Craig Gottlieb is an American military and antique dealer. He is known for his appearance in the History television show Pawn Stars.
Craig Gottlieb’s Early Life and Education:
Gottlieb was born in the year 1971 in the United States. However, his exact birth date and place are unknown. He is the son of parents who migrated to the U.S. from Russia around the turn of the 20th century. His father was a World War II veteran and Jewish. His mother was a Protestant who later converted to Judaism. He holds an American nationality and belongs to the Russian ethnicity.
Regarding his educational background, he has not shared much about his academic qualifications. Like most Americans, he must be a high school graduate. However, it is not unknown if he has graduated college or not.
Craig Gottlieb’s Professional Career:
Gottlieb mostly focuses on rare and valuable military antiques in his auction and dealerships. In 2010, he discovered the desk used by Adolf Hitler in order to sign the Munich Pact of Act of 1938. He also has sold paintings of Hitler’s parents paintings. The paintings were lost since the end of World War II. But he found them in the southern part of California in the hands of a family who removed them from Hitler’s Berghof.
In 2011, he sold a Luger pistol owned by Howard Hughes, who used it in the 1930 movie Hell’s Angels. His further fame came when he appeared in the History Channel’s reality TV series Pawn Stars starring Richard Branson where he uncovered notable military artifacts. Furthermore, he also appears on the Science Channel‘s show Mysteries of the Abandoned. In 2014, he discovered and bought what he believes to be a false passport of Auschwitz concentration camp physician Josef Mengele.
Craig Gottlieb’s Personal Life:
Craig is a very secretive person when it comes to his private life. He is married to Madeline Jackson. However, their wedding details are not known but, the couple seems to be very much in love. Together, they have fur children. Elijah was born in 1991, David born in 1994, Samuel born in 1996, and Aaron born in 2000.