Fred Couch net worth 2024, age, height, wife, girlfriend, kids, biography, wiki

Fred Couch is a renowned businessman and Texas Millionaire who has been mainly known for being the father of the Ethan Couch (Affluenza). His main popularity comes from the legal issues he has faced especially those done by his son Ethan Couch.

Due to this, he has been arrested and charged several times due to the legal issues. His main popularity came when his son killed 4 people in a drunk driving car accident while he was at the age of 16 years. Here is a short biography of Ethan Couch Father, Fred Couch.

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Early Life & Biography

Fred Couch was born in 11^th October 1957 in West Virginia, United States. The details of his parents are still unknown to the public has he has not shared any details regarding the same.

Age, Height, Weight and Body Measurements

Being born on 11 October 1957, Fred Couch is 67 years old as of today’s date 19th December 2024. His height is 1.67 m tall, and weight is 70 kg.

Personal Life: wife, girlfriend, dating, divorce, kids

Fred has been divorced twice with his wife, Tonya Couch who they have together suffered many legal problems due to their son Ethan Couch.

He has raised two children, one of which is famous, but he does not want to be known for being the father of Ethan Couch.

His son Ethan Couch was convicted of killing four people with alcohol poisoning at the age of 16. After a video surfaced that showed him with a beer bong and bragging about how he could get away with it because his lawyer was going to get him off with a slap on the wrist, many speculated that this was a reason for the lenient ruling.

Couch’s own defense attorney went on trial for alleged money laundering and had to step down from defending Couch because he could no longer speak out on behalf of his client.

The judge who sentenced Couch defended himself by claiming that he knew nothing about what happened within Fred’s family life, including the incident where Ethan almost killed himself by drinking excessively when he was just 13 years old.

Fred does not want people to judge him or his family because they are wealthy or because he’s the father of a famous person. He doesn’t want people to think that he is rich because he’s the father of Ethan Couch.

Career

Fred Couch is president and chief executive officer of Cleburne Sheet Metal Inc., which does large-scale metal roofing, in 1986. The company employs 40 people and has estimated annual sales of $9.59 million, according to business research company Hoover’s. Ethan Couch worked there after finishing school at age 15. It was unclear whether he received a high school diploma or GED.

The company has contributed highly to the earnings of the Couch family. The company is run by Fred Couch, the father of Ethan and Fred has been described as an influential man in the community.

Fred Couch is president and chief executive officer of Cleburne Sheet Metal Inc., which was founded in 1986 by his father-in-law, Cleburne Savage Sr., and has annual sales of $9.5 million.”

The company is also said to be a major contributor to the community through philanthropy. The Fred W. Savage Foundation is one of the biggest beneficiaries of Cleburne Sheet Metal Inc’s contributions to charity, according to the Dallas Morning News.

The foundation was created by Fred W. Savage Sr., who co-founded Cleburne Sheet Metal Inc with Fred Couch’s father-in-law in 1986 and passed away in 2007 at age 80. The foundation supports children with special needs as well as fighting breast cancer and helping military veterans through a program called “Operation Homefront.”

In 2015, Fred Couch was sued by his own son, Ethan Couch, for a breach of a contract to pay him $2 million. The lawsuit states that Fred Couch had been paying Ethan $1,200 a month since Ethan turned 18.

The lawsuit also states that Fred Couch has been paying for his son’s legal expenses in the civil suit against Ethan. The money is divided between two trusts and cannot be spent on anything other than legal fees and living expenses.

On June 15, 2017, the Tarrant County District Attorney filed charges of hindering apprehension against Fred W. Savage Sr., co-founder of Cleburne Sheet Metal Inc., for allegedly helping his son hide from law enforcement after he drove drunk and killed four people in 2013.

His son was found guilty on four counts of intoxication manslaughter and sentenced to ten years’ probation instead of prison time because he was deemed “too rich” to go to prison.

Awards & Achievements

Fred Couch has not received any awards. He has been mainly known for his son’s legal issues.

Net Worth & Salary of Fred Couch in 2024

As a businessman, Fred Couch has an estimated net worth of $12 million as of December 2024. As a matter of fact, one of the defense to his son was that he might have been left with some psychological allictions deemed that he was too rich to tell right from wrong.

In conclusion, Fred couch has faced lots of legal issues due to his son as he sought to hide him and his legalities. Nevertheless, he is a rich guy who runs the Cleburne Sheet Metal company that has been making money for the company.