''Big Ang'' is an American

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series that premiered on

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on July 8, 2012, starring

Angela "Big Ang" Raiola Angela Joyce "Big Ang" Raiola (June 30, 1960 – February 18, 2016) was an American reality television personality. She was the niece of Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi (1941–2009), a caporegime ("capo") and drug dealer in the Genovese crime f ...

, who first received television exposure on the second season of the reality television series ''

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''. In May 2013, Raiola confirmed during an interview that a second season of the show was being produced, but it was later revealed that the season would be retooled as another spin-off titled '' Miami Monkey'', which premiered on September 8, 2013.

Production

''Big Ang'' is a spinoff of ''

''. It premiered July 8, 2012, on

. Raiola confirmed during an interview in May 2013 that a second season of ''Big Ang'' was being produced, but it was later revealed that the season would be retooled as another spin-off titled '' Miami Monkey'', which premiered on September 8, 2013.

Cast

Main

*Neil Murphy, Big Ang's husband *Anthony "A.J." D'Onofrio, Big Ang's son *Janine, Big Ang's sister *Dominick, Janine's husband *Linda Torres, Big Ang's friend *Lil' Jenn, Big Ang's friend *Lil' Louis, Big Ang's dog

Guests

* Drita D'Avanzo * Renee Graziano *Liv Kingston *Sheila Gambino

Episodes

References

{{VH1 original programming 2010s American reality television series 2012 American television series debuts 2012 American television series endings American television spinoffs American English-language television shows VH1 original programming Reality television spinoffs Television shows set in New York City Television series by The Weinstein Company