Jesse James, or Jesse Gregory James, is a well-known American TV host, businessman, and auto mechanic.
He started the motorcycle club West Coast Choppers. Furthermore, he runs Jesse James Firearms Ltd. as its chief executive officer. Jesse James: Monster Garage brought him widespread fame as a television star. Not only that, but he’s also served as a bodyguard for such musical acts as Glenn Danzig, Slayer, and Soundgarden.
James started his profession as a bouncer after completing his studies at the University of California. A little later, he remodeled his mother’s garage and opened a motorcycle shop there. To put it simply, Jesse runs West Coast Choppers as its CEO.
Jesse James: The Rebel Motorcycle Builder
Jesse Gregory James was born on April 19, 1969, in Long Beach, California. Jesse’s parents had a divorce, and after that, he moved in with his dad, who ran an antique business out of the same warehouse where a company made replacement parts for Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Jesse got his first mini-bike when he was 7 years old, and he built a motorcycle exhaust system in his mother’s garage while he was a freshman in high school. After graduating from La Sierra High School, James continued his education at the University of California, Riverside, where he was recruited to play outside linebacker for the football team until a knee injury interrupted his playing career.
At the age of 19, Jesse began a career as a bouncer and bodyguard for bands like Slayer, Soundgarden, and Danzig. James got hurt at a concert and chose to turn his injury into a career doing what he loves: building handmade motorcycles.
What Is Jesse James’ Net Worth?
It has been reported that he is worth $100 million by therichest.com and $50 million by celebritynetworth.com. In any case, James has made quite a name for himself as a businessman and TV personality.
He is best known for his custom motorcycle business, West Coast Choppers, which has spawned a wide range of related merchandise and lifestyle products.
As a TV host and producer, James has also found considerable success with programs like Monster Garage and Jesse James is a Dead Man. James has had his fair share of personal troubles, including many marriages that ended in divorce. However, his success in both the business and entertainment industries has unquestionably boosted his wealth.
Jesse James: From Custom Motorcycles to Celebrity Clients
In 1992, when Jesse first established West Coast Choppers, he hand-built every motorcycle. The company has expanded to fill an 18,000-square-foot warehouse with its current staff of more than fifty people. The price of a West Coast Chopper motorcycle ranges from $60,000 to $150,000, and the price of one of his bespoke automobiles can go even higher.
Shaquille O’Neal, Keanu Reeves, Kid Rock, and Tyson Beckford are just a few of the famous people whose motorcycles James has sold. James relocated his company’s headquarters from Long Beach to Austin, Texas, in 2013. Austin Speed Shop was co-owned by Jesse from 2006 to 2013.
In the same year, he also founded a Cisco Burger restaurant. Along with Jesse’s Girl and Jesse James Industrial Workwear, he also founded Jesse James Fire Arms Unlimited and produced “Garage” magazine.
James was featured in the 2000 Discovery Channel documentary “Motorcycle Mania,” which led to an offer of his own series from the channel. Eighty episodes of “Monster Garage” were broadcast over five seasons, beginning on June 23, 2002. He starred in the 2009 Spike TV series “Jesse James Is a Dead Man,” and a comic book miniseries based on the show was published by Marvel that same year.
In 2011, Jesse starred in the documentaries “Jesse James: Blacksmith,” “Jesse James Presents: Off Road Racing Around the World,” “Jesse James Presents: Austin Speed Shop – Headers,” and “Jesse James Presents: Austin Speed Shop – Bomber Seats,” and in 2012, the Discovery Channel aired the series “Jesse James: Outlaw Garage.”
Jesse James’s Personal Life
James has had three children from his five marriages. It was in 1991 that he wed his first wife, Karla. Before separating in 2002, they had two children together: son Jesse Jr. and daughter Chandler.
They tied the knot on October 20th, 2002. Sunny, their only child, was born to them. Jesse and Janine separated in 2004, and on July 16, 2005, Jesse wed actress Sandra Bullock. He first met Bullock when she brought her godson to the set of “Monster Garage.”
In March 2010, James publicly apologized for Jesse’s alleged infidelities with multiple women while he was married to Sandra.
I feel terrible that I have brought this shame upon my family. My wife and children have suffered beyond words. I deeply regret any pain I may have caused them. I pray they’ll be able to forgive me someday.
Jesse had entered a treatment facility before the end of the month, and Sandra had filed for divorce. The couple had started the adoption procedure for a baby boy four years prior, and Bullock completed it on her own. In June 2010, the divorce was finalized.
Jesse and Kat Von D, a tattoo artist, got engaged in the first month of 2011. In September 2011, before they officially broke up, Von D claimed that James had cheated on her with several different women. In a subsequent event on March 24, 2013, Jesse wed drag racer Alexis DeJoria. The breakup occurred in March 2020.
Jesse wed adult film actress Bonnie Rotten in June of 2022. They tied the knot when he was 53 and she was only 29.
Eric James, head of the James Preservation Trust, has refuted James’s claim that bank and train robber Jesse James was a distant relative, saying that no such relation exists in the outlaw’s family tree.
Jesse James’s Real Estate
In 2010, James paid nearly $2 million for a mansion in Austin, Texas. The home includes nine bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a home gym, and a private movie theater, and the property features “several swimming pools” and a six-car garage.
Jesse also continues to own a home in Sunset Beach, California. James’s home is 3,626 square feet, with 4 bedrooms, and 4.25 bathrooms. The entrance hall has a stone floor that steps up into the open-style home. The living room has a large fireplace with carved stone surround and built-in cabinetry, and the dining room faces out to the ocean view.
The kitchen has maple cabinetry, slab granite countertops, a walk-in pantry, a wine fridge, and a crescent-shaped breakfast counter. The curving stone stairway leads to the master bedroom, which has hardwood flooring, a beamed ceiling, a fireplace, and a balcony with ocean views. The Travertine bathroom has double sinks, a steam shower, and a Jacuzzi tub.
The second floor has a guest bedroom with a walk-in closet, an office, and a large media/game room. The first-floor open space living areas open to an ocean-side glass-enclosed lanai, a stone patio, and a waterfall cascading into the swimming pool. The patio has a multi-level deck with built-in seating and ocean views.
Conclusion
Jesse James is a well-known American TV host, businessman, and auto mechanic. He is the founder and CEO of the motorcycle club West Coast Choppers, which is known for its custom-built motorcycles.
He has also founded other businesses such as Jesse James Firearms Ltd., Jesse James Fire Arms Unlimited, and Cisco Burger restaurant. As of 2021, his net worth has been estimated to be $50 million to $100 million.
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