Perhaps no chef or television food personality has embodied and promoted having a good time as much as Guy Fieri has, who in spite of all the good vibes has lived a life beset by tragedy, injury, trauma, illness, and loss. After opening a chain of popular, populist restaurant chains in California, Fieri jumped to lasting fame, winning "Food Network Star" and spreading his vivaciously dressed, spiky-haired, and loudly delivered antics to millions of appreciative fans. In addition to numerous cooking and game shows, has celebrated hundreds of small eateries in the on "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" on the way to building his food-based empire, a.
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But along with all the success and happiness comes a lot of sadness. Fieri seems to be a beacon for controversy, if not an outright victim of crime, fate, and actions by his adversaries. Here's a look into the most tragic events in the life of Guy Fieri.
He was seriously injured in a childhood riding accident Guy Fieri nearly had his life end very early as the result of a violent childhood incident. Raised around horses in northern California, he was riding one when he was 10 years old when the animal threw him off and then trampled him. The impact of the fall and then the horse's active hooves ripped a ligament connected to Fieri's liver and seriously bruised the heart.
At the time of the accident, Fieri's parents were thousands of miles away and unreachable on a European backpacking trip, and an attorney working on Fieri's behal.