Chumlee has also made guest appearances on other TV shows, such as iCarly, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Live! With Kelly, and Top Gear. Meanwhile, he also had to cope with the changing dynamics of the show and the pawn shop, as new cast members joined and old ones left. Chumlee appeared in every season of Pawn Stars which has 21 seasons as of 2023 making over 363 appeareances. He has also shown his knowledge and passion for certain items, such as pinball machines, sneakers, video games and pop-culture memorabilia. A real comic foil in the cast, Chumlee can be seen making funny mistakes and jokes. The group is also at the center of the reality TV show, Pawn Stars. Chumlee discussed the circumstances of his hiring at the Podkats podcast.Ĭhumlee’s television career started in July 2009, when he began filming the first season of the reality television series Pawn Stars. Since then, Rick Harrison, Richard “Old Man” Harrison, Corey “Big Hoss” Harrison, and Austin Lee Russell, have been a staple of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas. Chumlee had been working at the shop for five years, and when Rick Harrison wanted someone to join the team as the fourth member, Austin was the first to put up his hand. When the producers of History Network knocked at the door of Gold & Silver Pawnshop, the Harrison trio was more than ready to star on their TV show. Chumlee started working at Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in his early 20s and later became a star of the hit show Pawn Stars. Growing up he would hang around the shop but had no idea one day he would be employed there. He became friends with Corey Harrison in childhood whose family owned the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop. His siblings are Sage Russell and Terra Russell.Ĭhumlee got his nickname when he was in his early teenage years because his large face and chin reminded his friend’s father of Chumley, the walrus from the cartoon Tennessee Tuxedo. He is three of the children of his parents and comes from mixed-ethnic Mexican, Scottish, and Native American descent. Chumlee was born as Austin Lee Russell on the 8th of September 1982, in Henderson, Nevada.
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