Richard Rawlings

About Richard Rawlings

Who is it?: Producer, Actor, Soundtrack
Birth Day: March 30, 1969
Birth Place:  Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Residence: Texas
Citizenship: USA
Education: Eastern Hills High School
Occupation: Businessman reality television star
Years active: 2002–present
Employer: Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill Gas Monkey Garage Gas Monkey Live
Known for: Star of Fast 'n Loud and "Garage Rehab" Owner of Gas Monkey Garage
Height: 6 ft 0.835 in (185 cm)
Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Television: Fast 'n Loud
Spouse(s): Karen K Grames (1993–1994) Suzanne Marie Mergele (1999–2009, 2015–present)
Parent(s): Ray Rawlings
Relatives: Daphne Rawlings Kaminski (sister) Angela Rawlings Warmath (sister) John Rawlings (brother)

Richard Rawlings

Richard Rawlings was born on March 30, 1969 in  Fort Worth, Texas, United States, is Producer, Actor, Soundtrack. Richard Rawlings was born on March 30, 1969 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA as Richard Ray Rawlings. He is a producer and actor, known for Welcome to Happiness (2015), Fast n' Loud (2012) and Alpine Restyle: The Getaway (2015). He has been married to Suzanne Marie Mergele since 2015. He was previously married to Karen K. Grames.
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Popular As Richard Rawlings
Occupation Producer
Age 54 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born March 30, 1969 ( Fort Worth, Texas, United States)
Birthday March 30
Town/City  Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Nationality United States

🌙 Zodiac

Richard Rawlings’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Richard Rawlings was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.

Biography/Timeline

1969

Rawlings was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1969. As a child he went to auto shows with his father and constructed cars, having purchased his first at the age of 14. In the next six to seven years, he graduated from Eastern Hills High School and worked as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, and paramedic.

1993

In 1993, Rawlings married Karen K. Grames but divorced the following year. In 1999, he married his second wife Suzanne Marie Mergele in Las Vegas, Nevada; the couple divorced in 2009 but remarried in 2015 in Cabo, Mexico. In 1999, Rawlings started the printing and advertising company, Lincoln Press.

2002

In 2002, Rawlings launched Gas Monkey Garage in Dallas, selling Lincoln Press in 2004. The shop created automobiles for customers worldwide. Since 2012, the facility has been the focus of the Discovery Channel series Fast N' Loud.

2007

In May 2007, Richard Rawlings and co-pilot Dennis Collins allegedly broke the 1979 Cannonball Run time from New York City to Los Angeles of 32 hours and 51 minutes. The two bet rival Jay Riecke they could beat the time in their 2007 Bullrun entry, a black Ferrari 550, modified with extra fuel cells. The final time is 31 hours and 59 minutes. They were the only pair to defeat the 1975 mark by Rick Cline and Jack May in a Ferrari Dino as all other competitors did not leave and arrive at the correct locations or took alternate routes that did not follow the original Cannonball Runs of the 1970s. Even their personal heroes Dave Heinz and Dave Yarborough in their Jaguar XJ-S that set the 1979 record left from Darien, Connecticut instead of Manhattan.

2013

In September 2013, Rawlings started Gas Monkey Bar N' Grill in North West Dallas and a second location at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport opened in March 2014. Rawlings has indicated a Desire to open a third Texas location outside of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.

2014

In October 2014, Gas Monkey Live, a venue dedicated predominantly to live music, was opened.

2015

On 12 May 2015, Rawlings published his first autobiography entitled Fast N’ Loud: Blood, Sweat and Beers.

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