Guy Fieri Biography
Guy Fieri is a well-known American restaurateur, author, and Emmy Award-winning television host. He co-owns three restaurants in California, licenses his name to restaurants in New York City and Las Vegas, Nevada, and is well-known for hosting several Food Network television shows.
How old is Guy Fieri? – Age
He is 53 years old as of 22 January 2021. He was born in 1968 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. His real name is Guy Ramsay Fieri.
Guy Fieri Family
Fieri was born in Los Angeles, California, to Penelope Anne (née Price) and Lewis James Ferry. He grew up in Ferndale, California, in rural Humboldt County. He was a foreign exchange student in France during high school, where he developed an interest in food and cooking.
Guy Fieri Wife
Lori Fieri met Fieri at a restaurant he was managing in Long Beach, California. In 1995, the couple married. When Fieri married, he changed his surname from Ferry to Fieri as a tribute to his paternal grandfather, Giuseppe Fieri, an Italian immigrant who anglicized his surname to Ferry upon arrival in the United States. They live in Santa Rosa, California, with their sons Hunter and Ryder, as well as Jules, their nephew. Fieri’s sister died of metastatic melanoma in 2011, and Fieri decided to care for Jules, who was 11 at the time. In 2021, the Fieris purchased a home in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Guy Fieri Net Worth
Fieri has an estimated net worth of $20 Million.
Guy Fieri Las Vegas
Fieri earned a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1990. Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen and Bar opened in Las Vegas in April 2014. Guy Fieri’s Baltimore Kitchen & Bar opened in Baltimore’s Horseshoe Casino in 2015. Fieri and Planet Hollywood founder Robert Earl collaborated in 2018 to open the fast-food chicken sandwich shop Chicken Guy! at Disney Springs in Walt Disney World.
Guy Fieri Restaurants
Fieri, the TV chef, opened Johnny Garlic’s, a “California Pasta Grill,” in Santa Rosa, California, in 1996. A second location opened in Windsor in 1999, a third in Petaluma in 2000 or 2001 (since closed), and a fourth in Roseville in 2008. Following that, they created Tex Wasabi’s (barbecue and sushi), opening two additional locations in 2003 and 2007. Guy Fieri’s first New York City restaurant, Guy’s American Kitchen and Bar debuted in 2012 to harsh New York Times reviews. Because of its location in Times Square, the restaurant has appeared on Restaurant Business’s list of the top 100 independent restaurants in terms of sales for four years in a row. It ceased operations at the end of 2017.
In 2011, Fieri formed a partnership with Carnival Cruise Lines to launch Guy’s Burger Joint, which sells his burgers on cruise ships all over the world. As of October 2017, there were 19 restaurants on Carnival cruise ships, including Guy’s Pig & Anchor Smokehouse Brewhouse, which served beer and BBQ. Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen and Bar opened in Las Vegas in April 2014. He opened a restaurant in Baltimore’s Horseshoe Casino in 2015. In 2018, he co-founded Chicken Guy! at Disney Springs with Planet Hollywood founder Robert Earl.
Guy Fieri TV Career
The first episode of Guy’s Big Bite aired on June 25, 2006, and the most recent episode aired on November 16, 2016. His second series, Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, debuted in April 2007. Ultimate Recipe Showdown debuted on February 17, 2008, co-hosted by Marc Summers, and ran for three seasons. Guy’s Family Feast was a one-hour Thanksgiving special hosted by Fieri in 2008. For the special, which aired live on November 28, 2008, he used the “Guy Off the Hook” set.