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Jake Nodar (Naked and Afraid XL) Bio, Wikipedia, Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Height, Partner, Job, Net worth

Jake Nodar Biography and Wikipedia

Jake Nodar is a naturalist, adventurer, survivalist, actor, activist, environmentalist, reality T V Personality, and horse-trainer from Baltimore, Maryland. He is best known for appearing on the Discovery Channel reality series Naked and Afraid and Naked and Afraid XL: Frozen. Nodar is a horse trainer at Jake Nodar’s Horse and Unicorn Training. He currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jake Nodar Age | Birthday

Nodar is 46 years old as of 2024. He was born on July 5, 1978. Nodar, who is a Naked and Afraid XL star celebrates his birthday on the 5th of July each year.

Jake Nodar  Parents

Nodar was born in Baltimore, Maryland to his parents; German/Russian mother and an Irish/Cuban father.  Nodar has four siblings; an older brother one younger brother and two younger sisters. Jake’s mother works for a farm where they do educational programs where they teach kids about agriculture and the agriculture/environmental link while his father is an avid outdoor enthusiast.

Jake Nodar
Jake Nodar

Jake Nodar Ethnicity

Nodar is of mixed ethnicity. He has German/Russian roots from his mother’s side and Irish/Cuban heritage from his father’s side.

Jake Nodar Height

Nodar stands at a height measurement of 6 feet and 2 inches (approximately).

Jake Nodar Partner

Nodar is openly gay. He has a partner who he occasionally features on his Facebook and Instagram accounts. On February 14, 2022, Valentine’s Day, Nodar posted his photo alongside his partner on Facebook. Moreover, Nodar is a member of the Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association. The Naked and Afraid XL star grew up in a Christian family and came out as gay at the age of 20.

Jake Nodar Job

Nodar is a Naturalist, adventurer, survivalist, actor, activist, environmentalist, and horse trainer. He is a trainer at Jake Nodar’s Horse and Unicorn Training. Jake’s love for horses started when he was still a child. At 18, Nodar purchased his first horse. He was later hired as a farm manager at Days End Farm Horse Rescue after volunteering there for some time.

Moreover, Nodar attended a horse training school in western Colorado. After graduation, he started his business, primarily working with young horses and horses with behavioral issues. Over the past 17 years, Nodar has started hundreds of young horses under saddle, trained with Olympic riders, and trained and competed in numerous disciplines, both English and western, and appeared in numerous publications such as California Riding Magazine, Practical Horseman Magazine, and the Equiery.

As a reality television personality, Nodar has appeared in several reality series on Discovery Channel. He appeared on Discovery Channel’s Out of the Wild:  The Alask Experience, Naked and Afraid, and Naked and Afraid XL: Frozen.

Additionally, in May 2022, Shinesty, an online retailer announced a partnership with Nodar. Nodar was announced as Shinesty’s guest art director.

Naked and Afraid XL: Frozen

Jake Nodar is a cast member of season 1 of Naked and Afraid XL: Frozen.  He is a horse trainer originally from Baltimore, Maryland, who hails from Atlanta Georgia. In this season of Naked and Afraid XL: Frozen, 12 of “Naked and Afraid’s” most popular and experienced all-stars take on 14 days and nights in the frozen, ice-covered wilderness. The Rocky Mountains, sub-freezing temperatures, hypothermia, and frostbite are just but some of the dangers at hand that will be faced by the  12 of “Naked and Afraid” stars.

Naked and Afraid XL: Frozen premieres on the Discovery Channel on July 31, 2022, at 8 pm E.T

Naked and Afraid XL: Frozen Cast

The other cast members of the Discovery Channel reality series Naked and Afraid: Frozen are:

Jake Nodar Net worth

Nodar has an estimated net worth of $18 million. He is a horse trainer and entrepreneur. He owns Jake Nodar’s Horse and Unicorn Training. Nodar is also a survivalist and reality television personality. He appeared on Naked and Afraid XL and Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experience.

Instagram

Jake is active on Instagram. His Instagram handle is @jakemnodar with 143K followers as of July 2022. Jake Nodar is also active on Facebook.