UPDATE 9/8/26, 2:30 a.m. ET: Pawn Stars’ Rick Harrison is now recovering at home after having emergency bypass surgery.
“Today, Rick was discharged from the hospital and is now resting at home. By all accounts, he’s now doing great,” a spokesperson for the Harrison family told TMZ on Monday, September 7.
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Pawn Stars’ Rick Harrison is on the mend after undergoing emergency bypass surgery.
“He went in for a simpler procedure and they found he needed a bypass,” a spokesperson for the Harrison family told People on Friday, September 4. “He is resting comfortably and looking forward to a full recovery.”
The spokesperson added that Harrison, 61, was appreciative of the support he has received from the staff and his loved ones in the midst of his health scare.
“He is grateful for the doctors and staff at the hospital and that his wife and family can be with him during this time,” the statement concluded
Harrison is best known for starring on Pawn Stars, which documents the ins and outs of Harrison’s family business, the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas, which opened in 1989. Rick ran the store with his late father Richard “Old Man” Harrison, son Corey “Big Hoss” Harrison and Corey’s childhood friend, Austin “Chumlee” Russell. Richard ultimately retired in 2017, and Rick has continued to run the store. (Richard died in 2018 following a battle with Parkinson’s disease.)
Pawn Stars premiered on the History Channel in 2009. The series is currently ongoing and in its 24th season, which premiered back in January.
Earlier this year, Rick wed his fifth wife Agripina “Angie” Polushkin after two years of dating. (Rick was previously married to Kim Harrison from 1982 to 1985, Tracy Harrison from 1986 to 2011, DeAnna Burditt from 2013 to 2020 and Amanda Palmer from 2021 to 2023.)
The couple tied the knot in January at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas with an intimate reception held at Rick’s barbecue restaurant, Rick’s Rollin Smoke BBQ & Tavern.
“1/3/26 we became Mr & Mrs Harrison 🥰,” Polushkin wrote via Instagram at the time.
Weeks later, they held a destination wedding at the Le Blanc Spa Resort in Cancun.
“My dream beach wedding came true on 1/26/26,” Polushkin wrote via Instagram following the couple’s second ceremony. “I married the most loving, caring, and supportive man I’ve ever met and the one that treats me like a princess every single day. Love you always & forever ♥️♥️♥️.”
Around the same time as Rick’s wedding, his son Corey was involved in a motorcycle accident in Mexico. He sustained serious injuries, including multiple broken bones.
“Pretty messed up but I’m good crash bars are awesome 3 nights in the hospital 11breaks in my rib cage,” Corey wrote via Instagram in January. “Will do an episode on @theCoreyHarrisonshow. Sorry Pops, looks like I’m missing your wedding.”
