Guy Fieri reveals he plans to ‘die broke’ and will leave NONE of his fortune to his sons unless they get two degrees… after inking new $100million deal with Food Network

Guy Fieri says he doesn't plan to leave his sons Hunter and Ryder any money in his will unless they get some degrees.

The celebrity chef, 55, speaks with Fox news On Tuesday, Shaquille quoted O'Neal as telling his sons Hunter, 27, and Ryder, 17, that they needed to get two degrees to gain access to an inheritance.

“Shaq said it best: Shaq said, 'If you want this cheese, you gotta get two degrees,'” the Columbus, Ohio, native said. “Well, my two degrees mean, you know, graduate school.”

The TV personality signed a three-year, $100 million pact with Food Network last month Variety.

Despite the windfall, Fieri said he told his sons he would “die devastated” and would not leave a legacy unless they met the educational parameters he set.

The host and restaurateur of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives is father to two sons Hunter, 27, (R) and Ryder, 17, with husband Lori, 52

The host and restaurateur of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives is father of two sons with wife Lori, 52, and has helped raise his cousin Jules, 22, since the death of his sister Morgan from metastatic melanoma in February 2011 .

“I told them the same thing my dad told me,” Fieri said. “My father says, 'If I die, you can expect me to die broke, and you're going to pay for the funeral.'

“And I told my guys, 'None of what we've done… what I've built, you're not going to get unless you come and take it from me.'”

Fieri said his son Ryder, who is currently in his senior year of high school, tells him, “Dad, this is so unfair. I haven't even gone to college yet, and you're already insisting that I get an MBA? Can I just finish my studies?'

Hunter is currently working on a master's degree in business administration at the University of Miami, Fieri said.

Fieri credited his cousin Jules with seeking higher education while attending college in Southern California.

“Jules is in the music industry in LA,” Fieri said. “He is currently a law student at Loyola Marymount.

“If you want to be a big entertainment agent, you have to have a legal background. So he does.”

The celebrity chef and his youngest son Ryder were pictured at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City last February

The TV personality was photographed at the opening of a restaurant in Las Vegas earlier this month

The TV personality signed a $100 million deal with Food Network last month

Fieri told People Last month he was “very humbled” by his lucrative new contract, which follows an $80 million deal he signed in 2021.

“I'm so grateful,” Fieri said. 'I feel really happy. I started at the Food Network almost 17, 18 years ago. And I never thought something like this would ever come my way.'

Fieri said that when he started his career, he “just wanted to be a chef,” “have my own restaurant” and “be a great dad.”

'And that was it. That's all I really wanted. I had all kinds of ambitions, but to think that this happened?'