American Ninja Warrior (2011-2013) as Himself – Competitor / White Tiger / White Dragon
Star Trek: Beyond (2016) as Stunts
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) as Stunts
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015) as Stunts
Who is Flip Rodriguez?
David ‘Young Flip’ Rodriguez was born on 4 May 1989, in Miami, Florida USA, and is currently aged 30. He is a reality television personality, probably best recognized for his appearances in the NBC reality sports entertainment competition series “American Ninja Warrior” as a freerunner. He is also known as a stunt performer.
Flip Rodriguez Net Worth
His career started in 2011, and he has frequently been an active member of the entertainment industry as a reality television personality ever since. His net worth is over $600,000, accumulated through his successful career, including as a stunt performer and freerunning instructor.
Concerning his early life, Flip Rodriguez spent his childhood in Miami, where he was raised alongside a younger sister named Sunshine Pena, by his father, whose name and profession are unknown, and his mother, Brenda N Rey Badal, a homemaker. Regarding his education, Flip attended Champagnat Catholic School, while other information is not available to the media.
Career as a Reality TV Star
Speaking about his career, Flip Rodriguez gained enormous popularity when he became involved in the entertainment industry as a reality television personality, as he joined the third season of the NBC reality sports entertainment competition series “American Ninja Warrior” in June of 2011. He competed in the show as a part of Team Ronin until 2018, which not only increased enormously his popularity, but also added a considerable amount to his net worth.
Other Projects
Apart from his career as a reality television personality, Flip is also known as a stunt performer, who has appeared in such film titles as “Transformers: Age Of Extinction”, “Star Trek Beyond”, “Baywatch”, and “Clocking The T”, among many others, all of which contributed considerably to his net worth. To speak further of his career, Flip has also worked as a freerunning instructor at the Miami Freerunning Academy, Tempest Freerunning Academy, and SAG-AFTRA.
He Was Sexually Abused by His Father
As mentioned, Flip began competing in the third season of “American Ninja Warrior”, and wore a mask until the seventh season, when he eventually decided to remove it. Everyone was shocked by the main reason behind the mask, when Flip revealed during the eighth season that he had very difficult childhood as he was sexually abused by his own father from the age of 9 to 15. Although it led him to a serious problem with depression, Flip eventually moved on, and now encourages children to talk about such problems.
Personal Life
To talk about his personal life, Flip Rodriguez was in a relationship with actress Angeline Appel in 2011; however, they soon ended their relationship for unknown reasons. After their break-up, Flip started dating Jamie Ross, a medical sonography student, and they are still together. His current residence is in Los Angeles, California.
