Ryan Friedlinghaus Net Worth, Wife, Height, Son, Family, Wiki

• Ryan Friedlinghaus is a 44 year-old Caucasian entrepreneur, business executive, producer, TV personality and car enthusiast.
• He attended high school in his birthplace and is not thought to have obtained a college education afterwards.
• He opened West Coast Customs in 1994 and it has become popular due to his appearances in reality TV shows.
• He is married to Meagan Elliott since 2011 with whom he has two sons; Ryan Jr. and Dylan.
• His net worth is estimated to be over $15 million.



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Who is Ryan Friedlinghaus?

Born under the sign of Taurus on the 22^nd of April 1975, in Los Angeles, California USA, Ryan ‘Shady’ Friedlinghaus is a 44 year-old Caucasian entrepreneur, business executive, producer, TV personality and car enthusiast. He is definitely best known to the world for producing and creating the shows entitled “West Coast Customs” and “Inside West Coast Customs”, both of which are centered around the events in the eponymous car customs garage he personally created. He has also had some other successes over the course of his sometimes lucrative entrepreneurial career since 1994.

If your at the @SEMASHOW today come to the @continentaltire booth and get a autograph and picture! 1pm today! pic.twitter.com/TpMdtNqhLt

— Ryan Friedlinghaus (@SelfMadeRyan) November 4, 2015

Early life and education: Born to fix

Friedlinghaus was raised apparently an only child in his birthplace, by his father who owned a liquor store, and his mother of an unknown profession, both of whom are yet to be publicly named. His early interests were mostly centered on vehicles, ranging from bicycles to muscle cars – Ryan spent his childhood studying the way these machines operate on his own accord, eventually becoming the go-to guy in his social circle for fixing any minor issues with bikes or skateboards. This helped fuel his passion further, and he soon began observing car maintenance work, soaking-up the invaluable information that would later prove integral to his career.

He attended an unspecified high school in his birthplace, from where he matriculated in 1993. Friedlinghaus is not thought to have obtained a college education afterwards, though this is yet to be clarified.

Career: Unbreakable confidence

One year after matriculating, Ryan was confident about the potential success of his car customization business, and so he borrowed $5,000 from his grandfather to open West Coast Customs (WCC), originally in Laguna Niguel, Orange County, California. The shop operated there for four years with moderate success, and he then moved the  business to Compton outskirts. Another two years went by, and Ryan relocated WCC again, this time to Inglewood, where it remains today.

Friedlinghaus enjoyed some success, but nothing compared to 2004 and the years that ensued, as this marked his television debut in “Pimp My Ride” – a reality show centered on car customization shops. Some of the first celebrities to order their vehicle from WCC were Shaquille O’Neal and Sean Combs. Ryan stayed until 2007, and joined Discovery Channel’s “Street Customs” two years later. The shop was already quite popular at this point, but it wasn’t until 2011 that Ryan produced “Inside West Coast Customs” – a reality TV series which ran for six seasons and 46 episodes, from 2011 to 2018. While filming it, Ryan also decided to produce “West Coast Customs”, which lasted for three seasons and 27 episodes in all, from 2013 to 2016.

What’s going on with Ryan now?

Since the massively popular show ended in 2018, Ryan’s exposure in the media has somewhat diminished. Still, he maintains a high profile anyway, thanks to the incredible success of his business and numerous investors looking to co-operate in the long term. His franchise has been considered by several countries so far, but most of his income still comes from lucrative deals made with celebrities or conglomerates. Some of his most famous creations include a 1958 Corvette, and a 1955 Ford F-100 pick-up truck. Thus far, he’s custom-made vehicles for numerous famous people, such as Carroll Shelby, Kylie Jenner, Sylvester Stallone and Justin Bieber.

Family life: Does he have a wife? Who is his son?

Throughout his life, Ryan has mostly been focused on his business, and has thus revealed very little about his romantic involvements. Still, a few details remain known to several sources, and they state that he’s been married to Meagan Elliott since December 2011. The wedding was a secret ceremony, with only close friends and family being the invitees; there is no information about any previous relationships he may have had. He and his wife have two sons together, named Ryan Jr. and Dylan. The former is already an entrepreneur in his own right, and owns a clothing line entitled “Pas De Faux”, while his brother Dylan is a singer and popular YouTuber, also known as Dynamite Dylan.

Friedlinghaus and his wife haven’t been targeted by any controversy since their union became public, and it’s unknown whether they plan on having more children. They reside together at an undisclosed location in California.

Ryan suffers from carsickness

Amazingly enough, the CEO of WCC can’t handle being driven in a car by someone else. Ryan has had this condition since he was a child, and he has over the years managed to deal with it by learning to focus on the road when he drives by himself. If anyone else is the driver, Ryan finds it hard to follow the motion of the car according to the road, and this makes him nauseous. This is why you’ll never see Friedlinghaus in a moving car, unless he’s in the driver’s seat.

The time he broke the ice

The very first vehicle Ryan has worked on was his own brown 1985 Mazda B2000.

He was 15 years old at the time, and had difficulty learning how to drive a car with a stick shift, so he decided to remodel it instead of taking driving lessons. The first alteration was a complete outer paint job, followed up by an overhaul of the interior, which he repeated three times until finally satisfied. The car was featured in several magazines even before Ryan became famous, but the success he had while working on this car was one of his main inspirations towards becoming who he is today.

Ryan is a fan of Disneyland

While many would think that Friedlinghaus likes to attend vehicle-related events in his free time, that’s not the case at all. The popular CEO loves to visit Disneyland whenever he gets the chance, and makes sure that his children go there for each of their birthdays. Walt Disney and Ryan both own land in Burbank, California, where there’s a seven-acre studio lot belonging to the entertainment mogul.

He also adores the Petersen Museum

Ryan took the opportunity quite a few times to stress the fact that every car enthusiast needs to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum at some point. The facility situated in Los Angeles offers an almost unprecedented insight into the history and lifetime of automobiles, thus proving an invaluable experience to any car enthusiast. It also has a number of permanent galleries, in which some of the most iconic cars ever produced stand to be seen.

What is Ryan Friedlinghaus’ net worth?

Have you ever considered what the potential wealth of Ryan could be, in the second half of 2019? With a look at some of the most authoritative sources available, it can be concluded that the amount in question is greater than $15 million.

He earned this net worth thanks to his persistence in sharing lifelong vehicle expertise, and beautification of very expensive automobiles requested by prominent personalities. Seeing as he is still highly dedicated to the business, the said amount is bound to increase.

Social media presence

Being the CEO of one of the most popular companies in the automotive business, Ryan is expected to have an evident presence on social media, so as to gradually grow his public reach by keeping a close relationship with the fans, sharing information about personal and professional events with the world. It looks like Ryan is well aware of how the trend can be used for his gain, and maintains ubiquity on all three of the most popular social media networks. His Facebook has almost 7,000 fans, his Twitter close to 650,000, but his private Instagram less than 1,000.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia