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The Untold Truth of Corey Harrison from ‘Pawn Stars’

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• Corey Harrison is a pawn shop owner and cast member of the History Channel show "Pawn Stars"
• He is the son of Rich Harrison and Kim, and the grandson of Richard Benjamin Harrison
• Corey was originally employed as an electrician and construction worker, but eventually returned to the family business
• He is a star of multiple TV shows and documentaries, and is known for his "Big Hoss" nickname
• Corey has a net worth of over $4 million as of mid-2020

For too many people, pawn shops are a thing of the past. However, for Corey Harrison, this is his job and for him an extremely lucrative business. Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Corey has achieved a significant amount of fame from his appearance in History Channel’s show, “Pawn Stars”, which is produced by Letfield Pictures. Corey’s life is a subject of fascination, consequent of his persevering and determined attitude. He may have been through two divorces, but he’s also negotiated his way into a share of the family business. His success is legendary, and he and his relatives number amongst the richest and most prolific members of the “Pawn Stars” cast.

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Early Life and Family

Richard Corey Harrison was born on 27 April 1983, in Las Vegas, Nevada USA, to Rich Harrison and Kim, who have since divorced. Corey has three brothers – Adam, Christopher, and Jake – yet he appears to be the only one to carry on the family tradition. In the world of “Pawn Stars”, Corey experiences a star-studded existence, his father Rick and grandfather Richard Benjamin Harrison being iconic names in the industry. His grandfather is the origin of the family business, having opened the (now named) World Famous Gold and Silver Pawn Shop in 1989, after serving time in the navy. Corey began to participate in the business when he was only nine, polishing an assortment of items – knobs, antiques, jewelry – and doing other menial chores.

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He also became firm friends with Austin Lee Russell (Chumlee), who would later go on to be employed in the Harrison family pawn shop.

Education

The details of Corey’s formal schooling is unknown. It is possible that he didn’t even matriculate, perhaps following his father who dropped out of school at the age of 13 to assist in the shop. Harrison did, however, become extremely proficient in the pawnshop industry, to the extent that he is often trusted to take care of a majority of the purchases and evaluations.

Career

Early Ventures

It did not always seem that Harrison would follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather – after all, the business was already thriving with two co-owners at its head.

When Corey first started working, it was not within the walls of World Famous Gold and Silver Pawn shop, but as an electrician, and later at a sawmill where he was contracted as a construction worker. However, these odd jobs left Corey unfulfilled, and he soon returned to the familiar shelves of antiques, jewelry, and other pawned items.

World famous Gold and Silver Pawn Shop

However, Corey was determined not to go back to polishing and cleaning as he had since he was nine years old. His father and grandfather concurred with this notion, and appointed him as manager, in charge of more than 30 employees, including his long-time friend, Chumlee. Harrison developed a knack for his work, and even though he was not a professional appraiser he had an eye for fakes, and an ability to identify the truly valuable.

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Corey’s abilities soon became indispensable, and he makes most of the purchases and sales, working closely with antique dealers and other professionals in various fields.

“Pawn Stars”

While many shows on the History channel follow multiple storylines and competing businesses, “Pawn Stars” focuses solely on the events that occur in the World Famous Gold and Silver Pawn Shop. The show premiered on 19 July 2009, and at this point has run for 17 seasons. Rick Harrison had been trying to cultivate an interest in doing a show about his experiences for four years, and Brent Montgomery and Colby Gaines of Letfield Pictures ventured into Las Vegas pawn shops during a trip, and spied the possibilities for a series.

The popularity of the show soon saw a spawn of spin-off docuseries, including “Counting Cars” (2012) and “American Restoration” (2010). Corey’s role in the show earned him the nickname ‘Big Hoss’, as well as a reputation of proficiency within the community. During the sixth season of the show in 2012, Corey informed his father and grandfather that he would be seeking alternative employment unless he received a 10% stake in the business.

While this initially caused some uproar, they soon settled on 5% and a promise of more to come.

The store also narrowly avoided legal trouble, when the police raided Chumlee’s home while he was under investigation for alleged sexual assault in 2016.

