Guy Fieri's kids have to get 2 college degrees for an inheritance. His youngest son is trying to make a different deal.

Guy Fieri may have a $100 million contract with Food Network, but that hasn't changed the celebrity chef's rule regarding his children's future inheritance.

"If you want this cheese, you got to get two degrees," he told them, borrowing a quote from the NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal.

But Fieri, who recently sat down with Business Insider to discuss his new flavors with Waterloo Sparkling Water, said that "everybody's taking me to the bank on this one."

Fieri's eldest son, Hunter, 28, is set to graduate with an MBA from the University of Miami in May. And his 26-year-old nephew Jules, whom Fieri has helped raise since his sister died in 2011, recently graduated from the law program at Loyola Marymount University.

"Poor Ryder is just finishing his freshman year at San Diego State University," Fieri said of his youngest son, who's 19. "The boys rib him all the time. They're like: 'You know, we're done. You still have to go finish college and go get your postgraduate.'"

Fieri said his son Ryder had tried to negotiate his way out of their arrangement.

Though Ryder still has many years of education ahead of him, Fieri said everyone was looking forward to a "big graduation" reward this summer in honor of Hunter and Jules' recent accomplishments.

For more information see Anneta Konstantinides "Guy Fieri's kids have to get 2 college degrees for an inheritance. His youngest son is trying to make a different deal." Yahoo Entertainment, April 16, 2025. 

Special thanks to David S. Luber (Florida Probate Attorney) for bringing this article to my attention.