Richard Rawlings net worth, height, age, family, biography and latest updates.
Richard Rawlings is an American entrepreneur, car mechanic, and media personality. He is the owner of the “Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill” restaurant and the star of the reality show “Fast N’ Loud.”
Richard Rawlings: Profile summary
Popular Name: | Richard Rawlings |
Real Name: | Richard Ray Rawlings |
Birth Date: | March 30, 1969 |
Birth Place: | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
Age: | 52 |
Gender: | Male |
Nationality: | American |
Height: | 185cm |
Weight: | 82kg |
Sexuality: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Married |
Spouse(s): | Karen K Grames (1993–1994)Suzanne Marie Mergele (1999–2009, 2015–2019)Katerina Rawlings (2020-Present) |
Profession: | Businessman, Reality Television Star |
Years active: | 2002 Till Date |
Net Worth: | $20 Million |
Richard Rawlings: Biography & Early Life
Richard Ray Rawlings was born in Fort Worth city in Texas, United States, on March 30, 1969. While there’s insufficient information about his parents, he has revealed that his mother abandoned the family during his childhood days.
His father raised him mostly in his hometown and regularly took him to cars/motor shows. He has two siblings, a sister and a brother, Daphne Rawlings Kaminski and John Rawlings.
Richard went to Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth, Texas, where he finished his schooling. He was known to be a very bright student and never caused any serious problems while in school.
Richard Rawlings: Career
Richard is known to be a media personality and entrepreneur. He is a star of the show ‘Fast N Loud’, the proprietor of Gas Monkey Garage, the Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill, and the Gas Monkey Live music venues in Dallas, Texas.
He went with his father to several car/motor shows as a child. He worked in many things, such as a firefighter, law enforcement officer, and paramedic.
In the year 1999, Richard Rawlings opened a printing and advertising company named “Lincoln Press,” which he later sold about five years later.
Before he sold the printing and advertising company, Richard started “Gas Monkey Garage” in 2002. His company, Gas Monkey Garage, has so far created cars for thousands of customers from various parts of the world.
Starting from 2012, the reality show “Fast N’ Loud” has featured Richard Rawlings and Aaron Kaufman and Richards’ Garage on the “Discovery Channel”. There’s also a spin-off for the show titled “Misfit Garage”.
In 2007, Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collins broke the Cannonball Run time that was set in 1979. The runtime was from the city of New York to Los Angeles with a black-coloured modified Ferrari 550 with extra cells for fuel.
Richard and Dennis are the only two to break the mark that was set by Jack May and Rick Cline in 1975 because other competitors never started, went through or ended at the same locations or spots.
As an entrepreneur, Richard Rawlings founded the bar, restaurant and music venue called “Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill”.
At first, the restaurant was located in Northwest Dallas. Later, another branch was opened in Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Richard Rawlings: Personal Life & Family
The American entrepreneur got married to Karen K. Grames in 1993. Their marriage lasted only one year as they split the following year.
After a period of about five years, Mr. Rawlings got married for the second time, and this time around, it was to Suzanne Marie Mergele. Their marriage lasted for ten whole years, after which they divorced in 2009.
However, things took a twist as they remarried again in 2015, only to divorce for the second time after four years. Since 2020, he has been married to Katerina Rawlings, and they seem happy together.
Richard Rawlings: Net Worth
The net worth of Richard Rawlings is estimated to be $20 Million.