Richard Corey "Big Hoss" Harrison (born April 27, 1983) is an American businessman and

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'', which documents his work at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas, which he co-owns with his father,

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Early life

Richard Corey Harrison, born on April 27, 1983,Leach, Robin (April 29, 2014)
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and the grandson of

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, who co-own the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas. He has two brothers, Adam Harrison and Jake Harrison.

Career

Harrison, who is known by the nickname "Big Hoss", began working at the shop at the age of nine.Meet the Pawn Stars: Corey "Big Boss" Harrison
, History.com, accessed February 10, 2011. He eventually became the manager of the shop's day-to-day operations and 30 of its employees. He made the most purchases of anyone in the shop, and is being groomed by Rick to inherit the shop one day. Plots of ''Pawn Stars'' often feature Harrison coming into conflict with his father and grandfather over his knowledge of the shop's inventory, his responsibilities as a manager,Examples include Rick's reaction to the purchase of a stolen item in the episode "John Hancock's Hancock", and his perception of Harrison's laziness in motivating staff people like

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, Harrison's best friend since childhood, to keep the back storage area organized, as well as putting rare items on display at the shop instead of in the backroom in "Backroom Brawl". and his overall judgment in sales, in particular his purchase of expensive items.Examples include his purchase of a boat in "Sink or Sell", despite his father's policy against buying boats, and his $38,000 purchase of a

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in "Hot Air Buffoon", despite Rick's rule requiring him to consult him first when paying more than $10,000 for an item. In Season 7, Harrison tells his father and grandfather that he will take a job at another business if he is not given a 10% partnership in the shop. He remains with the shop after he is given a raise and a 5% partnership, with the possibility of a greater stake in the business in the future. Harrison appeared as himself, alongside his dad Rick and

in "iLost My Head in Vegas", the November 3, 2012, episode of the American TV series ''

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''.

Personal life

Harrison's first wife was his high school sweetheart, Charlene, whom he married in 2009. They divorced in 2015. On May 26, 2017, Harrison married his second wife, Korina "Kiki" Harrison. Their divorce was finalized in September 2018. Harrison cited as the reason for the divorce their competitive work schedules, though the end of their marriage was an amicable one. In October 2018, their son, Richard Benjamin Harrison, was born.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Corey 1983 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Participants in American reality television series Businesspeople from Las Vegas Pawn Stars