Guy Fieri is an Emmy Award-winning personality. Born on 22nd January 1968 in Columbus, Ohio, he has achieved a lot in his 50 years.
He is an American restaurateur, author, and game show host. His features in a TV show on Food Network, and it is a prime-time show attracting many male viewers.
The New York Times reported his show adds rowdy, mass-market culture to American food TV. He also co-owns three restaurants in California.
He has licensed two other restaurants in New York and Las Vegas, Nevada. Let’s check out Guy Fieri’s Net Worth in 2022. Also, know more about his wife Lori Fieri and his Career.
Guy Fieri’s Net Worth is $25 Million in 2022
Fieri has hosted multiple shows on Food Network. Guy Fieri net worth in 2022 stands at $25 million. His reality shows, restaurants, and books have successfully contributed to his net worth.
His exact yearly income or salary is not known but charges $100 thousand for each of his public appearances. He is one of the richest chefs in the world.
His sources of income are majorly from his famous reality ‘Dinners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. His other sources of income include restaurants, Johnny Garlic, and Tex Wasabi which can be found in multiple locations.
He has a passion for classic American cars and has a vast collection. The vehicles owned by Guy Fieri are also nicknamed by him. The list is presented below:
- 1976 Jeep CJ-5 (Nickname: Devil CJ),
- 2007 Shelby Cobra (Nickname: Live Fast)
- 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle (Nickname: SS Hunter)
- 2011 Chevrolet Camaro (Nickname: SS Ryder)
- 2007 Chevrolet Corvette (Nickname: Big Bite)
- 1969 Chevrolet Corvette
- 2006 Chevrolet Kodiak (Nickname: Full Bore)
Guy Fieri’s house is situated in Santa Rosa, California. He and his wife Lori have been staying in that house for the past 14 years.
They have two separate refrigerators in their house with the facility of self-closing doors. They keep collecting souvenirs and decorating them on the cabinet wherever they travel.
Guy Fieri has a simple lifestyle and is extremely close to his family. On his off days, he likes to garden and cans bell-peppers to save extra expense.
He is a hardcore non-vegetarian, but he despises eggs. When he is free, he strolls around in his classic cars. Or else, he is found at home watching culinary shows on Food Network. He loves to experiment with Asian dishes when he is at home.
An essential part of his lifestyle is he is an upright philanthropist. He feeds 5000 fire evacuees every single day. One entire community was devastated by forest wildfire in California.
It was one of the worst wildfires in Californian history. Guy Fieri feeds those evacuees every day to restore the community once again.
Career details and TV Show gave Guy Fieri $25 Million Net Worth.
Guy Fieri was born to American parents who were hippies in Columbus, Ohio. During high school, he went to France as a foreign exchange student. It was from there he derived interest in food and cooking.
He sold pretzels from his ‘awesome pretzel’ cart and washed dishes to finance his trips to France. He worked at a restaurant, ‘Red Lion Inn’ in Eureka, California, when he came back to the United States.
He graduated in hotel management from the University of Nevada and started to work at Stouffer’s. He was the manager of the Long Beach Californian restaurant.
After three years of work experience, he became the district manager of Louise’s Trattoria. He managed six locations along with training and recruitment for other restaurants.
In 1996, he opened Jonny Garlic along with business partner Steve Gruber. It was a ‘California Pasta Grill’ in Santa Rosa. Then he went to open his second restaurant in 1999 at Windsor.
The third restaurant in Petaluma (2000 or 2001) and the fourth in Roseville in 2008. They also opened a barbecue and sushi restaurant named ‘Tex Wasabi’ in Santa Rosa in 2003. The second branch was opened in Sacramento and was rebranded to Johnny Garlic in 2007, but unfortunately, it closed.
In 2011, tables turned. He opened ‘Guy’s American Kitchen and Bar,’ his first restaurant in New York. Pete Wells from New York Times wrote the lengthiest review ever on his restaurant.
It featured four times on the top 100 restaurants run by independent owners on Forbes. However, it planned to close down by the end of 2017. In 2011, Fieri opened ‘Guy’s Burger Joint’ in partnership with Carnival Cruise to sell his famous burgers.
He opened ‘Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen and Bar’ in Las Vegas in 2014. In 2015, he inaugurated ‘Guy Fieri’s Baltimore Kitchen and Bar’ in the Baltimore Horseshoe Casino.
Now You know about the career that gave Guy Fieri a considerable net worth.
TV Shows
He won the second season of ‘The Next Food Network Star’ in 2006, which kick-started his career. With a six-episode commitment, he premiered in his TV show ‘Guy’s Big Bite’ on 25th June 2006. The show went on to become very famous and the last episode aired in November 2016.
He premiered in his second series ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Drives, in April 2007. He co-hosted ‘Ultimate Recipe Showdown’ with Marc Summers on 17th February 2008.
It aired for three seasons, and the next show, ‘Guy Off the Hook,’ debuted in 2008 on Food Network. He also guests appeared on various other TV shows, which are as follows:
- Dinner: Impossible (2007 & 2009)
- Paula’s Party
- Ace of Cakes
- The Best Thing I Ever Ate
- Minute to Win It (2009, NBC Game Show)
- Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off
- Guy’s Grocery Games
- Guy’s Family Road Trip
In his chef’s career, he also did promotions for ‘Flowmaster,’ T.G.I Friday’s, and Aflac.
Guy Fieri has been Married to his Wife, Lori Fieri, Since 1995.
Guy Fieri first met his wife Lori when he was working for Stouffers. She came with a friend and was not allowed to go in by the restaurant manager (Guy Fieri).
Lori was highly disappointed with Guy for not letting them in. Guy noticed the blonde, blue-eyed girl, Lori, standing next to him, and it was love at first sight.
He swooned Lori by cooking a dish over which it had them chatting. They fell in love and have been married for 22 years now. His wife has been with Guy through thick and thin.
She has tolerated all the crazy ideas of her husband and traveled to thousand plus locations. They have a happy married life.
Meet his kids
Guy and Lori have two kids. The eldest son, Hunter Fieri, was born on 7th August 1996. This 25-year-old is studying hotel management at William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration.
The younger son, Rider Fieri, was born on 31st December 2005. This 16-year-old champ is currently studying in school.
He has also featured in his father’s TV shows, ‘Guy’s Family Cruise’ and ‘Guy’s Big Bite.’
Now You know Guy Fieri’s Net Worth in 2018.