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WHAT?! I’m new here (hi everybody) and I had no idea his real name was Guy Ferry! I had to look it up on Wikipedia. What a poser! He says Fee-et-i in that annoying accent, and acts like his grandparents and parents have been saying it that way for decades. And all this time he made it up? And it was fake? WHAT A TOOL!
Gee guys, give him a break. His great-grandfather’s name was Fieri. Often times people coming to this country would change the name, to fit it with the culture, and make it easier to pronounce. He chose to “honor great-grandfather” and go back to the original name. I’d hardly call Guy a fake for that!
Yeah. And my great grandfather’s name was BULLSHITTIA.
Jillian, How wonderful we are cousins, my great grandmother’s name was Bullshittia also. What part of Ireland was he from?
then he should honor him by pronouncing it correctly.
I completely agree!! There is nothing fake or “poser” about that. I think it is actually a very nice thing to do.
Did his grandfather wear his glasses on his head beckward, wear enormous watches, dye his hair white, and act like a douchebag?
Fieri’s great-grandfather had been named Giuseppe Fieri, with the surname (last name) ultimately Americanized to “Ferry”. straight from Wikipedia. When he got married, he went back to family’s true name. nothing wrong with that.
Who gives a shit? Assloads of people have Italian great grandparents. How do you think America was populated? By magical fairies? My great grandparents had incredibly italian last names too, but my last name is now MADISON and my heritage has become mixed since then. You don’t see me walking around going by MADISONI and disowning the other parts of my heritage like he does.
The guy is a fucking poser, and his schtick is old and tired.
You should do your homework….
1. Wikipedia is full of false info, and is made up of posts by people who post on sites like this…LOL
2.The name Fieri is NOT EVER properly pronounce “FEE-ET-TEE”.
It is pronounced “FEE-AIR-EE”.
This should be blown up and hung in the Food Network studios to remind people to be themselves… and not to act like fake morons.
The man always sounds like Fat Albert’s buddy Mushmouth when he says his own last name.
What a douchebag. I hope his family is proud.
I was quite surprised to see Guy’s boney a** knees. They look a lot like my grandma’s……
I bet Guy’s never even been on a skate board in his life.
He Has freeking Pixie sticks for manly features….!
I mean, even Mario wears shorts but when was the last time you’ve seen MARIO’S knees……At least Mario has manly features…..for the most part……
Isn’t it “Fee-’Airy”?
yes.
I never liked him.
Guys Big Bite – yeah…….. more like Guys Big Butt !!!
His food was never interesting and he is one of those annoying chefs / cooks (*cough* *rachel ray* *cough*) – that has to shout when they talk.
Food-Douche.
His family name may have been Fieri but they changed it to Ferry when they came to the US.
And how do you know that, Sandra? Are you friends with his family or are you just guessing.
Dan, it matters not…do the translation – Fieri = Italian for “Hyperactive Nutt Guzzler”
HeWhoseName, that is truly one of the funniest comments I’ve ever read.
Why can’t your name be spoken? Are you famous or something?
Wow, you know your network blows when your big draw has to make up a stage name and cannot prove any provenance of it.
And some of the guys he has hanging around on Big Bite look like total tools.What does he grab a stage hand or some guy from the maintenance dept?
I really can’t stand this guy. I wish he’d take the next bus to Flavor Town.
Dan- I’m just guessing.
I think Fee-Yeddi owes his fans an explantion. I do not beleive he has openly discussed the reworking of his name and why he did it. Im sure he has some type of motive.
The more exposure he get the more buttscussting he becomes.
god what an asshole. his schtick wears thinner and thinner as the days pass. i really can’t even be bothered to pay him any mind. just wish his 15 minutes of “fame” would be up, and he could sink back into obscurity flipping burgers at one of his fine dining establishments. fucking douchebag.
I don’t know why he changed his last name, but I do know that he was using “Fieri” way before he started with the Food Network. There are newspaper articles from the Santa Rosa Press Democrat dating back to November of 1996 that quote him as “Guy Fieri.”
I don’t speak Italian, but I did find in an Italian dictionary: Fieri – from fiero. adj. bold, proud, haughty, severe, fierce.
Suits.
in case you weren’t convinced of his douchiness, apparently gheee owns a vette and a jeep with flames. these possessions completes the “tool” box
http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2008/112_0806_guy_fieri_celeb_drive/index.html
I honestly thought this was a joke…now im even MORE irritated when he says his name in the same annoying way giada says “mozzarella”. YOU’RE AMERICAN. guy PRIDES himself on being an orange-faced CALIFORNIAN. pronouce the r, dingleberry. or you can just ROLL the r’s in ferry.
And by the way, he’s REALLY showing his authentic italian heritage by pimping the renowned 5 star establishment, T.G.I. FRIDAY’S. douche mclouche.
Ask any Italian about the pronunciation and you get curious looks. There is no phonetic emphasis whatsoever on the R. R becomes YEH, and the I becomes TI.
