He’s iconic, so who is Ryan Serhant’s ‘million dollar’ driver Yuriy on Owning Manhattan?
He's driven Ryan around for over a decade
Owning Manhattan introduces Ryan Serhant‘s driver of over a decade, Yuriy. He calls himself the “million dollar driver” and has a lavish lifestyle of his own, and as we all saw, it was teased that he may be getting some time off to go on vacation on the Netflix show.
Yuriy has worked for Ryan for over 10 years
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Yuriy has driven Ryan around since he was on Million Dollar Listing, meaning he’s been his driver for over 10 years. For their decade anniversary together, Ryan gifted Yuriy, who is originally from Russia, a really nice watch, and often gives him fancy loafers.
Since 2012, Yuriy has happily been part of Ryan’s team and they’ve done everything from swimming to quite literally spending each day with one another. Ryan said: “He’s not only my driver – he’s my confidant. My protector. My joke tester. And one of my closest friends.”
Yuriy was born in Oddesse, Ukraine, and came to the USA in 1992 after getting his auto electrical engineering degree, going to the army, and working to build Hospitals. He only knew one English word when he got to New York, which was money.
His first job was delivering wholesale flowers in New York, before working in the flower store. Then, he worked in a bakery, became a lifeguard, and opened the first Russian tattoo salon in Coney Island. Then he worked for the post office and was an ambulance driver.
He’s happily married and travels a lot
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Yuriy has a wife named Marina and lives in Brooklyn with their three boys, aged 32, 23 and 21. Ryan said: “Yuri is an amazing man, an amazing model car and ship builder, and an amazing citizen of the United States of America (he got his citizenship 10 years ago).”
He counts it as the fifth best day of his life – after marrying Marina 25 years ago, and the birth of his three boys. Yuriy got a new blue Range Rover from “businessman to big boss” back in June, and when he’s not busy driving, he’s often spending time on cruise ships.
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