Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Wayde King is an American entrepreneur, producer, television personality and tropical fish expert.
- Wayde is most well-known for being the CEO of Acrylic Tank Manufacturing and for featuring in the successful Animal Planet show called ‘Tanked’.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Wayde was married to Heather King (maiden name Heather Lori Raymer) since October 25, 1997. Together they have two children, Taylor and Morgan. Unfortunately, things did not work out well in their family, and the couple headed for divorce court. Heather was arrested in March 2019 for domestic violence.
- The Las Vegas-based family went through a lot of stress. As per a few reports, post the divorce, Heather had requested primary custody of their daughters but was willing to share joint legal custody.
- Wayde’s business partner on Tanked was his brother-in-law Brett Raymer. Even if he is going through a divorce with Heather, Wayde plans on launching a YouTube channel together with Brett, following the cancellation of their Animal Planet show.
Early Life and Education :
- Wayde was born in Long Island, New York. He was raised in a big family with six other siblings.
- His parents divorced by the time Wayde turned 14, and he continued to live with his mother and stepfather.
- In his early teens, Wayde was introduced to the fish and aquarium business, as his stepfather was managing an aquarium cleaning service.
- For his formal education, Wayde attended the Commack North School of Hard Rocks. Later on, he headed to the American Institute of Tooling, where received the training to become a diamond cutter and machinist.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Wayde serves as the CEO of Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (ATM), one of the country’s leading and most successful aquarium building businesses.
- Wayde was the protagonist of Tanked, an American reality television series that aired on Animal Planet.
- Tanked first aired in 2011 and finally ended in 2019. The show depicted the operations of the aquarium manufacturers Wayde and Brett.
- Each season dealt with a specific project and showed the planning, problem-solving and resources management abilities of the team in order to deliver state-of-the-art tanks and aquariums for their customers.
- Acrylic Tank Manufacturing was established in 1997 & signed the contract with Animal Planet in 2009 where they started to broadcast Wayde’s teamwork. The company’s annual sales are close to be in the range of a few million dollars.
- King has also appeared in America’s Cutest in 2009 and Monster Garage.
- His latest work includes founding Buddica Life, a business that sells CBD Oil and hemp-based foods. The purpose of their products is to target the individual Endocannabinoid system in order to revive the inner equilibrium of its users.
Trivia, Weight Loss & Other Facts :
- Wayde loves animals in general, not only fish, and owns a dog and some cats.
- He loves cars and one of his favorite purchases is a brand new 300 STR-8 Chrysler.
- His ex-partner Heather had served as an accountant for Wayde’s company business.
- Wayde King Illness / Health Update / Sick : There is no information available about Wayde being terminally sick. However, the queries about him being ill may be an allusion to an injury he suffered in 2019 when he was physically assaulted by his wife during a heated disagreement. He reported to the authorities that his wife, Heather, slapped him and kicked him in the stomach.
Discovery+ streaming app has all the episodes! I’ve watched for years and now it’s literally on all day.
Why Tanked was cancelled is a downright shame! It was so educational and featured hard-working masters of their trade. Wayde and Brett left the world a better place with their talents. I’m glad there are reruns!!!
I love Tanked…I think Wade is sexy! I will marry him and would love to look after him, be a great wife to him, cook and look after him. I simply love Wayde.
I loved watching Tanked. I am now watching reruns, but as most fans agree it is a shame the show was cancelled. A horrible situation…but I feel like we are getting punished (viewers) and the employees because of Heather’s behaviour…bring back new episodes of Tanked minus Heather. I am the first name on my petition…if anybody likes to sign please do…then I will send it to Animal Planet!
I’ll sign it, I always watch the reruns.
TANKED reruns are back now !! ANIMAL PLANET is having an all-day all-night Marathon on Friday, April 9th, 2021. I am watching them now as I post this, Reruns Marathon FTW!
It disappoints me the show was canceled. I liked it.