A Well-Fed Family, Indeed! All About Guy Fieri’s Children—and His Wife
When your dad is a Food Network star, Sunday dinner is fire.
Guy Fieri is one of the biggest stars of the Food Network (he signed a $80 million multi-year deal with the network in 2021), but he's also a dad. Which begs the question: Who are Guy Fieri's children? Here is everything you need to know about the Mayor of Flavortown's kids—plus, some key details about his wife.
Who is Guy Fieri married to?
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Guy Fieri is married to his wife of almost three decades, Lori Brisson. The two met in 1992 when she came into a restaurant in California that Fieri was running—along with a friend who had recently been let go from their job at that very establishment. The encounter could have turned awkward.
Fieri admitted in a 2017 interview he initially went over to throw his future wife’s friend out. "Her friend had been let go from the restaurant, and they weren't supposed to be there," he said. "I was talking to her friend and saying 'Hey, listen, wait a few weeks before you come in,' and standing behind her is this blue-eyed, blonde girl giving me this mean mug."
The two eventually began talking and hit it off. Fieri invited her over for dinner for one of their early dates. "I don't remember what I made, but I do remember it was quite an epic time. The first time I cooked for her, she was just like, 'You made all this?' We both love food, so being able to cook, that was one of the things that impressed her."
You may be wondering whether Fieri was rocking his signature outlandish look back then. His wife told People in 2019, “When I first met him, he had no goatee. He had dark hair. He wore a suit to work every day,” Lori spilled to the outlet. “Now I look at him and I’m like, ‘Where’s that man I married with the whole clean look?'"
The two got married three years after meeting, in 1995. Brisson helps Fieri run his food empire.
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How many kids does Guy Fieri have?
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Guy Fieri has two biological children, sons Hunter, 26, and Ryder, 17. He and his wife Lori are also the legal guardians of his nephew Jules, 22, since the passing of his sister Morgan from metastatic melanoma in 2011.
Hunter discussed his father in a 2022 interview. “He always told me, 'You can't be just Guy Fieri's son. If you really want to take over this world, you got to be Hunter Fieri,' and that's just what I think about.”
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Do Guy Fieri's sons cook?
Hunter has followed in his famous father’s footsteps by pursuing a career as a chef and restaurateur. Younger son Ryder is still in high school, but like his brother Hunter, has appeared on Food Network alongside his dad.
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Fieri’s nephew Jules graduated from California State University in 2022. Prior to that, he shared on Instagram that he'd launched a career in the music industry.
"Growing up around festivals and music, working in the industry has naturally been my focus since I became old enough to start thinking about what I wanted to do with my life," he wrote. "After a summer of interning I am proud to have officially signed my offer as a full-time employee of Spin Artist Agency. Life has been moving way too fast but at the same time it feels good to be at the start of a career path I always envisioned myself pursuing."
How old are Guy Fieri's sons?
Guy Fieri’s sons Hunter and Ryder are 26 and 17, respectively. His nephew Jules, who he raised since 2011 when his sister passed away, is 22.
Of his family, Fieri has said, “I'm so proud of all that these kids get to experience but also at how grounded they've stayed. I think that has a lot to do with who I am and who my wife is. We came from very, very close-knit families."
Wife Lori added, “Our perfect nights are really barbecuing in the backyard and the kids swimming in the pool ... We just hunker down at home. That's [Guy's] happy place."
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Have Guy Fieri's kids appeared on his Food Network shows?
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Guy Fieri’s sons have appeared on several of his Food Network shows. Hunter has appeared on: Guy's Big Bite, Guy Fieri's Family Reunion, Guy's Family Cruise, Guy & Hunter's European Vacation, Guy's Family Road Trip, Guy's Grocery Games, Guy's All-American Road Trip and Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.
Ryder has appeared on: Guy's Big Bite, Guy's Family Cruise, Guy & Hunter's European Vacation, Guy's Family Road Trip, Guy's Grocery Games and Guy's All-American Road Trip. IN addition, he also co-hosted an episode of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives that filmed in February 2023.
Fieri’s nephew Jules has also appeared with his uncle on TV, notably on Guy’s Grocery Games in the season 29 premiere episode, “Fieri Family Holiday Showdown.”
Where do Guy Fieri and his family live?
Guy Fieri and his family live in a sprawling ranch in Santa Rosa, California. The home is 6,000 square feet, and not surprisingly, 1,000 square feet are dedicated to the kitchen.
Fieri celebrated signing his $80 million multi-year deal with the Food Network in 2021 by buying an additional home, in Florida.
Why did Guy Fieri change his family name?
Guy Fieri changed his name from Guy Ferry as an ode to his grandfather and his ancestral roots. His family’s original last name was Fieri, but it was changed to Ferry when they immigrated over from Italy, as a way for them to assimilate into the United States.
How do you pronounce 'Guy Fieri'?
Guy Fieri has discussed the fact that his last name is often mispronounced. He pronounces his last name as “fee-eddy.” If you need a demonstration, just watch any number of his shows and you’ll hear the chef introduce himself using the correct pronunciation of his famous last name!