As his son told a Philadelphia newspaper, the Old Man is the type of person who would die six months after retiring. The "Old Man" is 72 years old and insists he no plans to retire. The patriarch of the Harrison family makes $15,000 per episode and has an estimated net worth of $8 million. The shop has been open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week ever since. Old Man Harrison opened the "Gold and Silver Pawn Shop" in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his son, in 1989. He is most famous for being one of the featured stars of the smash hit History channel reality series "Pawn Stars". Richard "Old Man" Harrison was born in Lexington, North Carolina on March 4, 1941. Harrison also told Forbes he has an investment allocation of "10% gold and silver (which he calls an insurance policy) 80% in blue chip companies, leaving 10% to have 'a little crazy fun with."' Rick owned a Quizno's and admits he will always have an serial entrepreneur sense. It also offers more space for daily visitors, which can top 5,000 on certain days. Harrison obtained much of this net worth through the pawnshop, but he has several other ventures that have added to his wealth. In June 2013, Harrison opened an "Express Pawn" counter that allows people to shop while the main shop films episodes. Rick Harrison has an estimated net worth of $8 million. After their episode of Insomniac aired, Richard's son Rick began pounding the pavement with production studios to get a full time series pitched and sold. Dave Attell visited the shop while he was staying in Las Vegas and discovered that it was being run by a very unique cast of characters. The shop received its first taste of national fame after being featured on the Comedy Central show "Insomniac with Dave Attell". Rick is the one who pushed for the pawnshop to become an entertainment empire. As a result, the four main show stars of the show have seen a nice boost in the bank, though not all of it comes from the show… Rick Harrison "Pawn Stars" is also the most profitable show on the History Channel, bringing in about $3 million per episode for the History Channel. Add some antics and hijinks and the History Channel has its highest rated show by far. Every episode, people offer distinctive historical pieces that may or may not be real, determine what value there might be for said items and negotiate whether or not a deal takes place. The Harrison family owns the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pawn Stars is one of the longest running reality shows on television, having filmed nearly 300 episodes since 2009.
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