Education and Personal Life
After graduation from Storm King School in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, Torricelli attended Rutgers University both for undergraduate and law school, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 and his law degree in 1977. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1978 and later attended Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, earning a Master in Public Administration in 1980.
Torricelli was married to Susan Holloway, from whom he is now divorced. He reportedly has since dated Mick Jagger's former wife Bianca Jagger and Ronald Perelman's ex-wife Patricia Duff, as well as conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham, and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell.
Torricelli is Italian American on his father's side. His religious affiliation is United Methodist.
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