How much is Jesse James worth?
| Net Worth: | $100 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Reality TV Star |
| Date of Birth: | April 19, 1969 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
About Jesse James
The beefed up and heavily tatted Jesse James turned life as a mechanic into mainstream fame…or to many infamy, either way, he became very rich in the process. Hailing from Long Beach the The motorcycle aficionado became a celebrity with reality shows about his business, not to mention, became a household name with an unlikely marriage to iconic actress, Sandra Bullock.
Jesse grew up around spare motorcycle parts as a child, he developed a love for anything with two wheels and began tinkering around with them. He got his first mini-bike at age seven, and after that, he was fueled for a lifelong relationship with the shiny speed machines. In 1992, he began working in Long Beach, California, eventually opening up a garage, West Coast Choppers. Building modified bikes is not a cheap endeavor, but with James’ love and passion he quickly earned a reputation that had wealthy celebrities like Keanu Reeves, Shaquille O’Neal and Kid Rock in his garage. James suddenly found himself thrust into in the fast lane to fame, and amazingly, extreme wealth.
In the year 2000, Discovery Channel decided to capitalize on the modern motorcycle fad and made a documentary, Motorcycle Mania, with James as its captain. The show found success which led the cable channel to approach him with an offer of his own series. His show Monster Garage, which included James and his pack of grease monkeys making modifications to vehicles, debuted in 2002. The show saw met with success during its five seasons on air and catapulted Jesse into the spotlight, especially among enthusiasts.
In 2009, Jesse James is a Dead Man premiered, an unscripted series documenting James performing death-defying stunts. The program broke viewership record and transformed James’s bad boy image taking him to an entirely whole new level. Taking a break from his wrench James wanted to show American what he had as an entrepreneur, joining the second season of Celebrity Apprentice. James has also successfully opened up a burger joint and started his own clothing line, which demonstrated his skills and knowhow in business.
In his personal life, things were not near as smooth as the vehicles in his garage. James had two children, a daughter and a son, with his first wife, Karla, but after theur marriage ended in divorce, he married porn star Janine Lindemulder and they had a daughter, Sunny. Not long after, they also ended in divorce. In 2009, after a bitter custody battle ensued, relating to Janine being jailed for tax evasion.
After the split, Jesse met famed actress Sandra Bullock when she took her godson to tour the set of Monster Garage. Audiences were shocked and surprised when the two eventually married in 2005. Then, after five years of marriage, an affair came to the media’s attention and James made a public apology, stating “there is one person to blame for this whole situation and that is me.”
James reportedly checked himself into a Rehabilitation Center to treat his addiction to sex and in a hope to win back Bullock’s affections, but to no avail as Bullock filed for divorce, which was finalized in June 2010. Although they had plans for adoption as a couple, after the scandal, Sandra became the sole parent to Louis, who she adopted from New Orleans.
James soon after began dating LA Ink’s tattoo siren, Kat Von D. The two became engaged just months later and James expressed came out saying that, “I fell in love with my best friend. An amazing woman who stood behind me when the world turned their backs … My love for her is beyond description. So honored that she said ‘yes.’ Growing old with her is going to be a f*ckin’ blast!” James had found his motorcycle mama, at last. Final last words to some, as his relationship with Kat Von D ended not long after and he began dating Alexis DeJoria, heiress to her father John Paul DeJoria’s billion dollar fortune.
As for the Jesse James’s name itself, his family claims to have genealogical ties with the famed outlaw of the 1800s. Whatever the familial circumstances, the Jesse James of now has had no trouble making money, as he is currently estimated to be worth $100 million.
