Atz Kilcher Sr.
ABOUT ATZ KILCHER SR.
First known as the father of international pop star Jewel , he later garnered his own fame starring on the Discovery Channel series Alaska: The Last Frontier.
His parents, Yule and Ruth, migrated to the United States to escape the effects of World War II. He was born the oldest male of eight children.
A range-rider, it has been his job to protect his brother's cattle against a range of Alaskan wildlife, from bears to wolves and coyotes.
He and his wife Bonnie have four children, Shane, Jewel , Atz Lee , and Nikos .
His younger brother, Otto Kilcher , appears alongside him on Alaska: The Last Frontier.
