Jake Harris was born on 23 October 1985, in Seattle, Washington USA, and is a commercial fisherman and reality television star, best known to the public for being in the main cast of Discovery Channel’s reality show “Deadliest Catch”. Son of Phil Harris, the first captain of the fishing vessel “Cornelia Marie”, and the younger brother of Joshua Grant Harris, Jake works as boat crew of Cornelia Marie, leading his crew to the best catches.
One of the most prominent reality television stars, one may wonder how rich is Jake Harris? As of early 2018, Jake counts his net worth at an amount estimated by authoritative sources of over $500,00 -.his involvement in fishing as well as in reality television have been the most significant in adding to his riches.
Jake Harris Net Worth $500,000
Jake was born to Phil and Mary Harris, and was raised along with his older brother Josh. Both were interested in commercial fishing, due largely to their late father’s profession in the same industry. Initially, they helped Phil in his adventurous profession of catching fishes and sea-animals for commercial purposes. Jake assisted his father on his fishing vessel Cornella Marie and their daily adventures were documented by Discovery channel in the reality show “Deadliest Catch”, until Phil’s death on 9 February 2010.
As his father Phil died on air due to a stroke in 2010, Jake had a hard time getting over his personal loss. He was noted for being lazy, and also he admitted on the show to his father that he was an addict; he heard the news of his father’s death while he was being treated in rehabilitation. Although he went through a hard time for some years after his father’s sudden death, he made a comeback to the television reality show and now works along with his brother on the Cornelia Marie.
Along with the fishing vessel, Jake also works with his brother in the coffee company set up by his late father. The brothers have also co-authored a book in memory of their father, entitled “Captain Phil Harris: The Legendary Crab Fisherman, Our Hero, Our Dad”. All of these projects have been adding quite significantly to Jake’s net worth over the years.
As for his personal life, Jake is single for now, with no rumours of romantic associations. Noted for being a rebellious teen as seen in the television reality show, Jake now works as a crew member of Cornelia Marie which he and his brother Josh bought after their father’s death, and Josh is now the captain of the fishing vessel and Jake is back in the reality show after his non-appearance in the series in season 10. For now, Jake apparently enjoys his career as a commercial fisherman, perhaps on his way to becoming a captain of his own fishing vessel, although latest news is that he has charged in Arizona with car theft and drug possession, so perhaps his troubles haven’t all disappeared..
