Rocky Aoki

Rocky Aoki: Biography in Details

Who was Rocky Aoki?

Rocky Aoki was a wrestler, restaurateur, and also a Japanese and American actor. He was also a businessman.

He was also widely known as the founder of the Japanese Cuisine restaurant company Benihana, having more than 100 franchises.

Death

Sadly, On July 10, 2008, Rocky died due to pneumonia in New York City. He had been suffering from diabetes, Hepatitis C, and cirrhosis of the liver at the time of his last breath. This news was very shocking to his family as well as to his audience.

Rocky Aoki– Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Rocky Aoki was born in the year of 1938, on Oct 9, in Tokyo, Japan. The name of the rocky at the time of birth is Hiroaki Aoki.

Yunosuke Aoki is the father of Rocky as well, and Kastu Aoki is the mother of the Rocky

The parents of Rocky owned a coffee and tea club named Ellington and also owned a popular Tokyo jazz.

Rocky Aoki was raised in New York, United States, and also completed his study from there. His nationality is American. Rocky belongs to an Asian family so, his ethnicity is Asian. Rocky is fond of reading and traveling.

The information about the schooling of rocky is still not published so there is no accurate information about it. However, he graduated from Springfield College in Massachusetts then he was also presented with wrestling scholarships from several American colleges. Then after he was repositioned to CW Post College in Long Island, New York.

Rocky Aoki- Professional Life, Careers

Rocky was well known because of his profession i.e Businessman and actor. Talking about his profession, he owned a Japanese Cuisine restaurant company Benihana, which has more than 100 franchises.

Career

Rocky Aoki started his career by working in an Ice Cream Truck after completing college. Rocky asked his father to invest the money in the ice cream business so that they could start the new business. After investing the money in the ice cream business Rocky suggested the name of the restaurant i.e “safflower”.

They chose to run the restaurant which will be based on the Teppanyaki style of Japanese cuisine, involving an iron griddle used to cook dishes.

Rocky Aoki opened his first restaurant outside New York City in Chicago, They also got many Franchises across the world which help Rabin to uplift his career.

Rocky started to gain popularity after the publicly traded arm of BEnihana was established in 1987 AD.

Awards

Talking about the awards, Rocky won the National Wrestling championship in Japan which is one of his greatest achievements for him.

Rocky Aoki- Net worth, Salary

Their net worth of Rocky was approximately $40 million as he has owned many businesses. The main source of his income is his business.

Rocky Aoki- Rumors, Controversy

To date there are no rumors or controversy about Rocky so, there is no information about it.

Body Features- Height, Weight

His height and weight of Rocky are unknown as well as his body measurement. The color of his eyes of Rocky Aoki is dark brown and also, and the color of his hair is black.

Social Media

Talking about social media Rocky Aoki does not seem active on any kind of social media so there is no relevant information about it.

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