Alaskan Bush People cast: Who is in the Brown family?
ALASKAN Bush People is the hit Discover Channel reality show that has made the Brown family household names.
Season 14 premiered on October 2 and follows the story of the Brown family after patriarch Billy Brown's death.
Who is in the cast of Alaskan Bush People?
Billy Brown
Billy was the family patriarch and while they reside in the Alaskan wilderness now, he actually had an upper-middle-class upbringing in Texas.
Sadly, his mother, father, and sister died in a plane crash when he was 16 years old.
And Billy claims he was tricked into becoming emancipated from his family, meaning he gave up his right to the family fortune.
The 68-year-old patriarch died in February 2021.
Ami Brown
Ami is the wife of Billy Brown and is known as an expert in gardening and growing food.
She grew up in a family of alcoholics and is not close with the estranged members of her family.
Ami met Billy in the 70s when they were both living in Texas and the pair tied the knot in 1979.
After becoming unsatisfied with their 9-5 jobs, they headed off to Alaska in 1983.
The doting mom home-schooled all seven of her children, and she is currently cancer free after a recent battle with lung cancer.
Joshua "Bam Bam" Brown
Bam Bam grew up on the family's fishing boat and is often the expert when the family film out on the water.
However, he has moved away from Alaska and started to branch out on his own.
Bam is dating Alli Kagan, a former producer on the show, and the pair have renovated a boat together.
Solomon "Bear" Brown
Bear is very much the hunter of the family and is in charge of finding meat for the family.
He is often seen tracking animals in the wilderness and has been injured a few times including scratching his cornea.
The reality star also has a passion for film and has been producing his own movies.
Bear has made headlines after his pregnant ex Raiven Adams filed for a restraining order, with documents claiming he threatened her with a gun and that the reality star abusing cocaine.
Gabe Brown
Gabe also grew up on the Brown family's fishing boat.
The TV personality is a talented artist but his time on the show took a turn when he was sick with a streptococcal virus.
As his mum Ami was battling lung cancer at the time, they had to be kept apart so her vulnerable immune system wasn't compromised. Thankfully both have made a full recovery.
Gabe is married to Raquell Rose Pantilla.
Noah Brown
Noah is a tech-savvy member of the family and uses his gadgets to make his family's life in the bush.
Noah’s wife is Rhain Alicia and the couple's son share son Elijah Connor Brown.
The happy couple tied the knot in Idaho, and members of the family actually dressed up for the occasion.
Snowbird Brown
Amora Jean “Snowbird” or “Bird” Brown, the first daughter in the Brown family,
She was actually named Amora after her mother, Ami.
Snowbird is fiercely independent and loves to hunt and fish on her own.
Rain Brown
Rain is the youngest member of the Brown siblings and the baby of the family.
Her full name is Merry Christmas Katherine Raindrop Brown.
Viewers have seen her slowly gaining independence as she demands respect and responsibility from her family.
Matt Brown
The first-born of the Brown siblings was absent from the show since season eight, much to the disappointment of viewers.
Having grown up in the wilderness his whole life, the TV star first started fishing when he was four and was a fully-fledged hunter by the time he reached the age of 10.
The star has struggled with alcohol abuse as an adult and even spent time in an inpatient rehab facility in 2016.
A year later, he was injured in an accident when he reportedly filled a mason jar with gunpowder and a cannon fuse before putting the item into his refrigerator.
The explosion left him hospitalized but he did recover soon after.
What is Alaskan Bush People about?
Alaskan Bush People is an American scripted, docudrama-style reality television series that follows the Brown family in a fictionalized attempt to survive in the wilderness, detached from modern society.
The series premiered on the Discovery Channel on May 6, 2014.
Although purportedly a genuine reality TV show, it has been criticized for being scripted and potentially fake.
When is the show on and where can I watch it?
Alaskan Bush People airs Sunday nights at 8pm on The Discovery Channel.
It is also available on the Discovery GO app.
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