Richard Rawlings
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| Born |
Richard Ray Rawlings March 30, 1969 Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Residence | Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Eastern Hills High School |
| Occupation | Businessman Mechanic Reality television star |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Employer |
Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill Gas Monkey Garage Gas Monkey Live |
| Known for | Star of Fast 'n Loud Owner of Gas Monkey Garage |
| Net worth | US$15 million |
| Television | Fast 'n Loud |
| Spouse(s) |
Karen K Grames (1993-1994) Suzanne Marie Mergele(1999-2009, 2015-present) |
| Relatives | Daphne Rawlings Kaminski (sister) |
Karen K Grames (1993-1994)
Richard Rawlings (born March 30, 1969) is an Americanentrepreneur, auto mechanic, race car driver and media personality. He is the star of the reality television show Fast N' Loud on Discovery Channel. He is also a proprietor of the Gas Monkey Garage as well as both the Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill and Gas Monkey Live music venues in Dallas, Texas.
In 2014, 2015 and 2016 Rawlings was featured in national television commercials promoting Dodge vehicles and Dodge vehicle financing.
Rawlings was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1969. As a child, he went to auto shows with his father and constructed cars, having purchased his first automobile at the age of 14. In the next six to seven years, he graduated from Eastern Hills High School and claims to have worked as a law enforcement officer, firefighter and paramedic.
In 1993, Rawlings was briefly married to Karen K. Grames, but divorced the following year. In 1999, he married his second wife Suzanne Marie Mergele in Las Vegas, Nevada (the couple divorced in 2009, however remarried in 2015 in Cabo, Mexico). That same year Rawlings started Lincoln Press, a printing/advertising company.
In 2002, Rawlings launched Gas Monkey Garage in Dallas, selling Lincoln Press in 2004. This shop created and transported automobiles for customers worldwide. Since 2012, the facility has been the focus of the Discovery Channel series Fast N' Loud.
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