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While the outcome of that investigation is unknown, what the police found in his home-raised more than a few eyebrows. Stashes of marijuana, crystal meth, Xanax, firearms, and possible traces of cocaine were unearthed, however, this didn’t appear to affect his status on the show and in the store, as he continues to work there to this day, and is still popular in the TV series.

Other Appearances

Corey Harrison has appeared in a host of other TV shows and documentaries, usually to provide enlightenment into the world of pawn shops. Younger viewers may recognize Corey, Rick and Chumlee for their “iCarly” appearance in the 2012 episode “iLost my Head in Vegas”.

He has also appeared in “Pawnography” (2014 – 2015), “American Restoration” (2010 – 2011), “Counting Cars” (2012), and notable talk shows such as “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”.

Personal Life

Relationships and Family

Like his father, Corey did not have the best luck when it came to marriage. Harrison first married his high-school sweetheart, Charlene in 2009. They had created a strong bond through the years, but the relationship eventually fell apart, and they divorced in 2015. Two years later, Harrison tied the knot in July 2017 in San Diego with his long-time girlfriend, Korina (Kiki), but this marriage lasted only a year, as they filed for divorce in August of 2018, which was finalized on 10 September of that year.

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Harrison has at least two children – a son and a daughter named Jacob and Sarina – but it is unclear when, and to whom, they were born. Corey also lost his grandfather on 25 July 2018 after a determined battle with Parkinson’s disease.

Health

Pawnshop owners and antique dealers are often associated with a love of motorcycles and antique vehicles, and Corey is no different. In 2014, this proved of utmost detriment to his health, when he was involved in a motorcycle incident on April 26. Corey was on his way to his 31st birthday party, driving at 40 miles per hour when he was forced to dive off his bike to avoid a major accident.

This likely saved his life, but he still sustained multiple injuries including a broken arm, back and foot injuries, and multiple lesions. Despite this, he still went to his party, before he made his way to the emergency room.

This was the second health scare the star had experienced, as in 2011 he had learned that he was pre-diabetic, because of his obese stature. Shocked by the implication of this diagnosis, when he drove past a lap-band surgery clinic on the way home, he decided to give it a shot. This was not as simple as appears, taking him four credit cards to pay for the surgery. Within a couple of days, he had the surgery and embarked on a revolutionized diet and exercise plan. By 2014, he had lost an impressive 192lbs (87kg).

Appearance

Having lost so much weight, Corey Harrison has completely changed his look and attitude towards life. Harrison has darker blond hair with carrot undertones that he wears long, along with a square beard. He has pale blue eyes, and now appears fit and healthy. Corey Harrison is on the taller side of the spectrum at 6ft (1.8m) tall, and weighs only 208lbs (94kgs) after his dramatic weight loss.

Net Worth

Corey has multiple sources of income, such as the World Famous Gold and Silver Pawn Shop, “Pawn Stars” and other multiple business ventures, such as a beauty salon. He has achieved an impressive net worth of over $4 million, as of mid-2020.

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What happened to Andy Bassich from ‘Life Below Zero’? Wiki

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Who is Andy Bassich?

Andy Bassich was born in Washington D. C., USA, on 25 January 1958 – his zodiac sign is Aquarius and he holds American nationality. Andy is a TV personality who might be known best for his appearance in the reality TV survival show “Life Below Zero”.

Childhood and education

Andy spent the first couple of years of his life in Washington D. C. before both his parents were offered jobs in Wheaton, Maryland and thus moved there.

Andy started exploring when he was four years old. He was all around the house exploring every corner of it, and his parents occasionally had problems finding him who would hide somewhere in the house or would continue his explorations outside. He attended Kennedy High School, but wasn’t much interested in studying as he preferred to be outdoors, play sports with his friends and cycle to places they hadn’t yet visited. In 1976 Andy matriculated, and chose not to enroll at a college but to start travelling.

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Career as a TV personality

Andy travel around Maryland after matriculating and just when he decided to go to Alaska, his sister invited him to her wedding, and Andy thus chose to stick around for a while. He started working as a carpenter to financially support himself, staying in the job for around a year before finally moving to Alaska, where he began living his ‘life below zero’.

Andy gained recognition in 2013 after he was invited to star in the show “Life Below Zero”, produced by Barbara Doran and Josh Freed. It aired its first episode on 19 May 2013 on National Geographic, and is about the lives of people living in secluded areas of Alaska.

