Mike Wolfe

 Mike Wolfe is the creator and the lead character on the History Channel's hit TV series "American Pickers." He's become an international star due to his dominance over the "picking" world. This is where treasures can be located in abandoned barns crumbling sheds, and dilapidated warehouses along America's main streets as well as back roads. In the present, he's at highest level in his field with a prominent voice in the world of interiors and collectibles, and a personal empire that includes retail stores, products, books endorsement agreements, as well as an coming CBS sitcom pilot created based on his life as the nation's most renowned professional scavenger. Mike will also serve as the show's executive producer.Before taking on Hollywood, Mike made his name as a professional treasure hunter, travelling across the country to find what he describes as "rusty gold" to sell and buy in one of the two Antique Archaeology stores. The stores are located in Le Claire, Iowa and Nashville, Tennessee. They offer authentic antique and vintage treasures that Mike has found on the road and also authentic merchandise from the Antique Archaeology brand.