Shelby Stanga is a renowned reality series star. He is famous for swamp logging and hails from Louisiana. He is nicknamed as Swamp Man.
He has gained this name after being a part of the reality series in the History channel named Ax Men.
He is a crucial part of the show, right from the third season and has triumphantly entered into the third season as well as the fourth season.
He has missed his school life as those were the days when Ku Klux Klan’s activities were prevalent in his area.
At the age of 9 he took up the mission of going to the swamps. His swamp logging tasks missions started with the retrieval of a Cypress tree from a swamp with the assistance of a boat and ropes. This was at the young age of 16.
The estimated net worth of Stanga is about 400 thousand dollars. The reality television series, Ax Men had a great impact in increasing the total net worth of him.
The monthly salary Stanga is receiving for this series is about 70,000 dollars.
His net worth also was affected by the money he received from various side businesses like associations with the furniture designers, museums as well as various construction companies.
Shelby has been into swamp logging i New Orleans for about 37 years. He was accustomed with the dangerous swamps loaded with alligators and other frightening creatures.
This life has taught his to be strong and fearless and that indeed helps him to earn hefty amount of money today. Once he had logged a wood for the national zoo and was given 70 thousand dollars as reward.
He later started his own reality show named The Legend of Shelby The Swamp Man. With his excellence in swamp logging, he could get about 20 contracts of various companies associated with his business.
The biggest change or break in the career or life of Shelby is his appearance in the reality television series.
The show films the work of a logger at different conditions. This show could gain high ratings.
He is married for 11 years with Donna. His life is pictured in the reality series in and around the Atchafalaya Swamp.
His wife Donna was also a part of the shows before. Now in the new episodes, her presence is not visible. She might become a part of the series in the later stages.
Quick Summary:
Full name: Shelby Stanga
Date of birth: 01 Jan 1960
Birth place: Louisiana
Age: 59 Years
Profession: Reality television personality
Height: 5 feet 9 inch
Weight: Unknown
Net worth: $400 thousand