Guy Ramsay Fieri (US: /fiˈɛdi/,[6] Italian: [ˈfjɛːri]; né Ferry;[7][8] born January 22, 1968)[8][9] is an American restaurateur, author, and an Emmy Award winning television presenter.

[10] He licenses his name to restaurants in cities all over the world,[11] and is known for hosting various television series on the Food Network.

During high school, he was a foreign exchange student in Chantilly, France, where he developed his interest in food and cooking.

[13] Guy Fieri attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in hotel management in 1990.

[17] Soon after graduating from college, he worked as manager of Parker's Lighthouse, a Stouffer's restaurant in Long Beach, California.

They developed Tex Wasabi's (barbecue and sushi) in 2003 in Santa Rosa, adding a second location in Sacramento's Arden-Arcade area in 2007 (which was rebranded as Johnny Garlic's and then closed).

As of October 2017, there were 19 restaurants on Carnival's cruise ships, including some serving beer-and-BBQ, Guy's Pig & Anchor Smokehouse Brewhouse.

[29] Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, his second series, premiered in April 2007 (a one-hour special aired in November 2006), with Fieri traveling the country visiting local eateries.

He appeared on other Food Network programs including Dinner: Impossible in 2007 and 2009, Paula's Party, Ace of Cakes, and The Best Thing I Ever Ate.

In December 2009, NBC named Fieri as the host of the game show Minute to Win It, which premiered in March 2010 and aired for two seasons.

[30] On May 13, 2012, NBC announced that the game show would not be renewed for a third season, citing high production costs and low ratings.

[33] His series, Guy's Family Road Trip, was chosen as the 2017 lead-out show from season 13 of Food Network Star.

[44] Fieri owns a vineyard and sells his wine under the label Hunt & Ryde, named after his sons Hunter and Ryder.

[46][47][48][49] Fieri is currently producing the off-Broadway run of The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers, starring his friend and former Food Network co-host.