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Rhett and Link Bio, Age, Parents, Height, Wives, Kids, Education, Career, Food Network, YouTube, GMM, Podcast, Net worth

Rhett and Link Biography

Rhett (born Rhett James McLaughlin) and Link (born Charles Lincoln Neal III) are YouTube personalities, comedians, and the owners of Mythical Entertainment. They are best known for their YouTube comedy series Good Mythical Morning. The duo is also known for Good Mythical More and Mythical Kitchen. Rhett and Link have been friends since childhood.  Their friendship started back in elementary school when they were punished by their grade one teacher to color in pictures of mythical creatures and beasts after they got in trouble for writing on their desk (a song called “Coloring a mythical beast”).

Rhett and Link Age

Link Neal is 43 years old as of 2021. He was born on June 1, 1978. Link celebrates his birthday on the 1st of June each year.

On the other hand, Rhett James McLaughlin is 44 years old as of 2021. Rhett was born on October 11, 1977, and he celebrates his birthday on the 11th of October each year.

Rhett and Link Parents

Link Neal was born in Boone Trail, North Carolina to his parents Charles Lincoln Neal II and Sue Capps. When he was two years old, his parents went through a divorce.

On the other hand, Rhett James McLaughlin was born in Macon, Georgia, USA, to his parents Diane McLaughlin, his mother, and Jim McLaughlin, his father. Rhett lived in Macon, Georgia until when he was around three years old and then his family moved to Thousand Oaks California until he was 5. Rhett’s family moved to Buies Creek, North Carolina In 1984. Moreover, Rhett’s father/dad worked as a law professor at Campbell University. Besides, Rhett has one brother named Cole who is three years older than him.

Rhett and Link
Rhett and Link

Rhett and Link Height

Link stands at a height of 6 feet while Rhett stands at a height measurement of 6 feet and 7 inches (2.2 meters tall). With his impressive height, Rhett plays basketball.

Rhett and Link Wives

Link Neal is married to  Christy White who he met in his junior year of college at a rollerskating rink. Link and his wife Christy tied the knot in 2000 in Kinston, NC.

On the other hand, Rhett James McLaughlin is married to Jessie Lane. The pair married in 2001 and they have two sons named Locke (born February 24, 2004) and Shepherd (born in 2009).

Trivia: Rhett’s wife, Jessie Lane is 5 feet and 3 inches tall while his mother Diane McLaughlin is 5 feet and 10 inches tall.

Rhett and Link Kids | Children

Link and his wife Christy White have three children together; daughter Lilian Grace Neal (born 2003), and sons Charles Lincoln Neal IV (born 2005) and Lando James Neal (born February 23, 2010).

Moreover, Rhett James and his wife Jessie Lane have two sons; Locke (born February 24, 2004) and Shepherd (born February 23, 2010).

Rhett and Link Education

Rhett and Link Neal went to the same elementary school, Buies Creek Elementary. They also went to the same middle school and high school, Harnett Central High School. Rhett and Link attended North Carolina State University, where they were roommates. Moreover, Link Neal graduated from NC State University with a degree in Industrial Engineering in 2001 while Rhett graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from the same University.

Rhett and Link Career

Rhett and Link are  YouTubers, Comedians, and the owners of Mythical Entertainment. They are creators and producers of the YouTube comedy series Good Mythical Morning (GMM) and Good Mythical More (GMMore).  Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal left their engineering jobs to concentrate on their entertainment careers.

Link and Rhett host Ear Biscuits Podcast, A Hot Dog Is a Sandwich Podcast, and Best Friends Back, Alright Podcast.

They began their first creative endeavor together at fourteen, by writing the screenplay for a movie called “Gutless Wonders.” They filmed a couple of scenes for said movie, but unfortunately never completed it. In high school, they shot a 25-minute film-parody on the tragedy Oedipus the King, where Rhett was Oedipus and Link was his father’s servant. They also started a band called “Wax Paper Dogz” in which they were both lead singers until Rhett learned to play the guitar.

During high school, Neal and Rhett made a blood pact, promising to do something “Big” and “Awesome” together in the future. Unfortunately, Link lost said contract when losing his wallet two years later. (source: rhettandlink.fandaom.com)

Inside Eats with Rhett and Link | Food Network

The lifelong friends, Rhett and Link are hosts of the Food Network’s reality show Inside Eats. In the show, the duo “meets the people who create everything American love to eat, tasting their way to the truth while infusing their unique and delicious investigations.”  “They will go behind closed doors into the secret test kitchens, research and development centers, and storefronts of some of America’s biggest food makers.” Inside Eats premiered on April 24, 2022, at 10.30 on Food Network. Catch new episodes of Inside Eats with Rhett and Link on Sundays at 10.30 pm.

Rhett and Link Net worth

Rhett and Link, the creators of the Good Mythical Morning Youtube Channel have an estimated net worth of $20 million. The two are Youtubers, comedians, and also actors. The duo is among the highest-paid Youtubers in 2022.

Rhett and Link Youtube | Good Mythical Morning (GMM)

Rhett and Link joined YouTube on September 18,  2008. They created the Youtube channel titled Good Mythical Morning (GMM) which has 17.6 million subscribers as of April 2022. The GMM show runs from Monday through to Friday.

Moreover, the duo also has another Youtube channel named Mythical Kitchen and Good Mythical More (GMMore). GMMore is a secondary Youtube channel show to GMM and is described as the “show after the show”. It features a more unscripted, laid-back feeling, and usually expands upon topics covered in Good Mythical Morning.

Rhett and Link Podcast

Rhett and Link host a number of podcasts including Best Friends Back, Alright, Trevor Talks Too Much, Ear Biscuits, and A Hot Dog Is a Sandwich.