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Theresa Caputo

American television personality and medium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Theresa Caputo (born June 10, 1967[1][2][3]) is an American alleged psychic medium, best known for her TLC reality television series Long Island Medium.[4][5]

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Early life

Caputo, the daughter of Nicholas and Veronica Brigandi,[6][7] was born and raised in Hicksville, New York, on Long Island.[8] She has a brother, Michael.[6] Their father was a volunteer firefighter and worked for the Nassau County Department of Public Works until 1980 when he was elected county water commissioner.[9]

Career

Caputo was on the TLC reality TV series Long Island Medium from 2011 to 2019.[10] She is also the author of four books and tours under "Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience".[11] On January 25, 2024 Theresa returned to TV with her new series, Theresa Caputo: Raising Spirits on the Lifetime network.

Criticism

Several people have raised doubts about her powers, including Inside Edition[12] and Jezebel.[13] D. J. Grothe called on Caputo to prove her abilities,[14] and James Randi said her claims were not true.[15]

In April 2012, the James Randi Educational Foundation awarded Caputo its Pigasus Award, a tongue-in-cheek award that seeks to expose parapsychological, paranormal or psychic frauds.[16] The James Randi Education Foundation has been critical of Caputo's work.[17]

A newspaper review of Caputo's performances at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury in late 2017 concluded, "For me, this unbelievable experience was simply that: not to be believed. In my humble opinion, Caputo is a damn good performer, and she's got undeniably likable sass and charisma. I just don't think she speaks with the dead. Or she didn't the night that I saw her. But my father probably could have told you that."[18]

Paranormal investigator Massimo Polidoro calls Caputo a "performer" and reports on an investigation done by Inside Edition and mentalist Mark Edward who attended one of her live shows in 2012.[19] In 2013, illusionist Criss Angel offered Caputo $1 million to prove her claims.[20]

Personal life

On December 3, 2017, Theresa and her husband Larry Caputo jointly announced they were separating after 28 years of marriage.[21] They have two children, who have both appeared on the show: Larry Caputo Jr. and Victoria Caputo.[22] On June 27, 2018, Larry Caputo, who moved to Los Angeles following the separation from Theresa, announced he and Theresa were moving from separation to divorce.[23] In December 2018, Theresa Caputo announced the divorce had been finalized.[24]

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Works and publications

  • Caputo, Theresa; Grish, Kristina (2013). There's More to Life Than This: Healing Messages, Remarkable Stories, and Insight About the Other Side from the Long Island Medium (1st Atria Books hardcover ed.). Pocket Books. ISBN 978-1-4767-2703-5. OCLC 872588683.
  • Caputo, Theresa (2014). You Can't Make This Stuff Up: Life Changing Lessons from Heaven. Pocket Books. ISBN 978-1-4767-6443-6. OCLC 903630815.
  • Caputo, Theresa (2017). Good Grief: Heal Your Soul, Honor Your Loved Ones, and Learn to Live Again. Atria Books. ISBN 978-1-5011-3908-6. OCLC 956959045.
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