June 'Mama June' Shannon
The matriarch and star of TLC's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" is finding herself at the center of scandal as of late after news broke that she's reportedly dating a convicted sex offender. TLC canceled "Boo Boo" last week, and now Mama June's being investigated by Georgia's Department of Family and Child Services.
BRANDI GLANVILLE
The "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star (her age? | her famous ex?) is reportedly dating someone a few years her junior.
JENNIFER BRENNAN
Jennifer Brennan, the "Shipping Wars" beauty, keeps her life fairly private ― no mention of a boyfriend or her family. But she does have two family members that she can't wait to get home to after time on the road (what does she typically haul?).
BILLY BRETHERTON
Donning leather and chains, Billy Bretherton, the pest control expert, travels around this state wrangling and exterminating pests on the A&E show "Billy the Exterminator.
RICKY BRETHERTON
Ricky Bretherton of "Billy the Exterminator" co-founded Vexcon, the pest-control company with his brother Billy. During Season 1, someone close to Ricky left the show.
The "Gator Queen" of History Channel's "Swamp People" is a family woman. Liz Cavalier learned the ways of alligator hunting from her father and is now passing the tradition on to her daughter and stepsons.
AUSTIN 'CHUMLEE' RUSSELL
The bumbling appraiser on History Channel's "Pawn Stars," Austin "Chumlee" Russell grew up with Corey Harrison and learned the ways of the pawn business. He recently was featured in an episode of this "Pawn Stars" spinoff series.
JESSA DUGGAR
Jessa Duggar, daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, of TLC's "19 Kids And Counting" (see videos) fame, recently announced her engagement to Ben Seewald (see her ring).
It's no secret how much "Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles" star Josh Flagg looked up to his grandmother, 94-year-old fashion mogul Edith Flagg, who died this summer. The Holocaust survivor, who often appeared on the Bravo show, is known for her work as a designer and fashion executive.
JACKSON GALAXY
Jackson Galaxy, the cat behaviorist of Animal Planet's show "My Cat From Hell," looks more like a music rocker than a "cat whisperer." In fact, when he was younger he was a musician with substance abuse problems until he made a connection that changed his life.
One of the top earners on "Shipping Wars," Roy Garber is no-nonsense driver who started his own shipping business as a way to earn money while raising his son.
She was once known as a fraction of “Jon and Kate Plus 8,” but since the show ended in 2011, Kate Gosselin has managed to stay in the spotlight. She showed off her fancy footwork on this reality show and popped up on another popular series.
COREY HARRISON
Corey Harrison is an expert appraiser who works in the Las Vegas pawn shop on "Pawn Stars." He recently went through an on-screen transformation, shedding quite a few pounds (how much did he lose?).
The co-owner of this Las Vegas pawn shop and star of "Pawn Stars," Rick Harrison recently tied the knot with a paralegal from Las Vegas. One of his co-stars served as ring bearer (who?).
The former "Storage Wars" star who everyone loved to hate, Dave Hester filed a lawsuit against A&E TV (claiming what?). In Season 2, Hester faced competition on a storage unit from an estranged relative.
Nicknamed the "King of the Swamp," Troy Landry, the popular alligator hunter on "Swamp People," can be seen navigating the swamps of Louisiana with his son. When off camera, he operates the family business.
MATT AND AMY ROLOFF
Earlier this year, Matt and Amy Roloff, stars of "Little People, Big World," shocked fans when they announced they were separating after 26 years of marriage. But there's happy news for the family as son Jeremy was married on Sept. 20, 2014.
BILL KLEIN AND JEN ARNOLD
Bill Klein and Jen Arnold, TLC's "The Little Couple," are watching their family grow. After adopting son Will, they traveled to India last year to add little sister Zoey (see photos) to the family.
Brandi Passante works with her husband on "Storage Wars," and the two are often at odds over which storage units to bid on, but they make a great team when competing against other bidders on the hit show.
Sonia Pizarro, the boss of truTV's "Operation Repo," is known for her crass attitude when dealing with other members of her repo team, many of them family members (check out the show's cast).
PHIL ROBERTSON
Phil Robertson, the "Duck Dynasty" patriarch and inventor of the Duck Commander duck call, leaves the running of the family business to his son.
WILLIE ROBERTSON
The businessman behind his father's company, Willie Robertson is also one of the stars of the hugely popular "Duck Dynasty." He has been married to wife Korie since 1992 and the couple's oldest son John Luke just announced his engagement.
"The Real Housewives of New York City" star confirmed that she is divorcing her husband of 22 years. While Ramona Singer's been slow to divulge details surrounding her broken marriage (the reported reason for the split?), she's now speaking out about her 19-year-old daughter Avery's support.
Marc Springer, the mega-mustached shipper of "Shipping Wars," got into the shipping business as a way to support his family; he used to be a salesman for this.
DOUGH HUTCHINSON AND COURTNEY STODDEN
Courtney Stodden and Doug Hutchinson's relationship has been dogged by controversy. The "Celebrity Big Brother" star, 20, and her 54-year-old ex are back together after their split in November 2013 and are planning to renew their wedding vows by the end of this year, says Stodden's mom and manager Krista Keller.
The owner and founder of the largest pit bull rescue facility in the country, Tia Torres and her band of parolees are featured on Animal Planet's "Pit Bulls and Parolees." Torres has one daughter who also works at the rescue center.
New Jersey native Buddy Valastro went into the family business at an early age, and when his father died he took over and became the boss. The TLC show "Cake Boss" follows Valastro as he runs his family's Hoboken, N.J., bakery.
Barry Weiss has stated that he just bids on storage units for fun and doesn't need the money from "Storage Wars." He makes his money in the produce business with a family member.
One half of the picking duo featured on "American Pickers," Mike Wolfe tours the country with his buddy (who?) in search of antique treasures in junk-filled barns or attics. Wolfe finally got hitched to his girlfriend.
