Guy Fieri enters the nepo baby chat, says he'll leave nothing to his kids unless they get 2 degrees
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- Guy Fieri says he won't leave his money to his kids unless they have two degrees.
- He says that includes college and post-graduate degrees.
- Fieri recently signed a $100 million contract with Food Network, according to Variety.
Guy Fieri isn't going to let his kids have any of his millions unless they get two degrees each, according to the celebrity chef himself.
Appearing on Fox News, Fieri said, "I told my boys none of this that I've been building are you going to get unless you come and take it from me."
The 55-year-old chef — who reportedly received a $100 million three-year deal with Food Network in 2023 — told the program that his father had a similar philosophy and that he was also inspired by basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal.
"Shaq said it best. Shaq said it about his kids one time, he says, 'If you want this cheese, you got to get to two degrees,'" the Food Network star said. "Well, my two degrees mean, you know, postgraduate. So they're on their way."
Fieri has two sons with wife Lori, 52. Hunter is 27 and graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and, according to People, is currently getting his MBA in business from the University of Miami. His youngest son Ryder is 17 and still in high school.
Fieri adds that Ryder, in particular, isn't too thrilled about his rule.
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"He's like, 'Dad, this is so unfair, I haven't even gone to college yet and you're already pushing that I've got to get an MBA,'" Fieri told Fox News. "He says, 'Can I just get through college?'"
Fieri also is close with his nephew Jules, 22. Following the death of Fieri's sister Morgan in 2011 from metastatic melanoma, Fieri became heavily involved in Jules' life, even attending his college graduation in 2022.
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"My nephew, Jules, is in the music industry down in LA, he's in the law program at Loyola Marymount right now," Fieri told Fox News. "If you're going to be a big-time entertainment agent, you need to have that law background so he's doing that."
Representatives for Fieri did not respond to requests for further comment on his rule, or the public reaction to it.
The "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" star is far from the only celebrity to say they don't want to pass on their wealth to their children if they don't earn it.
In addition to O'Neal, Bill Gates, Ashton Kutcher, Jackie Chan, and more have all said they would want to limit the amount of money they leave to their children.