Shelby Stanga was born on the 1st January 1970 in Louisiana USA, and is a logger but became known as a reality television star, claiming fame through his appearance on the television program “AX Men Show” broadcast on the History channel. Shelby has been working as a logger since he was sixteen years old, however, has been known as an entertainer only for around seven years.
How rich is the reality star – logger? It has been reported that the overall size of Shelby Stanga’s net worth is as much as $2 million, as of the data estimated in early 2018 – it has been suggested that his salary in “AX Men” amounts to $70,000 per episode. Approximately the same amount of money per year he earns selling logs to museums, construction companies as well as to well-known furniture designers.
Shelby Stanga Net Worth $2 Million
To begin with, Stanga experienced difficulties at school related to some radical activities. He came from a poor family, so his mother took him from school even though the boy was only nine years old. He had nothing to do except play with his younger cousin, or going hunting in the forest which was located nearby. However, Stanga managed to find his own alternative, and chose to explore the swamps. Being 16 years old, he started removing fallen logs from swamps using only inner tubes, ropes and a boat. This became a profitable business in spite of the fact that the job was not an easy one. Some of the logs had been lying in the mud for more than a thousand years and it was very difficult to find them at first. Logs which range in age from 2,000 to 5,000 years have already absorbed various minerals which results in a great range of colours, varying from brown, purple green, blue and even red. The logs are very attractive not only to various museums but also furniture designers – one example out of many would be Northshore’s Keith Dufour. Overall, logging has increased the net worth of Shelby Stanga considerably.
Concerning his career as a television star, he started with the series “Ax Men” on the History channel in 2009. The personality of Stanga was so attractive that the channel gave him another chance; his personal series entitled “The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man” (2013 – present), which focuses on his logging and his unique lifestyle. The ratings of the show are high, which has also helped increase the total amount of Shelby Stanga’s net worth.
What is more, Shelby is a popular personality. He has close to 200,000 likes on Facebook and more than 20000 followers on Twitter, despite the fact that he doesn’t even have a computer. To cut the long story short, this charismatic person is popular everywhere, even in the middle of the swamp.
Finally, in the personal life of the logger and television star, he is married to Donna, and they reside in Ponchatoula, New Orleans; their residence is on 3.5 acres land that faces Lake Pontchartrain.
