Johnny Dang is a famous Vietnamese jeweler and entrepreneur who is known as the Jeweler To the Stars. He is the owner of wholesale jeweler Jonny Dang & Co. Similarly, he is also the partner of the rapper Paul Wall in his business. in addition to his business, he is also popular for his involvement in the American music world, especially in Hip-hop. He has appeared in music videos of Nelly, Machine Gun Kelly, DJ Khaled, and of course the Queen B, Beyoncé herself.
What Is Age & Height Of Jeweler Johnny Dang?
Johnny Dang was born on November 21, 1974, in Vietnam under the zodiac sign Scorpio. He holds Vietnamese ethnicity and belongs to mixed ethnicity. As of March 2022, Dang is 47 years old.
Johnny grew up along in his hometown with his four brothers; though the detail about his siblings is low-key. Furthermore, the entrepreneur is yet to reveal much about his parents.
How It All Began: The Journey From An Immigrant To A Successful Jeweler
Pa s sion, hard work, and a few luck sum up the journey of Johnny Dang. Following his pa s sion, Dang began learning about jewelry making and design while he was in Vietnam. Later, in 1996, he along with his mother and siblings moved to America to reunite with his father.
His father who was a Vietnam war soldier was escaped by boat, and later opened a small jewelry repair shop in Texas. Dang joined him and started repairing and designing the pieces.
He quickly realized the difference in the designs as compared to Asia and began learning the new tools to impress his American customers.
During that journey, he met rapper and entrepreneur, Paul Wall who was highly impressed by his work, and later on, they would collaborate to make one of the biggest jewelry houses in America.
“If I can do it, everyone can. Especially people born in the United States because there are so many opportunities here.”
“Never get too comfortable. Success doesn’t always last, especially if you’re complacent. This is true for entrepreneurs and rappers with hit songs; you have to keep working hard if you don’t want to just be a one hit wonder.”
Above are some of the quotes of Johnny Dang. these statements prove his loyalty and pa s sion to the work.
Professional Career
Johnny Dang started his career serving with jewelry like a watch repairman. He opened a shop during the late 90s at the flea market. He increases his shop into custom manufacturing stores as well as two jewelry repairs in Sharpstown Mall in Houston, Texas.
Then, he came to the hype as Jeweler To the Stars and began creating custom pieces for many celebrities. Later, magazines like XXL and Ozone featured Dang's jewelry. His business build-up was known to the people after the rapper Paul Wall joined him as a partner.
Johnny and Paul were also featured on their own reality TV series, The Johnny Dang and Paul Wall Show. Recently, he has added three locations and numerous wholesale accounts in his custom business.
Net Worth & Salary In 2022
The jewelry designer Johnny Dang's net worth is $20 million as of Celebrity NetWorth in 2022. On the other hand, his business partner Paul Wall has a decent net worth of $5 million. The revenue of Johnny Dang & Co. is worth $13.2 million.
Sources reported that he earned $100 per month at the flea market repair stall but for now, he is surely earning an average salary in six digits. There is no doubt the millionaire is living a luxurious life in his lavish mansion.
Moreover, Dang's company runs a YouTube channel johnnydangandco, created on October 8, 2009. It has more than 843K subscribers & a total of 97.236 million views. As per Social Blade, the YouTube channel can earn in the range of $3.2K - $50.5K per year.
Personal Life; Married, Daughter, And Family
Johnny Dang is living a healthy married life with his lovely wife named Jennifer Dang. Though, the jeweler is yet to confirm the wedding date or further detail on his relationship. No doubt, they are in a marital relationship for a long time.
Moreover, the duo is parents to 2 children. They welcomed daughter Jacy Dang on September 6, 2005, & later became parents to son Johnny Dang Jr. on April 19, 2006.
Often Johnny shares pictures of his adorable family on his Instagram. As of 2022, the Vietnamese-American entrepreneur has more than 58.5K followers on his personal Instagram page @grillsbyjohnnydang.
As his company's Instagram @johnnydangandco has over 2.7 million followers.
Similarly, Dang is close to Kanye West as he is a loyal customer. Likewise, he has a good term with rappers such as TI, Lil Wayne, Sean Combs, Beyonce, and Cardi B.
by samikshya, 10 Sep, 2019