Willie Robertson

Birth Name:

Willie Jess Robertson

Birth Place:

Bernice, Louisiana, United States

Profession

Producer, Actor, Soundtrack

Earned a business degree from Harding University
Is the third of four boys to Phil and Kay Robertson, all of whom work with the family duck call business
Married his high school sweetheart Korie in 1992 and would eventually have three children together while adopting two others
Quote: "Being with your family keeps you grounded, and if anyone starts getting a big head somebody else will remind them of who they are and what they came from․"
Quote: "You may see a crazy uncle, you may see your Dad ․․․ set in his ways․ It's a bunch of unique characters and we're true to life․"
An employee of Duck Commander since childhood, he would take over as CEO in the late 2000s, eventually building the enterprise into a multi-million dollar company within a few short years
Made his professional acting debut as a guest star on ABC's "Last Man Standing" in September of 2013
After building on the success of his first local program "Buck Commander", he would land a second show titled "Duck Dynasty" with A&E in 2012 which would eventually become the network's highest rated program ever
Can often be seen wearing a bandana on his head

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