Andy is just one of many people featured in the series, and is known for his 25 sled dogs and for his turbulent love life – he today lives on the Yukon River close to city Eagle. Sue Aikens is a 57 years old woman who is the only person living in the Kavik river camp while Chip and Agnes Hailstone are parents to their seven children, and are living on the Kobuk River. Glenn Villeneuve lived in Burlington in Vermont before deciding to move to Alaska in 1999, and he has since lived alone in the community Chandalar. Jessie Holmes is a hunter, dogsled racer and a fisherman, and he lives in Nenana with his 40 sled dogs.

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Erik Salitan is the youngest among the cast, and is living around 67 miles (108km) from the Arctic Circle, while the final member of the cast, Ricko DeWilde, is living alone in a cabin close to Huslia in Alaska, while his children occasionally visit him.

“Life Below Zero” began airing its 14th season on 7 September 2020, and has since 2016 has won five awards. It won a 68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program in 2016, while the following year saw it win a 69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program.

From 2018 to 2020, three years in a row the show won a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program – it has been nominated for six other awards.

Love life and relationships

Andy met his now ex-wife Kate Bassich in 2003 at Dawson City, and after dating for around a year, Kate moved in with Andy in Calico Bluff, and the two eventually married but have kept the date of their wedding a secret. They learned everything about survival together, including how to prepare food, take care of their dogs and go hunting, and launched their own business in 2011.

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In 2015, Kate had had enough of survival and decided to leave Alaska, but because Andy didn’t want to go with her, the two divorced – they don’t have children together.

He is today in a relationship with Denise Becker, whom he met while he was canoeing with a boy scouts group in Florida – the two fell in love and she moved to Alaska to be with him.

As of November 2020, Andy is dating Denise Becker, was once married and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Andy is still a huge fan of travelling, and occasionally leaves Alaska and goes on trips around the ‘mainland’ US. Since his teenage years he’s been to every USA state, but it’s not known whether or not Andy has even been overseas.

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He spends most of his time in Alaska creating maps, exploring and hunting for food, and has been seriously injured more than once. He once hurt his hip and was away from the show for half a year – Andy couldn’t have been helped where he was at, and thus had to travel to Florida to be treated there. He had his muscles and bones infected and was close to dying, and while he has since recovered, Andy now has to use crutches for the rest of his life.

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He likes to read when he’s at home and there’s nothing to do, and he and his girlfriend Denise are also keen on playing cards and dominoes.

Age, height and net worth

Andy’s age is 62. He has medium long gray hair and brown eyes, his height is 5ft 11ins (1.81m) and he weighs around 150lbs (68kgs).

As of November 2020, his net worth has been estimated at over $250,000.

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All Truth About Terry Bradshaw’s Wife, Tammy Bradshaw

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Who is Tammy Bradshaw?

Tammy Bradshaw was born as Tameria Alice in the USA, on 5 October 1961 – her zodiac sign is Libra and she holds American nationality. She is a social media and TV personality, but who might be known best as the wife of Terry Bradshaw, a retired professional American Football player.

Childhood and education

Tammy was raised an only child in the US by her father who was the owner of a small car dealership, and her mother who worked at the dealership.

Tammy started dreaming about becoming a famous model while attending elementary school, as she watched beautiful women act and sing on TV, and also read her mother’s girly magazines.

She attended a local high school at which she was sporting, as she played soccer and tennis and was also a cheerleader. Upon matriculating in 1979, Tammy decided not to enroll at a college but to pursue her dream of becoming a famous model.

Tammy’s career

Tammy is a former model, social media star and a TV personality, who made her debut appearance in the 2019 episode “Terry Bradshaw” of the documentary biographical sport series “A Football Life”, which is about the lives of some of the most popular players in the history of the National Football League (NFL).

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In 2020, she appeared in a single episode of the news talk-show “Today”, and in the same year starred alongside her family in 10 episodes of the documentary reality TV series “The Bradshaw Bunch”, which follows the lives of the Bradshaw family. Most recently, Tammy has appeared in two episodes of the news talk-show “Entertainment Tonight”.

