Richard James Dale is a Las-Vegas based American television personality as well as a professional antique restorer, who is best known from appearing in the reality television series “American Restoration”, that airs on the History channel. Born on 13 December 1958, Rick Dale is one of the most famous restorers of antique vehicles, and has been appearing in this capacity on television since 2010.
A famous antique restorer who happens to star in a successful reality television series, one may wonder how rich is Rick Dale presently? As estimated by sources, Rick counts his net worth at over $2.5 million in early 2018; being a famous restorer of antiques, whose professional life is documented on national television is the most significant source of Rick Dale’s income.
Rick Dale Net Worth $2.5 Million
Raised in Las Vegas, Rick was interested in restoring antiques to their original forms from his childhood. At the age of nine, Rick was gifted an old bicycle by his father which he refurbished, sparking his interest in the art of restoration. This interest provided Rick an inspiration to seek a career in antique restoration, and he has been working as a professional antique restorer for more than 30 years now. However, Rick found his well-deserved fame as his daily activities in his own antique restoration shop have subsequently been documented and aired in the History channel series called “Pawn Stars”. While Rick appeared in this show, many famous artists like Jason Mraz, Billy Joel, Lance Burton, Sammy Hager and others made cameo appearances.
As Rick began gaining so much popularity and attention from his appearance in the show “Pawn Stars”, that he was also later cast as the star of its spin-off series – “American Restoration” – which revolves around the daily chronicles of the expert himself, while he works at his Las Vegas-based antique restoration company named “Rick’s Restorations”. The series has already aired for six seasons, all of which have had Rick as the central character. However, the latest – season eight of the series – now also documents the professional lives of Bodie Stroud, Bob Halliday, Steve Hale and other metal artists and restorers of antiques. In the recent season, Rick provides his expertise in the field of metal art to these people. Needless to say, being a successful reality television has also paid well to Rick Dale making him a multi-millionaire as of today.
As for his personal life, the 58 year-old television star and businessman has married twice, but there are no details of his first marriage. He has been married to Kelly Mayer Dale since 1994, with whom he shares a son and a daughter, and who have all appeared in the reality television show. For now, Rick enjoys his career as one of the most famous metal artist, restorer of antiques and businessman while earning fame as a reality television personality, still based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
