Dave Turin or Dozer Dave is an American TV personality and quarry & mining expert who has spent 17 years in the mining industry including 4 years in the gold space. He is also a member of the Hoffman Crew. Some of his shows are Gold Rush: South America, Gold Fever, Gold Rush and other projects. Recently, on May 20, 2022, Gold Rush: Dave Turin’s lost Mine will return its fourth season at 9 p.m. on Discovery Channel.
Early life
Dave Turin was born on April 21, 1959 in Sandy Oregon, United States of America. Information about his parents has not yet been shared with the media. He has three brothers and not much information about them has been shared with the media. At a young age he went hunting and fishing with his family.
Dave has completed his high school education but has not revealed any details about his school. He also went to university to pursue higher studies, but has not revealed any details about it. There he earned a degree in civil engineering.
Dave Turin career
Dave was professionally and actively involved in quarrying and mining. He has been cast in various documentary shows. He starred in Gold Rush in 2011 and has been working on the reality show for 6 years. In 2013, he appeared in Gold Rush: South America, Gold Rush: The Dirt, and Gold Fever. He flew around the US and Canada in search of gold mines.
In 2019, he starred in Gold Rush: Dave Turin’s Lost Mine. Over the next year he worked in reality shows and films called Josh Gates Tonight and Gold Rush: The Legend of Porcupine Creek. In 2021, he starred in Gold Rush: Winter’s Fortune. Goldrush viewers have witnessed his successes, failures, and frustrations, and when he’s not moving rocks he appears to be chasing gold.
Dave Turin Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | David Torino |
| Date of birth | April 21, 1959 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 63 years |
| Place of birth | Sandy Oregon, USA |
| profession | Television personality and civil engineer |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 5′ 11” – in centimeters – 180cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 74kg – in pounds – 163 pounds |
| hair colour | dark brown |
| eye color | dark brown |
Dave Turin Family | |
| Father | – |
| mother | – |
| sister | – |
| Brothers | – |
Relationship status | |
| Marital status | Married |
| Who is Dave Turin’s wife? | Shelley Turin |
| children | Three |
Personal life
Dave is married to his high school friend Shelly Turin. They tied their wedding knot in a close and intimate wedding ceremony. It seems that he likes to keep his private life away from the media. The couple is also blessed with three children. His children are all grown and married and blessed with grandchildren.
Dave Turin net worth
Dave Turin earns mainly from his gold mining and quarrying career. In addition, he is also a mining reality star as he works in and possibly earns from the TV series Gold Rush. He also appears as a guest on various talk shows. According to sources, his net worth was estimated at around $3 million.
Dave Turin Social media
Dave is an active user on social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter. On his Instagram account, he has 30.3K followersand 55 posts. His Instagram feed is filled with pictures of his family, work place and updates on upcoming shows. In March 2018, he joined Twitter and amassed 2,372 followers.
Facts About Dave Turin
- His family had a commercial quarry.
- He helped Hoffman’s crew hunt for gold and filmed for a reality show.
- Dave has a variety of hats and carried a lot of gold mining gear.
- He was a football player in college but focused on a mining career.
- He is grandfather to two girls and two boys.
- In 2012, he starred in a TV movie documentary called Do or Die.
- He appeared in the 2016 Gold Rush Archival Footage.
- Dave Turin supports Gresham Ford as they support the needs of the local community.
- He has owned and operated a Ford pickup truck for the past 35 years.