Rick Harrison From "Pawn Stars" And His New Girlfriend Snap Pic While Out On A Date

Feb 07, 2022 by apost team

Rick Harrison is an American reality television personality and the owner of the Gold and Silver Pawnshop in Las Vegas, Nevada. The store was originally opened by Harrison and his father in 1989, but he has been the sole owner since Richard "Old Man" Harrison passed away in 2018. Harrison is one of the stars of the reality series "Pawn Stars" on the History channel. 

"Pawn Stars" has been on air since 2009, when it was the channel's highest-rated show and the second-ranked reality show in the U.S. When the show debuted, it starred Harrison, his father, his son Corey "Big Hoss" Harrison, and Austin "Chumlee" Russell. The series showcases the interactions between the staff of the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop and their customers. 

The clientele brings in artifacts and other valuable items to be appraised and then sold or pawned. You can see some of the customers try to negotiate or haggle on the value of the items throughout the show. Harrison also takes the time to explain the history of each piece.

In his personal life, Harrison has been married three times and has three sons from his first two marriages. His most recent marriage was in 2013 to Deanna Burditt. Burditt has also been married twice before Harrison and has three daughters of her own. Their marriage lasted until 2020 when the couple divorced.

Harrison's dating history hasn't always been successful, but this apparently doesn't keep the "Pawn Stars" celebrity from trying his luck in the game of love. Taking to Instagram in February 2022, Harrison posted a pic of him and his new girlfriend, Tauna Harris, on date night.

Harrison was born in Lexington, North Carolina, on March 22, 1965. He is the third child of Richard "Old Man" Harrison and Joanne Rhue Harrison. His father was in the U.S. Navy prior to owning his pawn business. Since the iconic Gold and Silver Pawn Shop opened for business in 1989, Harrison and his father began what would become one of the most pawn shops in current times. 

After his father's passing, Harrison and the entire crew of "Pawn Stars" were devastated. He told Fox News: "I think about him every day. I had a different relationship with him. Most people, when they turn 18, they go off to school, get a job and move out. I worked with my father from the time I was a kid. He stayed in the Navy for years because of me. Otherwise, it would have been really difficult with my medical expenses. But despite my epilepsy, he never treated me differently."

Harrison dropped out of high school in the tenth grade to "pursue his $2,000-a-week business of selling fake Gucci bags," according to the History channel. The man began working in pawnshops when he was 13 and then saved up enough money to go into business with his father at 23.

When he was 17, Harrison married his high school sweetheart Kim, and the couple had two sons together named Corey and Adam. Unfortunately, they divorced shortly after Adam was born in 1985. 

Harrison met his second wife, Tracy, nine months later, and they moved in together after six months and were married by the eighth-month mark of their relationship. Tracy helped take care of Corey and Adam, and she and Harrison had a son together, Jake. Tracy and Harrison were together until their divorce in 2011.

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Harrison announced he was engaged to Deanna Burditt in 2012. He gave an interview to People magazine that year and shared that he was thrilled by the engagement, adding, "I'm the happiest guy alive. I'm living the dream."

Harrison had his own way of proposing to Burditt, who is a legal secretary. "I didn't really ask her, I told her 'Girl, I'm marrying you,' and then I gave her the ring," he said

The pair seem like a match made in heaven, or maybe Hollywood with their resemblance to a special TV family. "It's perfect symmetry," Harrison said. "I've got three boys. She's got three girls. We're basically the Brady Bunch."

The couple hired a wedding planner, but Harrison joked that he was stuck with most of the planning duties. "I just had no idea there was so much involved. I just thought you got a cake, had a party, bought a keg," he said

The wedding took place on July 21, 2013, in Laguna Beach, California. There were 180 guests in attendance, including several of the stars from the show and other History channel crew. People reported that Chumlee was the ring bearer, and other elements of the ceremony could have been considered untraditional. Danny Koker from the reality series "Counting Cars" served as the officiating minister.

Sadly, the marriage only lasted seven years and ended in divorce in 2020. Despite this, Harrison seems to not have given up on love and is apparently back in the dating game. Posting a picture of him and his new girlfriend in February 2022, Harrison low-key announced their new relationship with the words "Date night with my GF @taunaharrisdesign."

Tauna Harris, the smiling woman seen in the pic, is a Las Vegas based interior designer. 

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