million, earned through a successful career in public relations. Her association with Bayless has also increased her potential wealth significantly, as he has an estimated net worth to be over $13 million. As she continues her endeavors, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.

Early Life, Education, and Career Beginnings

There is very little information available about Ernestine’s childhood and family. It is known that she grew up in Long Island, and attended high school there. After matriculating, she enrolled at Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) where she took up a two year course. The college has three campuses and two satellite centers, having begun in 1959, created through the efforts of founder and former College President Albert Ammerman.

Ernestine Sclafani

After completing her education, she started working with BALL Watch Company, which is a Switzerland-based company, founded in America with links to the country’s railroad industry. The brand was later bought by Asia Commercial Holdings Ltd based in Hong Kong. There are no details about her beginnings with the company but it is known that she worked her way up to eventually become the Director of Public Relations, which also meant that she oversaw most of the public image efforts of the company.

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Weber Shandwick

After leaving Ball in 2000, Sclafani was then hired by the public relations firm Weber Shandwick, having been offered a vice-presidential position there. The company was formed in 2001 through the merger of Weber Group, Shandwick International, and BSMG, and is known for acquiring large corporate accounts such as the insurance company Cigna and Coca-Cola. However, due to economic problems after the September 11 attacks and a poor anti-smoking campaign, the company went through a lot of lay-offs.

Nevertheless, Ernestine remained in one of the key positions in the company and helped them rise out of their stupor, working with Microsoft to provide non-consumer PR. They’ve also worked for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in a contract worth $3.1 million. One of the company’s latest projects is working with the Egyptian Intelligence service to improve Egypt’s image in the US. The company is also responsible for creating a social media crisis simulator called Firebell, having expanded their reach to digital marketing, increasing their employee count to 300 and also acquiring the Sweden based agency called Prime. They will serve as a global agency for recording at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

Husband – Skip Bayless

Skip began his career as a sports columnist and author, earning fame through his writings and coverage of various popular sports teams. This eventually led him to begin working on television, which would bring him to the network ESPN2, gaining popularity as he began serving as a commentator for the show “First Take”, alongside Stephen A. Smith. The show featured the two along with several guests as they discuss the latest topics in sports, usually debated by the hosts and guests with a moderator in between. They also provide sports news of the day along with other notable sporting moments.

Skip later left the show and moved to Fox Sports 1, debuting in a new show alongside Shannon Sharpe entitled “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed”. The sports talk show follows a format similar to the previous show he worked in, and it quickly became a strong competitor for morning sports programs thanks to his presence; while it managed to overtake “Sportscenter”, it still lags behind “First Take” in terms of overall viewership. However, his presence in the show is responsible for a 45% increase in viewership.

Personal Life and Social Media

While very little is known about Ernestine’s romantic endeavors before Bayless, it is known that Skip was first married to his high school sweetheart, though that ended in divorce. He also mentioned being in other long term relationships, but things didn’t work out as he tended to prioritize his work above everything else. He was surprised that when the two started dating, Ernestine mirrored his stance when it came to putting their respective careers first. The two then quickly clicked romantically, as they shared the same interests.

I’m here at USC watching Tim Tebow’s MLB workout. I’ll be live streaming shortly.

Posted by Skip Bayless on Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Despite their busy work lives, they managed to maintain a good relationship – both identify with being workaholic. She mentioned that he has a lot of good qualities and the two maintained a strong long-distance relationship leading to them marrying. They often spend time together during the weekends, watching sports matches and films. They also manage to keep a lot of details about their relationship secret, despite all the fame surrounding them. Since their marriage, there have been no negative rumors surrounding their relationship, one of the reasons being due to their lack of a presence in any of the major social media websites, such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Pictures

Movies

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Seguimi 2017 post-production Muriel
Black Comedy 2015 Short completed
Occhi Chiusi completed Nicole
Oltre il sipario Short completed Actress
Solo per amore 2015 TV Series Elena Ferrante
In the Box 2014/I
Index Zero 2014 Susan
Cam Girl 2014 Alice
Una donna per amica 2014 Linda
La voce 2013 Gloria, la cantante
Zodiaco – Il libro perduto 2012 TV Series Ester Musso
Mary of Nazareth 2012 TV Movie Erodiade
Mai per amore 2012 TV Mini-Series Livia
Tutti pazzi per amore 2010-2012 TV Series Laura Del Fiore / Laura / Laura del Fiore
Le cose che restano 2010 TV Mini-Series Francesca
La banda dei Babbi Natale 2010 Veronica
Occhio a quei due 2009 TV Movie Carla Sigismondi
Le segretarie del sesto 2009 TV Movie Miranda
Giulia non esce la sera 2009 Eva
Il bene e il male 2009 TV Series Mariella Fioretti
Il commissario Montalbano 2008 TV Series Elena Sclafani
Zodiaco 2008 TV Mini-Series Ester Musso
Caccia segreta 2007 TV Movie Beatrice Rodriguez
Shelter Me 2007 Mara
I figli strappati 2006 TV Movie Fey von Hassel
L’uomo sbagliato 2005 TV Movie Erika Schneider
Il cuore nel pozzo 2005 TV Movie Anja
Sospetti 3 2005 TV Mini-Series
Promessa d’amore 2004 Carola
Il tunnel della libertà 2004 TV Movie Hellen
Incantesimo 6 2003 TV Series Laura Gellini
La notte di Pasquino 2003 TV Movie Jenny
Sospetti 2 2003 TV Mini-Series Irina
Il commissario 2002 TV Mini-Series Francesca
Il piacere di piacere 2002 Daniela
Gioco con la morte 2002 Alina
Don Matteo 2001 TV Series Maryla
Via Zanardi, 33 2001 TV Series Anneke
C’era un cinese in coma 2000

Self

Title Year Status Character
Quelli che… il calcio 2008 TV Series Herself
TRL Italy 2008 TV Series Herself

Awards

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2012 Golden Pegasus Flaiano International Prizes Best Television Actress Mai per amore (2012)
2008 Golden Globe Golden Globes, Italy Best Breakthrough Actress (Migliore Attrice Rivelazione) Riparo (2007)
2008 European Silver Ribbon Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Riparo (2007)
2007 Best Actress Annecy Italian Cinema Festival Riparo (2007)
2007 Golden FIPA Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming TV Series and Serials: Actress I figli strappati (2006)
2007 Best Actress Lecce Festival of European Cinema Riparo (2007)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2012 Golden Nymph Monte-Carlo TV Festival Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Tutti pazzi per amore (2008)
2008 David David di Donatello Awards Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) Riparo (2007)
2008 Golden Globe Golden Globes, Italy Best Actress (Migliore Attrice) Riparo (2007)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia