‘American Pickers’ host Frank Fritz dies at 60

Frank Fritz, one of the co-hosts of American Pickers, has died at age 60, two years after he suffered a serious stroke. He was 60 years old.

Fritz appeared in 308 episodes of the popular History Channel show alongside his co-star Mike Wolfe, before leaving American Pickers in 2021. The pair travelled around America looking for rare artifacts and treasures to sell or add to their personal collections.

“This is a very tough announcement to make,” reads a post on the Facebook page, Frank Fritz Friends. “Frank passed away last night around 7:30.”

Another post on the page added that Fritz “passed away peacefully surrounded by his closest friends.”

“He fought a valiant battle the last two years with many ups and downs but ultimately the combination of the severe stroke and his Crohn’s disease was just too much for his body to bear.”

Pickers co-host Wolfe paid tribute to Fritz in an Instagram post, writing that his heart is “broken.”

“I’ve known Frank for more then half my life and what you’ve seen on TV has always been what I have seen, a dreamer who was just as sensitive as he was funny,” Wolfe wrote. “The same off camera as he was on, Frank had a way of reaching the hearts of so many by just being himself.”

The pair were friends before starting American Pickers together. Wolfe shared that they would “take off together to places we never knew existed with no destination in mind and just the shared passion to discover something interesting and historic.”

“We’ve been on countless trips and shared so many miles and I feel blessed that I was there by his side when he took one last journey home. I love you buddy and will miss you so much,” Wolfe added.

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