Which is just as well, given that he’s never seen a pair of trainers he hasn’t wanted to buy. Things like easy-charm, iconic facial hair, and a deep working knowledge of pinball machines. Sure, the others may have tons of historical knowledge and haggling know-how, but Chumlee also brings other things to the table. For the English dubbed version, Chumlee says he would have voiced the character if the producers had asked him and he wishes they would have hired him to do the voice, because he would have done it for really cheap.Pawnbroker, reality show superstar and world-renowned sneakerhead (which, translated into British, means someone who really, really likes trainers), Chumlee is the Renaissance man of the Pawn Stars crew. His design is 100% intentional because the producers intended the character to be a homage to Chumlee and even got Akihiro Matsushima, the guy who dubs over Chumlee's voice in the Japanese dub of Pawn Stars, to voice Café Proprietor in this series. In the anime series "Little Witch Academia", a shop keeper known as Café Proprietor, the owner of the Last Wednesday Society - aka the Magic Item Café, bears a striking resemblance to Chumlee and even has similar arm tattoos. I've opened up a lot since the show premiered, but Corey and Rick, they talk a lot more than I do." Chumlee admitted he's not great at interacting with "Pawn Stars" fans, "I'm honestly probably the least approachable out of all of us in reality, I don't do well in conversation.I'm just very quiet and reserved for the most part. He's not too comfortable with fame, despite being the fan favorite. He's also a huge fan of gaming app Pokémon GO, and has been playing that for quite a few years, and he's got a pretty high level on there. The crown jewel in his Pokémon collection is his most valuable Pokémon card, a $600 Charizard Rainbow, which is a rare Charizard. He is one of the employees and is part of the main cast of the hit History show Pawn Stars.Ĭhumlee is often portrayed on the show as the comic foil, but he often appraises items in his areas of expertise, including pinball machines, sneakers, and video games.īack in elementary school, when he was about 12-years-old, he was given the nickname "Chumlee" due to his large face and chin, which prompted the father of one of his friends to remark that he looked like Chumley, the walrus, from the animated TV series Tennessee Tuxedo.Ĭhumlee has an extremely lucrative hobby in collecting Pokémon cards, but he likes to keep the risk of his personal Pokémon purchases to a minimum, since he just can't invest his money like that, and doesn't have that kind of money to be spending it on a $10,000 card. Chumlee went to work at the pawn shop five years before filming the first season, having been a childhood friend of Corey Harrison whose father and grandfather founded the shop. Austin Lee Russell (born September 8, 1982), better known by his stage name Chumlee, is an American businessman and reality television personality, best known for his appearances on the History Channel television show Pawn Stars, which depicts day-to-day business at the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas where he works.
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