Jesse James (customizer)

Jesse James
Jesse G. James at the 2007 Scream Awards
Born	Jesse Gregory James (1969-04-19) April 19, 1969 (age 47) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Residence	Austin, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Television personality, welder, fabricator, blacksmith
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Karla James (m. 1991–2002) Janine Lindemulder (m. 2002–04) Sandra Bullock (m. 2005–10) Alexis DeJoria (m. 2013)
Children	3

Jesse Gregory James (born April 19, 1969) is an American television personality and former CEO of Austin, Texas-based Austin Speed Shop. James was the host of the reality TV shows Jesse James Is a Dead Man on Spike TV and Monster Garage on the Discovery Channel, and the focus of the documentary Motorcycle Mania, also on Discovery. Jesse James also appeared in the Tony Hawk's Underground 2 video game, and was the focus of a show chronicling some of the custom builds at Austin Speed Shop in his TV series, Jesse James: Outlaw Garage, which ran a shortened single season in 2012 on the Discovery Channel before being canceled.

After several years working as a bodyguard for Danzig, Slayer, and occasionally for other bands such as Soundgarden, James opened West Coast Choppers in his mother's garage in 1992. The company grew quickly and soon moved to a larger facility. James has also built and is racing an off-road Trophy Truck and a Figure-8 race car.

He was the owner of the Cisco Burger restaurant, which opened on April 28, 2006, across the street from West Coast Choppers. The 1950s style hamburger stand—named after his beloved pit bull who is now deceased—featured Angus beef burgers, low-fat burritos, organic vegetables, and biodegradable wrappings. It has officially closed. James also had partial ownership in Austin Speed Shop in Austin, Texas which he left in 2013 to focus on the re-opening of West Coast Choppers in Austin. Other business ventures include the Chopperdogs fan club and the Jesse's Girl clothing line. Since 2006, James has nationally published Garage magazine. In November 2013 Jesse James Firearms Unlimited unveiled its first two firearms, a 1911 pistol and AR-15 rifle.