Juan-Carlos Cruz
Juan-Carlos Cruz | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 62–63) |
| Nationality | Dominican American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | California Culinary Academy 1993 |
| Occupation | Chef |
| Years active | 1994–2010 |
| Criminal charges | Solicitation of murder |
| Criminal penalty | No contest |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Spouse | Jennifer Campbell |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | Low calorie |
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Juan-Carlos Cruz (born ca. 1962) is a Dominican American chef and the former host of Calorie Commando and Weighing In on the Food Network. Cruz lost 43 pounds on the Discovery Health Channel show Discovery Health Body Challenge, which encouraged him to change directions from being a pastry chef to do low-calorie cooking. In 2010, Cruz was sentenced to prison for nine years in California for soliciting homeless people to murder his wife, Jennifer Campbell.