Will Castro bio: net worth, age, height, weight, wife, kids.
Will Castro is a well-known American automotive designer who also produces and stars in a reality television show. He is also an entrepreneur who has taken his company to new heights.
Will Castro: Profile summary
Original name | Will Castro |
Tag Name | Will Castro |
Gender | Male |
Main Profession | producer and actor |
Citizenship | American |
Born In | Puerto Rico |
Birthday | 4-Apr-69 |
Age | 53 years old |
Heights | 1.68 m |
Heights in Feet | 5 feet and 6 inches |
Heights in cm | 168 cm |
Weight | 76 kg |
Weight(s) in pound | 167 pounds |
Marital Condition | Married |
Children | Yes (3 children) |
Net Worth | $6 million |
Will Castro: Biography & Early Life
Uriel Luis Castro, commonly known as William “Will” Castro was born on April 4, 1969, in Puerto Rico. There is no information about his family and parents. But according to some reports, Castro had a tough life growing up as his family was below middle-class and his parents worked hard to keep the food on the table.
Right from childhood, Castro was a grease monkey and learned most of his mechanic skills at a very young age. There is no apt information about his educational background either, but he and his younger brother Bobby used to go to high school in Brentwood.
Castro was basically raised on Manhattan’s lower east side. When he was a kid, his parents were always fighting, which lead to hatred for one another. After his baby brother was born, their parents got divorced, and he moved to Brentwood. He graduated from a high school in Brentwood. Castro was never interested in studies. Besides, he was the only man in the family, so he decided to work.
Will Castro: Personal Life
Castro had lots of ups and downs in his personal life. The death of his personal chef Jason, who was killed on the street in a motorcycle accident was one of the saddest days of his life.
Castro dated his wife Honey Girl for a long time before tying a knot, which was ravishing. A lot of celebrity guests were invited to his wedding. According to some reports, he divorced his wife for two years, with whom he has two sons and a daughter. There are rumours that the reason for their divorce was his wife was having an affair with the Chef who died in a motorcycle accident.
Will Castro: Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 4 April 1969, Will Castro is 51 years old as of today’s date 25th January 2021. His height is 1.68 m tall, and his weight is 76 kg.
Will Castro: Career
Castro’s customisation career started when he apprenticed at John’s Auto body shop in Islip. There he learned a lot of things about designing too. Castro wanted to make his name in the industry, so he started doing extra shifts and put in extra efforts to be more creative. At the shop, he concentrated more on working on the car’s body, wheels, ragtops, and tires.
Finally, Castro’s efforts were paid off, and he opened his own detailing shop called ‘Willy’s Shape & Shine’ in Islip. The biggest breakthrough in his career came when Rapper Erik Sermon asked him to customise his car. It was Castro’s brother who introduced Erik to Castro, as Erik was Bobby’s classmate from Brentwood High School. Castro did a fantastic job on the rapper’s Mercedes Benz 300 E changing the stereo and ragtop along with setting wheels and tires.
Castro gained a lot of popularity, he became famous among celebrities, and a load of customers started to increase. His shop couldn’t handle all the load, so he opened another shop in Uniondale called ‘Unique Auto shops’. The work was so exhausting that Castro took a break from the business and started working as a manager at ‘Pathmark’, a grocery store.
Castro re-emerged again and opened a little shop with a one-car garage. Busta Rhymes once gave his car for customisation at his garage and was after Busta Rhymes his business spread across the country. He also has a Will Castro Design Shop in Milan. He got his own TV show which aired on Velocity Channel in 2016. The show is a big success whose third season ended in 2018.
Throughout Castro’s career, he has garnered many high profile clients including Lebron James, DJ Khalid, Donald Trump, 50 Cent, etc.
Will Castro: Net worth
The total net worth Will Castro earned himself throughout his life with his hard work in the designing industry is somewhere around $6 million in total with the great clients he had and also earned him a lot of fame for the same and respect for his work.