Joey Chestnut Parents: Meet Merlin Chestnut And Alicia Chestnut

Joey Chestnut is a competitive eater from the United States who is most known for winning the eating competition “Major League Eating.”

California is where he was born and raised. He was 2 years old when his father left the household. Following this, his mother raised him by herself.

With five other siblings, he grew up. He once claimed that as a child, he had a voracious appetite and ate a lot.

When his younger brother requested that he enter a deep-fried asparagus eating contest, he attended “San Jose State University” and took part in his first eating contest there.

He did well in the competition, and he started to become known in the field.

Joey Chestnut Parents: Meet Merlin Chestnut And Alicia Chestnut

Joey Chestnut’s famous parents are Merlin and Alicia Chestnut. His parents are reportedly from a middle-class background.

Merlin’s father’s identity is unknown, however, Alicia, his mother, is an actress who has been in the films Sucka Punch’D (2012) and Lloyd Banks Feat.