Love life and marriage with Terry

Tammy met Terry Bradshaw in 1999 on a TV show, not long after she divorced her first husband David Lutrall, and they dated for around 15 years before marrying in a private ceremony attended by their closest friends and family on 8 July 2014 – Tammy already had a daughter from her previous marriage named Lacey, whom Terry accepted as his own.

Terry was married thrice before Tammy, firstly to Miss Teenage America Melissa Babish in 1972, but they divorced a year later. In 1976 he married American figure skater Alicia ‘JoJo’ Starbuck, but they divorced after around seven years of being together. Shortly afterwards, in 1983 Terry exchanged vows with Charla Hopkins, a family lawyer, and she gave birth to their two daughters Rachel and Erin – Erin graduated from the University of North Texas, while Rachel graduated from Belmont University and launched her acting career with her appearance in the series “Nashville” in 2007. Terry and Charla divorced in 1999.

As of November 2020, Tammy is married to her second husband Terry Bradshaw, and they have one biological daughter.

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Hobbies and other interests

One of Tammy’s main hobbies is volunteering and being a philanthropist, and she’s donated money to various charity organizations and foundations, including Chris Long’s Waterboys Initiative which aims to provide drinkable water to African areas hit by the drought – she and Terry have built wells around Africa. They also donated money to the 2018 AQHA Lucas Oil World Championship Show, and Tammy has volunteered with Opioid Solution and No Kid Hungry Charity too.

She is keen on travelling, and has been to nearly every US state, as well as to many European and African countries.

She likes to read books in her spare time – her favorite genre is romance, while she also enjoys watching romantic movies starring her favorite actor and actress Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, such as “Sleepless in Seattle”, “Notting Hill” and “The Runaway Bride”.

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Age, net worth and height

Tammy’s age is 59. She has long blonde hair and brown eyes, her height is 5ft 7ins (1.7m) and she weighs around 135lbs (61kgs). As of November 2020, her net worth has been estimated at over $1 million, while Terry’s net worth is reputedly over $25 million.

Who is Terry Bradshaw?

Terry Paxton Bradshaw was born in Shreveport, Louisiana USA, on 2 September 1948 – his zodiac sign is Virgo and he holds American nationality. Since his retirement from playing football, he has been working as a sports analyst, and has been co-hosting the sports show “Fox NFL Sunday”.

Terry was raised alongside his two brothers, Gary and Craig, by their mother Novis who was a housewife, and their father William Marvin ‘Bill’ Bradshaw who was a US Navy veteran, Vice President of the Riley Beaird Company, as well as a Southern Baptist layman.

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Terry had already decided that he wanted to become a football player while he was still attending elementary school, and he went on to play for the Woodlawn High School team while studying there. He was also interested in various other sports, including throwing the javelin – he set a record throw of 245ft (74.68m) thus becoming featured in the magazine “Sports Illustrated”.

After matriculating in 1966, Terry enrolled at Louisiana Tech University, and played for the university’s team, and in 1969 he was rated the best college Football Player in the USA. After graduating in 1970, he was rewarded the Golden Plate Award, and was subsequently inducted into the Louisiana Tech Half of Fame.

Terry launched his professional career after being drafted in 1970 by the Pittsburgh Steelers as the first overall pick, and he played with them for the following 13 years, He ‘felt a pop in his elbow’ during a game on 10 December 1983, and then retired from football. He immediately signed a contract with the CBS network, becoming a sports analyst, and in 1990 he became a studio analyst in the show “The NFL Today”. He is today hosting two shows “Ten Yards with TB” and “The Terry Awards”.

Terry has also worked several jobs not related to football. He was a used car salesman early on in his career, and in the beginning of the ‘80s sold peanut butter with his picture on it.

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He is a writer who has published five books, and is also a singer who has released six albums of gospel and country music – Terry’s most popular song “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” found its way onto the Billboard Top 20 Country Chart, as well as to #91 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.

He is also an actor, having appeared in around 20 movies and TV series, while his most notable performances were in movies “The Cannonball Run” in 1981, and “Failure to Launch” in 2006 – he also voiced a character in the animated film “Robots” in 2005.

Terry has won three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Analyst, a TV Guide Award for Favorite Sportscaster, and also has his own star on The Walk of Fame since 11 October 2001.

