Parker Schnabel, whose name is Parker Russell Schnabel, is a gold miner from America. Due to his appearances on the Discover Channel reality series Gold Rush, he became well-known and famous. All three Gold Rush movies, Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail (2017), Gold Rush (2012), and Gold Rush: The Dirt (2010), have received positive reviews. He has worked at Big Nugget Mine, a family-run mining enterprise, and has also worked on television shows.
Big Nugget Mine, his family mining company, was his first employer when he was 16 years old. He remains the owner of Southeast Road Construction.
| Real Name/Full Name | Parker Russell Schnabel |
| Date Of Birth | 22 July 1994 |
| Age | 30 years old |
| Birthplace | Haines, Alaska, United States. |
| Nationality | American. |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Height | 5 feet 9 inch |
| Weight | 79 kg |
| Marital Status | Not Married |
| Siblings | Payson Schnabel |
| Profession | Gold miner, a reality TV personality. |
| Net worth | $10 Million. |
Biography
The reality TV star is 29 years old now and was born on July 22, 1994 in Haines, Alaska, United States. Nancy and Roger Schnabel were the parents of him. On the Gold Rush show, his parents also made an appearance. They are the owners of a construction company. John Schnabel, the late grandfather of Parker, is the founder of The Big Nugget, a mining business owned by his family. His brother, Payson Schnabel, was the one who raised him.
Haines High School was where Parker graduated in May 2012. Playing basketball was a past hobby of his during secondary school. Initially, he had planned to attend college to study geology or mining, but he opted to use the college’s trust fund to launch his own mining enterprise.
Personal Life
Ashley Youle, who is an Australian veterinary nurse, was formerly in a relationship with Parker. Working in the Klondike with him, she was featured on the reality show. After two years, Parker announced that they had split in December 2018.
According to reports in 2019, he was in a relationship with a new love, Sheena Cowell, who is an assistant producer for his show. His mining work takes precedence over his personal life due to being a self-proclaimed workaholic.
Career
Schnabel’s career has been characterized by unconventionality. During his childhood, his fascination with mining was so intense that he refused to leave that field. His childhood was spent at Big Nugget Mine and he had the intention of returning to it as an adult. As previously mentioned, he assumed responsibility when his grandfather stepped down as a leader in their mining business. The daily operations were taken over by him. Despite having employees over twice his age working under him, he led them admirably.
Parker has been a part of the show since its initial premiere in 2010, even though he only appeared in a few episodes during the first season. Discovery has documented Parker’s mining of over $13 million worth of gold. According to Starcasm, he disclosed in a Facebook Live Q&A with fans in 2017 that the largest nugget he ever came across was $400 to $500.
Net Worth
Parker Schnabel, a gold miner and reality TV star in America, has a net worth of $10 million. Parker Schnabel’s most notable role is on the long-running reality television series ‘Gold Rush’ and its spin-off ‘Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail’.
Social Media
| Platform | Username | Followers/Subscribers |
| @goldrushparker | 601K | |
| TikTok | @goldrushparker | 9K |
| Face Book | @ParkerSchnabel | 1.8M |
| X(Twitter) | @goldrush_parker | 191.2K |
