With a high demand for alligator leather and their harvest unregulated, there was a huge decline in their population. Bruce was born in 1960, and he along with his younger siblings grew up in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [6] The show was initially broadcast on Sunday nights at 10:00p.m. ET/PT. If you are new to eCelebrityFacts, make sure you subscribe to our channel and dont forget to ring the bell icon.\r#BruceMitchell #SwampPeople #eCelebrityFacts #CelebrityNews #RealityStar Joey and Zak are called in to take care of a problem during this Thursday's splashy episode #SwampPeople, Posted by Swamp People on History onTuesday, April 13, 2021. In their time together, the pair have two lovely daughters. Bruce was born July 13, 1960 and grew up in Ponchatoula, LA as the oldest of five brothers and sisters, including him. Thankfully nothing as dramatic as death occurred to the reality star. Joe Gattos Tragic Life The Untold Truth Why Did He Left Impractical Jokers. When it comes to finding a gift for his wife, Bruce Mitchell believes in "swamp shopping."Subscribe for more from Swamp People and other great HISTORY shows:. The same can be said about other reality stars from History, except for Ax Mens star Shelby Stanga, who has been friends with Bruce for years, given that they live just five miles, eight kms from each other. Over the years the reality show has introduced some of the deadliest gator hunters such as Troy Landry,Terral Evans, Glenn Guist, Willie Edwards,Daniel Edgar,Ashley Jones,Big Tee, including snake hunter Dusty Crum. Your email address will not be published. Prior to joining TheBiography in December 2020, he was an entertainment reporter in People. Janets family also has a long history of gator hunting, allegedly establishing the first gator farm in Louisiana in 1962, thanks to the efforts of Janets father Harvey Kliebert. In on (or more) of his videos, I see what appears to very an Amateur Radio in the background. ET. So whatever happened to him? The series follows the Louisiana-based Gator Hunters who make their living on the swamp. Allegedly, her post had been too explicit, and allegedly enraged fans to the point they called the network to demand not only Choate but her former cast-partners join the show again. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. So that was the start of a long-hiatus for the Edwards duo, and it wasnt until the 12th season that they came back to it. It was later revealed that Guist suffered a heart attack. Swamp People made its television premiere on 22 August 2010, and featured people who hunted alligators in the largest wetland in the US, the Atchafalaya River Basin in south central Louisiana. Keep with us to discover the truth! After the birth of their second daughter, Bruce and Janet decided to open the farm for public tours. While the stars of the History Channel's Swamp People shine a light on the onerous life of the bayou, little has been known about the swamp people themselves . Mitchell is listed as a cast member for season 12. Daniel Edgar. He mainly helped stepfather Troy Landry and younger siblings Chase and Jacob Landry during the pursuit of Alligators. While these tours allow people to see Louisianas wildlife in the swamps and bayous, its in no way a hunting service. Entertainment Weekly: "'Pawn Stars' gets new theme song from Lynyrd Skynyrd -- EXCLUSIVE", April 22, 2013. Bruce and his friend Ronnie Adams also teamed up with a Louisiana plane company to offer air tours over the swamps, allowing his fans to share some quality time with him, while supporting local tourism. He is popular as \"The Gator Man\" in the History Channel reality show Swamp People. Original Media, which produced Swamp People, came under new management, and resulted in the firing of several cast members after season six Bruce was let go after season nine. He appeared in 14 episodes until 2014. As the years progressed, Bruce grew as a gator hunter and eventually took over Klieberts Alligator & Turtle Farm. Instead, the 61-year-old Gator man took a break to spend some time with some new additions to his family, his grandchildren. It is a business sometimes he makes more in 30 days of Alligator hunting seasons than his other business of harvesting and distributing crawfish for nine months. All in all, it's important to confirm that "Swamp People" isn't being . For 11 seasons out of the 13 that had been aired since 2010, he captivated the . Feb. 18 2021, Published 2:18 p.m. He launched Bruces Front Porch Cooking Show on his Facebook and YouTube channel in 2019. 2023 Glossyfied.com | hello@glossyfied.com, Fact or Fiction: The True Story Behind Where the Crawdads Sing.