Guy Fieri

Guy Fieri is an American restaurateur, television host, and bestselling author best known for his work on the Food Network. He rose to fame as the host of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, a long-running show that showcases unique eateries across the United States. With his spiky blond hair, sunglasses, and high-energy style, Fieri has become one of the most recognizable personalities in food television. He has hosted several other hit shows, making him one of the network’s most popular and bankable stars. In 2010, The New York Times called him the “face of the network,” noting his appeal to a wide, mainstream audience.

Beyond television, Fieri has built a massive food empire. He licenses his name to restaurants around the world and runs multiple food and beverage businesses, including a successful tequila line. He is also a New York Times bestselling author and an Emmy Award winner.

Guy Fieri’s early life was shaped by hands-on experiences, a growing passion for food, and a drive for entrepreneurship from a young age.

• Born as Guy Ramsay Ferry on January 22, 1968, in Columbus, Ohio, he was raised in Ferndale, a rural town in Humboldt County, California.
• As a child, he started selling pretzels from a bicycle cart called “Awesome Pretzel” that he built with his father.
• He washed dishes to help fund a trip to France, where he studied food and cooking as a foreign exchange student during high school in Chantilly.
• After returning to the U.S., he worked in a restaurant at the Red Lion Inn in Eureka, California.
• He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in hotel management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 1990.
• Following college, he managed Parker’s Lighthouse in Long Beach before becoming the district manager at Louise’s Trattoria, overseeing six restaurant locations.
• In 1996, he co-opened his first restaurant, Johnny Garlic’s, in Santa Rosa, California.
• His national breakthrough came in 2006 when he won Season 2 of The Next Food Network Star, landing him his first Food Network show, Guy’s Big Bite.

Guy Fieri has always been close to his family, and they have played an important role in his life and career.

• He was born to Penelope Anne Price (born 1944), a homemaker, and Lewis James Ferry (1942-2024), who worked in the finance and business sector.
• He had one younger sister, Morgan, who passed away from metastatic melanoma in 2011.
• After Morgan’s death, Fieri took legal guardianship of his nephew, Jules, who was 11 years old at the time.
• He changed his surname from Ferry to Fieri to honor his paternal grandfather, Giuseppe Fieri, an Italian immigrant.
• He met his wife, Lori Fieri, in the mid-1990s while managing a restaurant in Long Beach, California.
• Lori, a homemaker, has supported Fieri’s career while raising their family.
• The couple married in 1995 and have two sons, Hunter and Ryder Fieri.
• Their older son, Hunter, has followed in his father’s footsteps and is active in the food and entertainment business.