Guy Fieri is arguably one of the most well-recognized chefs in the world. His trademark spiky blonde hairstyle has been considered iconic in pop culture. But behind his television personality, he is a father to two kids and is also raising his late sister’s son.
Keep reading to learn more about Guy Fieri and who he really is when the cameras are off.
On January 22, Guy Fieri celebrated his 55th birthday. He did so alongside his wife of 27 years Lori Fieri, their two sons, and his nephew.
The celebrated chef stays incredibly busy. In September 2022, he was anchoring six shows, running 85 restaurants, sharing a Santo Tequila business with a friend, as well as a production company, and through Espinosa, started a cigar line called the Knuckle Sandwich.
The host of the show “Guy’s Ultimate Game Night” said all his friends who knew him before fame maintained that the actor had not changed at all. He credited this to the fact that before he stepped into show business he had done what he wanted to do already; to be a good dad.
The star chef lives with his sons Ryder and Hunter, his nephew Jules, and his wife, Lori. He has explained that “family is always the first priority.”
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Fieri divides time between his Ferndale ranch, their southern Florida home, and their main home in Santa Rosa, California along with his family. His Santa Rosa home lies just 10 miles from the home he built for his parents.
The home he raised his kids in is now Hunter’s bachelor pad. But the famous celebrity chef is quick to clarify that he wants his children to value money. This is why Ryder drove his grandparent’s old Chrysler minivan after he got his license. He wants to make his children “self-sufficient.”
In 1992, Lori was visiting a restaurant in Long Beach, California that Guy was managing. The two met and soon fell in love. At the time Lori was in the process of moving to Southern California from Rhoda Island. She was down visiting a friend before she moved.
The chef recalls that he was taken by Lori by the very first meeting and ‘just knew’ she was the one. He made her a meal that she thoroughly enjoyed and was surprised that he had made.
That was it for both of them. They then married in 1995 and on August 13, 1996, welcomed their eldest son Hunter and in December 31, 2005, welcomed Ryder.
The chef thinks the fact that the couple has remained together for almost three decades is because of the fact that they communicate well with one another.
In 2011, in a heartbreaking turn of events guy lost his 38-year-old sister Morgan, to cancer. After her passing, Lori and Guy raised her son, Jules, as their own. In September 2022, Guy revealed how the nephew he had helped raise was a big shot in the Los Angeles music scene.
Recently, the family celebrated Jules’ graduation from California State University San Marcos. The famous chef took to Instagram to show how proud he was. He wrote, “SO PROUD of my nephew Jules for working hard in college at San Marcos and now living the dream working in the music business.”
On September 27, 2022, Fieri shared an old picture of him and his sister from when they were kids. He noted that she would have been 50 years old had she been alive today. He often posts about missing his sister. In 2016 he made a similar post reminding people to live each day because life is unpredictable.
The famed chef is grateful for his family and is very proud of the three boys he helped raise. He never shies away from telling the world just how proud he is of his sons and his nephew.
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