Someone know an Italian expert who can help us solve this ?
This is unpossible! He’s even said, on more than one occasion, things to the effect of: “With a name like fi-etti, I know Italian food.”
Also, he knows French food just as well because he saw Ratatouille.
He’s never pronounced his name as “Ferry”.
I wanna slap him just that much harder whenever he crosses his arms and grins that big dumbass grin.
Wait so he spells his name Fieri but pronounces it “fee-eh-tee and really his last name is Ferry? /facepalm
His Last Name is Fairy I think? He thinks he’s a bad boy because he wears his sunglasses at night. Arrest him now. Plus wearing girly sandals doesn’t make you cool. Stop borrowing your wife’s footwear, you dumb ass.
I love Guy Fieri. He’s the best thing on Food Network and makes us smile every weekend with his Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives show.
Of all the people to call a “poser” on the Food Network, you pick THIS Guy?
His real last name is ferry pronounced fairy. His whole family lives in the town next to the one i live in. my parents knew his parents. and i mean come on would you really want that name??? id change it too. he hated it, everyone made fun of it. Fieri sounds a lot better if you ask me.
Ok, Guy is just 3 years younger than me and we lived in the same area. He was always known as Guy Ferry. The family name is Ferry. His Parents go by Ferry. Just a guess but maybe a little geneology would dig up an ancestor as Fieti. Quite a few people had their name spellings changed when the came through Ellis Island due to the inability of the workers to understand the accent of the person immigrating or not being familiar with the names and spellings of the country. I’m not saying this is the answer but a good guess. Anyway, who cares? Good for him if he wants to correct a wrong or even fix a name that used to be a normal name until someone once again adulterated a good word.
Guy fieri, or should we say Guy Ferry is such a douce and a creepy. I wonder if anyone would have the balls to address him by his REAL last name to see his reaction.
All this about some Gay Fairy? I don’t know why the phrase ‘douche-bag’ gets applied to him so frequently, but I have to admit that the first time I saw him shilling for TGI Friday’s I thought, ‘What a fucking douchebag.’ It’s people like him that force me to turn off the TV, let alone the FN. One more douche-bag like him and we can tell Satan we’re ready for the Apocalypse.
I think Guy is awesome, Ive ate at TexWasabi’s and Johnny garlic’s, both very good restaurants. Met the man twice, Cool dude. Its amazing that so many people hate him, A lot of show people, actors and pitch men change there names to something else. How many of ya’ll have said something that wasnt true? Ya’ll never once told a fib or a story for something? My borther has a restaurant, So many people with our last name here and use it in there businesses that he uses a different last name for it. But remember its ok to be this way to somebody, always know that somebody HATES you the same. Im a lawyer so I know people hate me, but the pay me well so it dosnt matter.
You’re a lawyer (attorney) and you don’t know how to spell??
Why did Guy change his last name from Ferry to Fieri?
Guy changed his name when he got married in 1995; he wanted to honor his immigrant grandfather. blog post Guy’s great-grandfather’s name was Giuseppe Fieri.
People people, Research shit when you hear about it instead of just going by it! You people sound like a bunch or republicans! Ya’ll are the losers!
“YOUDONTKNOWME”… You claim to be a lawyer, yet you’re illiterate.
Anyways, it’s refreshing to see so many other people that feel the same way I do about Guy Ferry! There are so many things about him that annoy me… wears one wristband, sunglasses on the back of his head, ridiculous “bling”, bleached hair, clothes you might expect a 16-year old kid to wear… list goes on… Whether he changed his name or not is irrelevant to me. He’s a total douche either way. If he was a more genuine person he might have more respect.
Ok, seriously? All the things you just said about him that “annoy” you, you are talking about 98% of the population of California! Hello?!!!? California is crawling with bleach blond, blinged out, babbling idiots! But Guy is not one of them! It’s TELEVISION!
Just because it’s on tv doesn’t mean it’s real. 98% of the population of California does not look like that piece of shit. In fact, all of us don’t live next to the beach , are blonde, or wear sandals to work. Geez.
People want to like him, fine. Personally I avoid him like the plague ( I live in the same town he does). I won’t go to his restaurants because he supports the hells angles and his “sexscapades” are the talk of the town (his poor wife!!). His food is barely that and his endless parade of vehicles we call ” global wamers” are just as annoying as his voice ( every car he drives is electric yellow. Give me a break). I have warned my husband if I ever get within five feet of him, I can’t be responsible formmy actions. Oh, when he was just a local somebody and opened his Johnny Garlics restaurant on Farmers LN in Santa Rosa, he went by Ferry.
How can that person be a lawyer? How can someone that has gone through 6 years of college find spelling and construction of a proper sentence all that challenging?
They need to post their law firm’s name so we can stay away.
It’s all marketing people. That’s why he’s on Food Network and you’re not. While he’s out there producing many shows and owns many restaurants, we’re here on the internets making fun of him. And the joke’s on who? Apparently what he does sells. AND, you’ve taken the time to research his history, so obviously you have more than a passing interest. Jealousy, maybe?
