Its never too late to follow your dreams, and Bravo star Captain Lee Rosbach can be a leading example to it because he left his restaurant business to pursue his dream of becoming a captain at 35 years of age.
He recently opened up about his eldest son’s death due to substance abuse, so no matter how happy he might look, he is going through a lot of emotional distress after losing his son. So, if you want to explore details on his bio, net worth, relationship, married life, children, and details about his son’s death, then follow the article.
Captain Lee Rosbach Early Life
The Bravo TV’s Below Deck‘s single consistent member Lee Rosbach, a.k.a. Captain Lee is a 70 years old reality star from Saginaw, Michigan, United States. He was born on 15th Nov 1949.
As per his bio in Bravo TV, Harold Lee Rosbach is an expert yacht captain in the business for 20 years. Though he wasn’t familiar with the water business born in a landlocked area, at 35, Lee was a licensed captain.
Reportedly, he managed a restaurant in Turks & Caicos, and he was invited by one of his co-workers to serve as a mate on a sailboat for extra cash. Lee remembers, his first on-water experience wasn’t fun, and he got seasick in his first day.
So far, Lee has captained some of the largest and most beautiful yachts. His commands include 163’ Cuor di Leone, 162’ Mustang Sally, 155’ Ohana, 140’ Just Enough, 135’ Atlantica, 135’ Feadship Sea Ghost, 120’ Sovereign, Pauly D, Insatiable, Morgan star and Mostro.
Lee Rosbach Net Worth and Salary
The Yachting business, along with his tv shows, is the primary source of captain lee’s income. He has admitted that guests in his yacht have made unique demands, and as the captain, he has flown most unusual things for thousands of dollars, but never has he ever flown in any psychedelics or drugs.
Reportedly, he makes over $250 thousand in salary as yacht’s captain and Bravo TV’s ‘Below Deck‘ similarly pay him over $300 thousand per season, so his yearly salary reaches somewhere over half a million dollars.
Presumably, nothing regarding his net worth is out yet, but captain’s seafront house in Florida, his food habits and tropical life, along with his interest in fast cars, say that his net worth is above $10 million as of 2019.
With that money, he isn’t only filling his pocket. Strict captain Lee is now an author as well after releasing his autobiography Running Against the Tide in 2018, which further adds to his yearly income.
Other than his interest in yachts, Les Rosbach reportedly is very passionate about cars and owns Mercedes coupe. The country music lover reportedly is a Blake Shelton fan.
He also has a party bus, but the 70-year-old isn’t very keen on cruising or road trips.
Charity For Causes
Moreover, he is also involved in a bunch of humanitarian activities along with his wife. The couple usually organizes charity for children welfare. They are even the members of the Marine Industry Cares Foundation support local charities for children and families in need. He as per the MICF’s website was a part of its annual six hours endurance cycling contest Spin-A-Thon
Harold Lee Rosbach Married life, Children, And Tragedy Surrounding His Son’s Death
As the crew is seen sailing for months, most of the crew members in the show are reportedly single. Well excluding Captain Lee, himself of course who is happily married to wife, Mary Anne. He has been married for over 40 years and has four children (three sons and a daughter) from their long and healthy relationship.
One of his son Seen Rosbach is a chef in a privet yachting business. Two of his other children (a son and a daughter) have been seen assisting him on the show, but their identities are still a mystery.
@MostlyReality He’s a chef on a private yacht, MR, right now in the Med. He’s been doing a circumnavigation for two yrs. Living the dream.
— Captain Lee (@capthlr) June 16, 2015
However, his middle child-a son recently died of a prescribed drug overdose.
Reportedly his 40 years old son Joshua Lee Rosbach nicknamed as Josh died on July 29-2019. He died fighting substance abuse for twenty long years. The family recently spoke about the tragedy, and Lee was especially seen pretty heartbroken.