Jesse James

Jesse James is a famed entrepreneur, reality star and TV personality, famous for his art of making custom motorcycles, cars and trucks.

Early Accomplishments

He was gifted with a mini-bike when he was 7 years old, hence his lifelong fascination for bikes and the likes. He built his first bike exhaust system when he was 13.

He played football in college but an injury prevented from pursing a sport career and soon switched passion to bodybuilding and became a bodyguard for music groups such as Slayer and Danzig.

Best Known For

He left his job as a bodyguard in 1992 to establish West Coast Choppers and soon became the boss of Austin Speed Shop. 

He is also famous for hosting reality shows such Discovery Channel’s Monster Garage and Spike TV’s Jesse James Is a Dead Man. 

He also starred in the docufilm, Motorcycle Mania. 

Sexual Orientation

Jesse is straight and has been in 3 failed marriages. 

Karla James was his first wife between 1991 and 2002 while his second was Janine Lindemulder for 2 years, ending in 2004. 

In 2005, he wedded Sandra Bullock until 2010, then got engaged to Kat Von D for a year. 

He dated Alexis DeJoria for a year before their wedding in 2013.

Family

His family background is unknown, although his father’s name is Larry. He is the father of 2 girls and a boy; Jesse Jr. and Chandler were born by Karla while Sunny is a daughter from Janine.

Religion

Jesse’s religious beliefs are unknown.

Worth To Know

He started bike custom business using his mom’s garage as his first base of operation.

He tattooed the words, “PAY UP SUCKER!” on his palm and the CEO of Payupsucker Productions.