Rick Harrison
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| Born |
Richard Kevin Harrison March 22, 1965 Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| Occupation | Businessman Reality television personality |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Known for |
Pawn Stars Pawnography |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Harrison (1982–85; divorced) Tracy Harrison (1986–2011; divorced) Deanna Burditt (married July 21, 2013) |
| Children | Sarina Harrison Corey Harrison Adam Harrison Jake Harrison |
| Website | www |
Richard Kevin "Rick the Spotter" Harrison (born March 22, 1965) is an American, Las Vegas-based businessman and reality television personality, best known as the co-owner of the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, as featured on the History series Pawn Stars. He co-owns the pawn shop with his father, Richard Benjamin Harrison, which they opened in 1989. Harrison dropped out of high school to pursue his "$2,000-a-week business of selling fake Gucci bags".
Harrison was born on March 22, 1965, in Davidson, North Carolina, the third child of Richard Benjamin Harrison, Jr., a U.S. 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 Christopher K. Harrison.
Corey Harrison claims his grandfather stated they are related to U.S. President William Henry Harrison. Harrison has indicated that he does not give much to this idea, although Harrison's father stated the family is distantly related to Benjamin Harrison, the grandson of William Henry Harrison.
In 1967, Harrison's father was transferred to San Diego, California, and the family relocated with him. As a child, Harrison suffered from epileptic seizures starting at age eight, which would confine him to bed, and led to a lifelong love of reading. 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. Harrison developed a love of books in general, in particular on physics and history, with his favorite area of historical study being the British Navy, from the late 1700s to the early 1800s. Harrison attended Taft Middle School, which is part of the San Diego Unified School District, but dropped out during tenth grade.
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