Corey Harrison

About

Richard Corey Harrison (born April 27, 1983), also known by his nickname “Big Hoss”, is an American businessman, reality television personality, and a cast member of the History TV series Pawn Stars, which documents his work at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas, which he co-owns with his father, Rick Harrison.

Harrison was born on April 27, 1983, one of three sons born to Kim and Rick Harrison, and the grandson of Richard Benjamin Harrison, the then–co-owners of Las Vegas’ Gold & Silver Pawn Shop.

Harrison began working at the shop at the age of nine. 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. 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, and his overall judgment in sales, particularly his purchase of expensive items. In Season 7, filmed in 2012, 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…