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What Is Rick Harrison’s Net Worth?
Rick Harrison, the recognizable face from the hit reality TV show “Pawn Stars,” has accumulated a substantial net worth throughout his career. As of 2025, Rick Harrison’s net worth is estimated to be around $9 million. This wealth stems primarily from his ownership stake in the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas, Nevada, and his prominent role on the long-running television program. Harrison’s financial success is interwoven with the growth and popularity of “Pawn Stars,” which has aired for 21 seasons and 633 episodes as of June 2023. The show’s success has not only increased the pawn shop’s revenue but also provided Harrison with various opportunities, including public appearances and endorsements.
Rick Harrison’s Early Life and Career Beginnings
Richard Kevin Harrison was born on March 22, 1965, in Lexington, North Carolina, to Richard Benjamin Harrison Jr. and Joanne Harrison. He is the third of four children, with an older sister, Sherry, who passed away at a young age, an older brother named Joseph, and a younger brother named Chris. His father’s service in the U.S. Navy led the family to relocate to San Diego, California, when Rick was two years old. Around the age of eight, Harrison began experiencing epileptic seizures, which often confined him to bed. This led to a lifelong love of reading. Harrison attended Taft Middle School in San Diego but dropped out during his sophomore year to pursue a business selling fake Gucci bags, reportedly earning around $2,000 a week. In April 1981, the Harrison family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, marking the beginning of their venture in the secondhand business.
Once settled in Las Vegas, Harrison’s father opened his first secondhand store in 1981. This original establishment, the Gold & Silver Coin Shop, was a small, 300-square-foot space located on Las Vegas Boulevard. Harrison worked alongside his father during the day, contributing to the business’s operations, and repossessed cars during the night. In 1986, the store expanded to a larger space in downtown Las Vegas. However, in 1988, the Harrisons lost their lease. They moved the store to a new commercial building also located on Las Vegas Boulevard. Harrison and his father discussed transitioning the coin shop into a pawnshop, viewing it as a natural progression of their business. This plan faced obstacles due to a Las Vegas law dating back to 1955, restricting the issuance of new pawnshop licenses based on the city’s population. By 1988, the Las Vegas metro area had a population exceeding 640,000. Harrison diligently tracked the city’s population statistics, contacting the city statistician weekly to apply for a pawn license as soon as the population benchmark was met. In 1989, the Harrisons secured their pawn license. That same year, Harrison and his father opened the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, located near the Las Vegas Strip. They co-owned the shop until his father’s death in 2018.
By 2005, Harrison and his father were loaning out approximately $3 million annually, generating an income of around $700,000 from interest on these loans. The pawnshop gained recognition for its unique sports memorabilia and became a resource for gamblers needing to pawn items for gas money. After the pawnshop was featured in a 2001 PBS documentary and on Comedy Central’s “Insomniac with Dave Attell” in 2003, Harrison spent four years pitching a television show based on his pawnshop. The concept was considered by HBO and YouTube before the History Channel developed it into “Pawn Stars,” which became the network’s highest-rated show. Premiering in July 2009, “Pawn Stars” has aired for 21 seasons, spanning 633 episodes as of June 2023. The show’s popularity has led to History Channel renewing the series in batches of 80 episodes, an unusual practice for a reality series. Today, Rick’s son, Corey Harrison, and childhood friend Austin “Chumlee” Russell are also featured on the show.
Rick Harrison’s Personal Life and Real Estate
When Harrison was 17, his girlfriend Kim became pregnant. Although she miscarried, the couple decided to marry. They welcomed their first child, Corey, on April 27, 1983, followed by their second child, Adam, two years later. Soon after Adam’s birth, Harrison and Kim separated. Nine months later, Harrison met Tracy, who became his second wife, on a blind double date. After dating for six months, they moved in together, and eight months later, they married. They later divorced. In 2012, Harrison announced his engagement to Deanna Burditt, who was also twice divorced. The couple married on July 21, 2013, in Laguna Beach, California, but divorced in September 2020. In 2021, Harrison married Amanda Palmer.
In 2019, Harrison listed his Red Rock Country Clubhouse in Summerlin, Las Vegas, for $3.99 million. The 8,845-square-foot home was built in 2001. Harrison purchased the house in 2016 and invested approximately $600,000 in renovations. The formal sitting room features granite flooring that was acid-washed, cut into planks, and laid like hardwood at a cost of $45,000. The home includes two bedrooms on the lower level and two on the upper level, as well as a gym that can be used as a bedroom. It has seven bathrooms, a 12-seat home theater with a 150-inch screen and curtain, and a wine cellar with a capacity of over 1,000 bottles. The home also features an elevator and a central sound system. The front of the house offers views of Red Rock Canyon’s Spring Mountains, while the backyard overlooks the Las Vegas Strip and the Arroyo Golf Club. The game room upstairs has a balcony at the back of the home. The backyard includes a lagoon-style pool, an elevated spa, a 10-foot waterfall, and a lazy river leading into the pool, along with an outdoor kitchen. Harrison chose the neighborhood because their children attended high school in the area, but since they are now grown, the space is no longer needed.
Legal Matters and Political Aspirations
Following the death of Richard Harrison, also known as “The Old Man,” in 2018, Rick’s mother, Joanne, filed a lawsuit regarding family assets and ownership of the Las Vegas pawn shop. She alleged that Rick had her sign over her 51% ownership in the business while she was hospitalized in 2000/2001. The lawsuit stated that upon Richard’s death in 2018, Joanne inherited his 49% share of the pawn shop, but Rick did not provide her with complete documentation of its finances. Joanne also claimed she had been unable to obtain a proper accounting of over $500,000 in cash and silver that she believed her husband had accumulated before his death. Joanne Harrison sought unspecified damages, an accounting of assets, and a court order preventing Rick Harrison from using funds belonging to her and a “constructive trust” over her property.
Rick Harrison has expressed interest in politics and considered running for governor of Nevada in 2022. He is also contemplating a run for U.S. Senate in 2024.