After he stopped playing football, Terry suffered from anxiety attacks, often cried and lost a lot of weight, and was eventually diagnosed with clinical depression – since then, he has been taking the drug Paxil, apparently with no side effects, and without negative effect on his family.

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Is Don Lemon Married? CNN, Don Lemon’s Net Worth, Husband

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Who is Don Lemon?

Donald Carlton Lemon was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA, on 1 March 1966 – his zodiac sign is Pisces and he holds American nationality. He is a TV journalist, who gained recognition after he joined the popular TV network CNN in September 2006.

Early life and education

Don was raised in Baton Rouge by his parents who both hold college degrees, and he is of French descent from his great-grandfather’s side, as well as of Congolese, Cameroonian and Nigerian descent.

Don studied at Baker High School, and there became interested in journalism while being one of the best students at the school – during his final year there, he was chosen to serve as his class’ president. Motivated by his parents and decisive in pursuing a career as a journalist, Don enrolled at Louisiana State University in 1984, then switched to Brooklyn College from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism in 1988. While at college, Don was also somewhat sporting, as he occasionally played football and soccer.

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Career as a journalist

Don launched his career while still attending college, as he worked for the WNYW network as their news assistant – not long after that, he was invited to work for Fox News.

Upon obtaining his Bachelor’s degree, Don joined the network WBRC in Birmingham, Alabama, and served as their news anchor before being invited to work for WCAU located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Don then moved to St. Louis in Missouri to work as an anchor for KTVI, and was then invited to work for NBC News, serving as the correspondent for several of their shows including “NBC Nightly News” and “Today” – he could also have been seen anchoring the MSNBC show “Weekend Today”. The year 2003 saw him start working for the WMAQ-TV network as their news co-anchor and reporter, and during his time there, Don won three Emmy Awards.

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Don has been hosting the CNN’s show “New Year’s Eve Special” since 2014; he has always been honest concerning the TV network’s quality of news, and has questioned its work. In October 2017, Don had to call the police after he received racial death threats, and in January 2018, he started one of his broadcasts by saying ‘This is CNN Tonight, I’m Don Lemon. The President of the United States is racist’.

This made him an enemy of Trump voters and white supremacists, but Don went on to state that immigrants are not as dangerous to the US as white supremacists.

On 31 January 2018, Don decided to take a week off after his sister L’Tanya ‘Leisa’ Lemon Grimes was found drowned in a pond – she was 58, and accidentally fell into the pond and drowned while fishing. Upon returning to work on 6 February, Don thanked all his supporters for their kind words.

Don is also a bit of a writer, as he published his book “Transparent” back in 2011.

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Love life and husband

When Don was five, he was sexually molested by a kid who lived in his neighborhood, but Don only opened up to his mother about it when he turned 30. He didn’t come out as gay until publishing his book, making him one of not so many people in the broadcasting business who are openly gay or lesbian – Don’s book was dedicated to Tyler Clementi, a man who committed suicide after his roommate announced on the internet that Tyler was gay. According to Don, he has known that he is gay since he was five.

In early 2017, Don met real estate agent Tim Malone, and they started dating not long afterwards.

In April 2019, Don announced on his social media networks that the two were engaged. Two months later, the bartender Dustin Hice sued Don for allegedly attacking him without being provoked in any way – some people have claimed that the bartender was hitting on Tim, which is why Don attacked him.

As of November 2020, Don is engaged, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Don is physically active, as he has several training sessions at the gym each week, and is following a healthy diet thus his somewhat muscular body – he spends most of his time sitting which is why he decided to start going to the gym.

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He likes to travel, and his career as a journalist has taken him all around the US, while he has also been to several European countries such as France, Italy and England, and to a couple of African countries.

In his spare time which is mostly late at night, Don likes to watch movies, and his favorite actor and actress are Will Smith and Rosario Dawson, while a few of his favorite movies are “I Am Legend”, “I, Robot” and “Men in Black”.

Age, height and net worth

Don’s age is 54. He has short black hair and brown eyes, his height is 6ft (1.83m) and he weighs around 165lbs (75kgs).

As of November 2020, his net worth has been estimated at over $10 million.

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