Guy Fieri

Fieri in 2011, photo by DFree/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Guy Ramsay Ferry

Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

Date of Birth: January 22, 1968

Ethnicity: Italian, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, English

Guy Fieri is an American restaurateur, author, and television presenter. He is known for his series on the Food Network.

Guy is the son of Penelope and Lewis Ferry, and was raised in Ferndale, rural Humboldt County, California. He spent time in France in junior high school and college, where he developed his passion for cooking. Guy is married to Lori Brisson, with whom he has two children. Upon marrying, he changed his anglicized surname Ferry back to his grandfather’s original surname Fieri.

Guy’s paternal grandfather was Louis Angelo Ferry (the son of Giuseppe “Joseph” Fieri and Regina Maroni).

Guy’s paternal grandmother was Betty Lee Ramsay (the daughter of Ben Allan Ramsay and Willa Deborah Gibson).

Guy’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Price.