Who is Scott Campbell Jr on Deadliest Catch? Age, wife and injury of fisherman
Scott Campbell Jr is known for starring on The Discovery Channel’s dangerous fishing series Deadliest Catch but the captain stepped away from the show for six seasons.
Deadliest Catch follows fishermen who work on the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and snow crab fishing seasons. With several deadly dangers along the way, the docuseries brings to light the risks that those on the fleet experience while on the job. One cast member who knows the toll of crab fishing all too well is Scott Campbell Jr, who left the show in 2021.
Scott Campbell Jr – Age and background of Deadliest Catch star
Scott Campbell Jr, a second-generation crab fisherman, was the captain of F/V Seabrooke for four seasons. In season 16, he served as the new captain of the Lady Alaska.
Born May 6, 1974, Scott is 49 years old in 2023. He began his life as a fisherman following his father Scott Campbell Sr’s footsteps and struggled to build his reputation as a captain. Campbell has two sisters: Kristin and Kara.
The Discovery Channel star is also the co-author of Giving the Finger: Risking It All to Fish the World’s Deadliest Sea alongside Jim Ruland.
Originally from Wala Wala, Washington, Scott is now described as “one of the best fishermen working the waters today”.
Outside of fishing, Campbell is the founder of Cordova, a company specializing in coolers and ice chests. The venture was inspired by the frustrations of not having a high-quality cooler to keep his beers cold while on the job.
Inside Scott Campbell’s family life with wife and daughters
Scott has divorced and re-married the same woman three times since the 1990s. She is called Lisa Campbell, with whom he has two daughters: Trinidy and Stormee.
According to Distractify, Lisa is an office manager at Alaska Enterprises LLC.
The couple are now happily married and living in Meridian, Idaho. In 2015, Scott gifted her a Chevrolet SUV to celebrate their 21st wedding anniversary, calling the vehicle “worth every penny for all the stuff” he has put Lisa through.
He also has a granddaughter called Rainee, who is Trinidy’s daughter. Scott has been showing Rainee the ropes of fishing.
Scott stepped away due to an unbearable back injury
Scott was absent for six Deadliest Catch seasons due to a painful back injury that came to a head in season 10. During episode 6, Campbell was rushed to an emergency hospital visit and discovered he required two discs replaced in his spine.
On June 22, 2015, he had a C5-C6 disc replacement at the bottom of his neck and underwent his final back surgery in February 2016.
Thankfully, his smooth recovery meant he was able to return to Discovery Channel by 2020.
