Who Is Disco Dean (Karns)? Wiki, Wife, & Net Worth (2023)

Dean Karns Jr., also known as Disco Dean, is an American Drag Car Racer and Reality TV Star with an estimated net worth of $2 million in 2023.

He became famous after his appearance on the Discovery channel’s reality TV show, Street Outlaws, which covers illegal street car racing in Oklahoma City.

In this article, we’ll talk about who Disco Dean is, what he does for a living, his early life, personal life, career, net worth, etc. Keep reading!

Name	Dean Karns Jr.
Also Known As	Disco Dean
Date of Birth	January 12, 1975 (48 Years)
Place of Birth	Fairborn, Ohio, United States
Gender	Male
Height	5 ft and 11 inches (1.8 Meters)
Profession	Drag Car Racer and Reality TV Star
Nationality	American
Religion	Christian
Ethnicity	Caucasian
Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Father	Dean Karns Sr.
Mother	****
Sibling(s)	No
Education	Primary Schooling
Marital Status	Married
Children	Kylie Faith Karns (Daughter)
Net Worth	$2 Million

Disco Dean’s Age

Dean was born to his parents in Fairborn, Ohio, United States, on January 12, 1975. As of 2023, he is 48 years old.

Disco Dean’s Height

He stands at a decent height of 5 feet 11 inches or 1.56 meters. His weight keeps changing. We’ll update you as we have precise information.

Disco Dean’s Religion & Nationality

Born under the Capricorn Zodiac sign and Caucasian ethnicity and raised in the United States, he is a Native American national.

Disco Dean’s Parents

He got his car racing instincts from his parents, as his father, Dean Karns Sr., has been a drag car racer for over 50 years. When his father was young, he lived near a drag strip.

He has a lot of experience in drag car racing and participates with his son in numerous competitions. He even worked for NHRA and was a national record holder.

Karns Jr.’s love for racing began before he was even born. His mother, whose name is unknown, used to go to watch car racing when she was pregnant with him.

The father and son duo shares the nickname, Disco. This nickname was originally given to Sr. because he was an excellent dancer in the 1960s and 1970s.

In 1996-97, Jr. won the world championship for hydraulic car racing and danced well in the car. Then the owner of Lowrider magazine called him “Disco Dean.”

The duo has other things in common, like they both are good dancers, golfers, gamblers, and drag race car drivers who have won several championships.

He completed his primary schooling at a local school, and no information about his higher education is available. He has also never shared anything about having siblings.

Disco Dean’s Wife

Dean Karns is a happily married person. He married Jackie Karns on January 7, 2007. The couple has been together for over one and a half decades.

Disco Dean’s Daughter

They are blessed with a beautiful daughter named Kylie Faith Karns. Her exact date of birth is unknown, but she is a teenager.

What Does Disco Dean Do For A Living?

Disco Dean is a drag car racer. He started his professional drag car racing career in 2005 when he was 30. As a teen at 14, he started remote-controlled car racing.

Before starting professional drag racing, he had his first car, Shirley Muldowney Special, in 2003. As of 2023, he has an experience of over 18 years.

In 18 years, he has won numerous championships, including North America’s state, national, and regional championships.

He is the three times Lowrider Magazine World Champion Hydraulic Car Dancer, which gave him the famous nickname. At 16, he got Team Losi, a sponsor for 1/10 scale offroad.

Team Losi flew him to Japan so that he could participate in IFMAR World Championships. He also won every race of the Extreme Dragster in the 2008 Nopi Season.

He now has his team, Team Pinky, consisting of his father, Dean Karns Dr., drags racing & chassis builder Dan Davies, Jengine builder Jimmy Bowling, and mechanic Bran Sorrells.

Disco Dean’s Stinky Pinky

Dean’s most famous car he owns is a supercharged 1986 Chevvy Camaro named Stinky Pinky Three, powered by a 557 cubic-inch and big-block Chevrolet with an Alan Johnson Hemi engine, which burns nitromethane for more power.

Before starting professional drag racing, he got his first car, Shirley Muldowney Special, in 2003. He drove several more cars, including The Pink Taco, Candy Carush, a 1972s Challenger, and a Mullis dragster in 2010.

What makes his cars special is that he designs his cars himself from scratch by importing parts from different corners of the world.

Disco Dean’s Merchandise

Dean also sells his merchandise to his fans which includes T-shirts, hoodies, decals, hats, sunglasses, posters, lanyards, crush cancer decals, the Deans list metal plates, bracelets, foram fingers, tank tops, youth shirts, Stinky Pinky license plates, koozies, pens w/ stylus, baby onesies, Christmas ornaments, shop rags, metal art, beanies, etc.

Guess what color these are the merchandise. Yes, they’re all pink, which we guess his favorite color is.

Disco Dean’s Net Worth

Dean became famous after he appeared on Discovery’s reality tv series Street Outlaws, which covers illegal street drag racing in Oklahoma City.

As mentioned above, he won numerous racing tournaments and championships, which made him a lot of prize money. He won the Winter Series in 2015 and Spring Fling in 2016, which earned him prize money of $12,000 and $20,000, respectively.

On his Instagram, he has over 29k followers. On Facebook, he has over 140k followers. On his YouTube channel, he has over 6k subscribers. Overall he has over 170k followers to whom he sells his merchandise, making him respectable money. Sponsorships are also a great part of his income.

Along with drag racing, he is a smart reputed businessman. He reportedly owns a commercial window tinting business in Fairborn, Ohio, named Tint King, which has been functional for over two and a half decades.

He also owns multiple cars valued over thousands of dollars and lives in a decent house of unknown value.

As of 2023, he has an estimated net worth of $2 million. This is not an official figure. It is based on estimates of what he owns and how much he makes.

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