Mike Wolfe of American Pickers and his girlfriend Jodi Faeth were together for about 17 or 18 years before they got married on September 8th, 2012. Their daughter Charlie Faeth Wolfe was born a little over seven months earlier on January 30th, 2012. The Wolfes married on September 8th, Charlie was baptized on the 9th, and then Mike reported on the 10th that he was off picking again for two weeks. That was a busy weekend for the Wolfe family!
The Wolfes did manage to squeeze in a family honeymoon in Hawaii the next month after the wedding. About a month later, little Charlie, who was born with a cleft palate and lip, underwent a second successful reconstructive surgery to repair the birth defect.
Mike's picking partner Frank Fritz is not married and has no children. Frank's girlfriend has been mentioned on the show several times, but he apparently keeps his personal life very private as there is no other information out there about the girlfriend at this time or any info about whether they're still together. We do think, however, that Frank's real true love back home is probably really his cat, since he talks about missing his cat all the time while on the road!
The highly successful History Channel show currently racks up over 6.5 million viewers. You can already buy some of Mike and Frank's picking finds at their Antique Archaeology stores in LeClaire, Iowa and Nashville, Tennessee, but now their ace assistant Danielle Colby has just opened up a shop of her own that you can visit in Chicago!
Danielle's new store, 4 Miles 2 Memphis, just opened its doors at 1734 West North Avenue in Chicago (60622) at the beginning of the year. The shop carries many green and upcycled creations designed by Danielle herself, using recycled and vintage materials (satin, silk, lace, taffeta, and more), and also stocks things like girl power tees, army jackets, and other clothing; lots of jewelry and handmade accessories; posters and music; fragrance, cosmetics, and body products; and miscellaneous other items and gifts, including refrigerator magnets. 4 Miles to Memphis is open Monday through Saturday from 12pm to 7pm.
In the meantime, check out this video where Mike talks about being a new dad (and shows off pics of baby Charlie) below:
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