Danny Koker is an American reality star, singer, producer and mechanic of celebrities. He gained fame for his ‘Counting Cars’ series. The series focused on customizing vintage cars and bikes, ‘Count’s Kustoms’ in Danny’s own fabrication and restoration store. It is one of the biggest successes and longest-running shows on the ‘History’ channel. The brains behind the show and the shop is Danny who is a self-taught mechanic himself. He cares for the quality of the series as well as for vehicle customization.
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Danny Koker: Early Life, Education, Family
Daniel Nicholas Koker II was born on 5 January 1964, in Detroit, Cleveland. His father was a Ford Motor Company employee, and at the age of eight, gave him a cruiser. Spending a number of his formative years in Motor City ‘Detroit’ and his father’s gift began Danny’s long affair with automobiles. Initially, he had himself learned how to repair cars as a hobby, but soon realized he could turn it into a source of life.
Danny Koker: Career and achievements
The ‘History’ Channel series ‘Pawn Stars’ grew into a surprise and huge success in 2010. Danny Koker appeared several times on the show as himself, the owner of ‘Count’s Kustoms,’ offering his experience on antique cars and bikes. He did similar cameos between 2011 and 2014 in the series ‘American Restauration,’ and soon became a household name. The ‘History’ channel realized that there was an opportunity to capitalize on his immense popularity and in 2012, the ‘Counting Cars’ series based on the daily activities at ‘Count’s Kustoms’ was introduced. On August 13, 2012, the first episode called ‘McQueen For A Day’ was aired.
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The show’s success has created millions through merchandise sales, commercials, and promotions for Danny. Also, Danny operates a popular restaurant named ‘Count’s Vamp’d Rock Bar & Grill’ and a ‘Count’s Tattoo Service’ tattoo store.
Danny Koker also got his love of music from his family as well as his love of cars. His father was a guitarist, composer who arranged for bands such as ‘Foggy River Boys’ and played piano for stars such as Johnny Cash and Pat Boone. Danny began to tour with his uncle’s band ‘The Rex Humbard Family Singers’ and at a very young age even toured with ‘The Koker Family Singers.’
That helped him grow in his own right as an experienced lead-vocalist and musician. His old school hard rock band ‘Count’s 77’ is widely successful, featuring Stoney Curtis, John Zitto, Paul DiSibio, Barry Barnes and Tommy Paris.
Danny Koker: Personal life and wife
Since 2015, Danny has been married to Korie Koker. The couple does not have children. He is also a philanthropist and is affiliated with several charities including those that care for neglected animals.
Danny Koker: Net Worth and social media
The American car restorer and reality television host has a net worth of $13 million. His main source of income is his career as a singer and reality tv star.
Likewise, talking about his social media availability, he is available on Twitter by the name dannycountkoker where he has 143.4 k followers.
Danny Koker: Body measurements
The musician has a sporty and proportional frame. Similarly, he is 1.89 m tall and weighs nearly 92 kgs. However, any information regarding his body measurements is not available.
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