Age, Biography, and Wiki
Rick Harrison, born Richard Kevin Harrison, came into the world on March 22, 1965, in Lexington, North Carolina. As of 2025, he is 60 years old. After facing health challenges early in life, including epileptic seizures, he developed a keen interest in reading, particularly history books. His family moved to San Diego, California, when he was two years old, and later relocated to Las Vegas in 1981, where his father opened the Gold & Silver Coin Shop. This move marked the beginning of Rick's involvement in the pawn business.
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| Date of Birth | 22 March 1965 |
| Age | 60 Years |
| Birth Place | Lexington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Aries |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Rick Harrison's height is not widely reported, but he is known for his distinctive appearance and charismatic personality on television. His exact weight and other physical measurements are not publicly disclosed.
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Dating & Relationship Status
As of the latest updates, Rick Harrison is divorced and currently dating Angie Polushkin. He has been private about his personal life, but his current relationship has been reported in media outlets.
Richard Kevin Harrison (born March 22, 1965) is an American businessman, reality television personality, and owner of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop which is featured on the History series Pawn Stars. Harrison and his father, Richard Benjamin Harrison, opened the shop in 1989, which they co-owned until his father's death in 2018.
Navy veteran, and Joanne Rhue Harrison. Harrison is the younger brother of Sherry Joanne Harrison (died at age 6), and Joseph Kent Harrison, and the older brother of Chris Harrison. According to Harrison's son Corey, his grandfather stated that they are related to U.S. President William Henry Harrison. Harrison has indicated that he does not give much credence to this idea, although Harrison's father stated the family is distantly related to President Benjamin Harrison, a grandson of William Henry Harrison.
In 1967, when Harrison was two years old, his father was transferred to San Diego, California, where the family relocated. As a child, Harrison began having epileptic seizures at age eight. As a result, he spent much of his time in bed which led to a lifelong love of books and reading in general. He became particularly enamored of a series of books by John D. Fitzgerald called The Great Brain, whose main character, a ten-year-old Utah con artist named Tom D. Fitzgerald with the ability to conjure up money-making schemes, greatly influenced Harrison.
The Harrison family relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, in April 1981 after the collapse of his parents' real estate business. When Harrison was 17, his girlfriend Kim became pregnant. Despite a subsequent miscarriage, the couple decided to marry. Soon after Adam's birth, Harrison and Kim separated. Nine months later Harrison met the woman who would become his second wife, Tracy, on a blind double date. After dating for six months they moved in together, and eight months after this they married, and assumed the responsibility of raising Corey and Adam.
In 1981 Harrison's father opened his first 300-square-foot secondhand store, the Gold & Silver Coin Shop, on Las Vegas Boulevard South. Harrison worked for his father in the store in the daytime while repossessing cars at night. After five years the store moved to a larger location on Fremont Street. After two years at that location the Harrisons lost their lease. They subsequently moved into a new building in a commercial neighborhood on Las Vegas Boulevard. Harrison relates in his autobiography that he and his father had long-sought to convert the store into a pawn shop, calling it a "logical progression." Because of a 1955 Las Vegas law requiring the issuing of new pawn licenses to be limited on the basis of the city's population, which by 1988 was over 200,000 and rapidly growing, Harrison called the city statistician every week, so that they could apply for a rare and much-coveted pawn license as soon as the city's population reached 250,000. By 1989 the city's population reached that number and after some legal struggles, the Harrisons obtained their pawn license. That year Harrison and his father opened the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop at 713 Las Vegas Boulevard South, less than two miles from the Las Vegas Strip. By 2005, Harrison and his father were loaning out about $3 million annually, which brought them about $700,000 in interest income.
Harrison spent four years pitching the idea of making a show about a pawn shop after his shop was featured in the show Insomniac with Dave Attell in 2003, but his efforts did not yield success. In 2008, Brent Montgomery and Colby Gaines of Leftfield Pictures came up with an idea about a reality show based in a Las Vegas pawn shop and approached Harrison. The series was originally pitched to HBO, though the network preferred the series to have been a Taxicab Confessions-style series taking place at the Gold & Silver's night window. In a February 2009 YouTube video titled "Pawn star$", Corey Harrison promised to gun down an intruder with a handgun he displayed, and a woman screamed as she was removed from the store after demanding that the wedding ring her husband sold to the shop be returned.
Nancy Dubuc of the History Channel changed the format, which included on-camera experts appraising the items brought into the Gold & Silver as well as personality dynamics of the store's staff and patrons. Initially to have been titled Pawning History, the program was renamed Pawn Stars at the suggestion of a Leftfield staffer, playing off the term porn stars for more marketing appeal. The show features Harrison and his father, Richard Harrison (generally referred to as "The Old Man" on the show and who died in June 2018), along with his son Corey ("Big Hoss") and Corey's childhood friend and employee Austin "Chumlee" Russell. In 2010, the National Pawnbrokers Association awarded the Pawnbroker of the Year Award to Harrison for his contributions in enlightening the public about the pawn industry.
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| Husband | Kim Harrison (m. 1982-1985) Tracy Harrison (m. 1986-2011) DeAnna Burditt (m. 2013-2020) Amanda Palmer (m. 2021-2023) |
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Net Worth and Salary
Rick Harrison's net worth is estimated to be around $9 million as of 2025. This wealth primarily stems from his successful pawn shop business, earnings from the hit TV show "Pawn Stars," book sales, and various other business ventures. While the $9 million figure may not fully account for all his revenue streams, it reflects his significant success in both entrepreneurship and television.
Career, Business, and Investments
Rick Harrison's career began when his family opened the Gold & Silver Coin Shop in Las Vegas. After securing a pawn license in 1989, the business evolved into the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, which became famous after being featured on "Pawn Stars." The show, which debuted in 2009, has been a major contributor to his net worth and fame. Apart from the pawn shop and TV appearances, Harrison has been involved in other business ventures, including book publishing and various investments.
Harrison was also fascinated with physics and history, his favorite area of historical study being the Royal Navy from the late 1700s to the early 1800s. Harrison attended Taft Middle School, which is part of San Diego Unified School District, but dropped out during tenth grade to pursue his "$2,000-a-week business of selling fake Gucci bags".
Social Network
Rick Harrison is active on social media platforms, where he engages with his fans and shares updates about his business and personal life. However, specific details about his social media presence, such as follower counts, are not widely reported.
Education
Rick Harrison attended Taft Middle School but dropped out in his sophomore year to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams. He started selling counterfeit Gucci bags, which reportedly earned him $2,000 per week. This early venture laid the groundwork for his future business pursuits.
Conclusion
Rick Harrison's journey from a young entrepreneur to a television personality is marked by determination and strategic business moves. His success with the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop and as a star of "Pawn Stars" has cemented his place in both the business and entertainment worlds.
