CELEBRITY chef Guy Fieri is one of the most recognizable personalities on the Food Network.
Fieri, also known as the mayor of Flavortown, is best known for hosting a number of Food Network shows, but what is his net worth?
The 53-year-old Fieri was born in Columbus, Ohio, and fell in love with food at the age of ten when he started selling pretzels with his dad at the Awesome Pretzel Cart.
He went to culinary school abroad in Chantilly, France, before returning to the US to graduate from the University of Nevada Las Vegas with a degree in Hospitality Management.
His first restaurant focused on Tex-Mex food in Santa Rosa, California.
He began to work in the restaurant business before getting his big break in 2006 when he won won Food Network’s popular television competition show, The Next Food Network Star.
Fieri has fronted a total of 14 shows on the Food Network.
These shows include Diners, Dive-Ins, and Dives, Guy’s Grocery Games, Guy’s Ranch Kitchen, Tournament of Champions, and more.
He owns over 80 restaurant concepts around the world and manages a 175 location virtual delivery-only food and drink brand called Flavortown International.
He is a New York Times best-selling author for his many cookbooks. He is also an Emmy winner.
In 2019, he received his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, joining only three other chefs who share that honor.
Fieri is also known for his signature look that includes blonde spiky hair, flame-covered button up shirts and sunglasses that sit on the back of his head.
Fieri just became the top paid chef on cable TV through a new deal with Food Network.
The new contract involves his two current shows Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives and Guy’s Grocery Games and will pay him $80million over three years.
This deal increases his payout by $50million compared to his last agreement with the network.
His net worth is $40million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Fieri spoke about the deal recently with The Hollywood Reporter saying, “I got a chance of a lifetime. I think I played it good.”