Yep, gotta be jealousy. I’ve always aspired to be a douchebag who reeks of desperation to try to remain “hip” (as he apparently sees it in his own bizarre way) and has the hygiene and table manners of a sewer rat. I think it was Bourdain who summed it up best when he said something to the effect that Ferry is Food Network’s own Poochie. I cannot think of a more apt comparison.
Ah, yes, the “it’s just jealousy” offense. THAT never gets old.
Oh my gosh. Criticism or even gentle mocking is the not the same thing as jealousy. No one in his right mind would be jealous of Guy Ferry.
[...] This appeared in one of those annoying screen pop-ups during last night’s episode of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. It seems even the people at the Food Network are confused about the spelling and pronunciation of Fieri’s fake last name! [...]
Hey Guy, Tell Your Dad Ted Call From Powhatan Point, Ohio is thinking about him. We were in the high school band togather,and went through boot camp in San Diego at the same time. Sorry to hear about his Mom. I was at work or I would have been there for him. I worked as a River Boat Capt. I have retired from the river.
he’s a POSER that needs a kick in the nutz
He needs to buy a FERRY ride back to his native land Doucheland.
His actual name is Is Douchie McTool
Holy EFF I haven’t seen a bunch of haters and jealous people like 98% of you pieces of shart on here!! WOW Hating on the guy cause you think you know his life story … who gives an EFF wtf his last name is. The guy is an awesome cook, talented and hilarious. Too bad you guys didn’t hit it big and win on the cooking channel … most of you are probably savouring your food you bought from your food stamps! (just kidding)
bottom line is, who gives a shart what his last name is, it’s obvious you guys are jealous…. to actually post on a forum your hatred for him … i would love to see you say this shart to the guy’s face … losers .. get a life
Thank you!!! I know that’s right!!!
Um, people tell him off all the time. I was privileged enough to witness such a situation inside his disasteorus Tex wasabi’s on Fourth st. ( where he slathers fish with cream cheese and calls it sushi)I took the girl down the street and bought her a beer. Best day.
Ok, you guys are seriously messed up! Thank you to all who stood up for Guy! For those who bashed him, listen up! Guy is a great person! He is whole hearted, and awesome! The fact that he chose to BRING BACK his great-grandfathers name is an honor in some cultures! That, and tell me something, how the hell do you people know how it’s pronounced? Did you know his great-grandfather? Did he tell you how it’s pronounced? I didn’t think so! And for those calling him a poser, what exactly is it that makes him so? As far as I’m concerned, you people are just jealous. There is no other explanation for why you hate on him so bad! It’s as simple as this. Get a life, and stop hating on a great guy that you’ll never be!
Is this Guy’s mom?
As an American of Italian descent I am proud of Guy for bringing back the original surname. Anti-Italian sentiment more than likely cause the use of “Ferry”. There’s still plenty of that prejudice going on so Guy is to be respected for putting the real name out there.
I’m on Guy for being way over the top pretty regularly around here. But a couple of misconceptions.
We got here from Italy after names were regularly changing, so we still have our 12 letter, 5 syllable name that people have been butchering since grade school.
Guy’s name could have changed for a couple of reasons. The first is the usual “the guys at Eliis couldn’t understand him” line. Yeah, that definitely did happen. The other very common reason for a name change, though, was back in the 19th/early 20th century, an Italian name meant you weren’t going to find gainful work. A guy named Fieri (see what I did there?) wasn’t getting a job, but Ferry sounded as Anglo as anyone out there and found work. Was common to Anglicize one’s name in the Italian, Irish, and German immigrant communities.
Personally, I might change my name back too if it meant fixing a wrong. There might be other heritage in his bloodlines, but if the name persisted, it might as well be the correct one.
Whatever this guy does on TV that I do or don’t agree with, I find it rather cool that he changed his name back.
Also, for the person that said he’s mispronouncing it. Yeah there’s probably no need for the accent, but he’s saying it correctly. Or, at least, as correctly as someone who speaks Italian with a Northern California accent would. Probably not as “correct” as my Toscano, but probably more understandable than some of the Abbruzzese we have floating around on my father’s side.
I think that Gay Ferry is a pretty cool guy… Eh makes southwestern eggrolls and doesn’t afraid of anything. I ate at one of his places once (I think it was the TGI Friday’s in Flavor Town, but I don’t remember for sure,) but I remember that it was “Money.”
I have no problem with Guy Fieri changing his last name from Ferry and as a matter of fact, I like his his tv shows and I don’t think he’s a douche or the other negative things that have been said about him in these posts. I do believe he’s not pronouncing Fieri properly, but the issue I have is that if he wants to honor his heritage by going back to his Italian last name, why did he name his two kids Hunter and Ryder and not two Italian names such as Giovanni, Vincenzo, Salvatore or Pietro? Something about his story doesn’t add up if you ask me.