Celebrity chef Guy Fieri has posted a wholesome tribute to his son, Ryder, on his 20th birthday — and the post in question includes a hilarious video of Ryder using Fieri’s body to wakesurf!
Fieri took to his Instagram account on Wednesday, December 31 — the last day of 2025 — to share the tribute with his 2.3 million followers.
The popular Food Network star, 57, has two children — Ryder and Hunter — while he also looks after his nephew, Jules, after Jules’ mother and Fieri’s sister passed away in 2011 of metastatic melanoma.
The post about Ryder clearly came straight from Fieri’s heart.
Guy Fieri Calls His Son ‘Amazing’ and ‘Hard Working’
Fieri’s post about Ryder is captioned and laid out as follows:
“Happy 20th birthday to my son @_ryderfieri
You are an amazing son,
a hard working student,
a devoted boyfriend,
and an awesome terrorizing little brother.
I know you didn’t always appreciate your Dec 31st bday when you were younger… but now I think your perspective has changed lol
Love you Ryder
Mom, the entire family and I are so proud of you on all levels.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!”
It contains a reel of eight photographs and videos — the first of which is a picture of Fieri standing proudly with his arm around Ryder. The second is the aforementioned video of Ryder standing on Fieri’s body to wakesurf. The third is a picture of Ryder looking smart wearing a suit alongside his brother Hunter. The fourth is an image of Ryder sitting in a relaxed pose wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses. The fifth and sixth are pictures of Ryder standing with (presumably) his girlfriend. The seventh is an image of Ryder standing with an unspecified older man. The eighth and the final image is of Ryder wakesurfing alone.
Of course, Guy Fieri’s followers had much to say in the post’s comments section.
Fieri’s Followers Wish ‘Handsome Young Man’ a Happy Birthday
GettyThe comments section was teeming with birthday greetings and well wishes for 20-year-old Ryder.
One user wrote, “Hey Ryder it’s my birthday today too!! Have a fantastic day young man! 😍😍”
Another of Fieri’s followers commented, “This makes me feel so old! We have literally watched this man grow from a little kid! Happy birthday Ryder!❤️❤️❤️”
Someone else said, “Happy birthday handsome young man 😍🎉🎂🥳.”
An additional commenter added, “Happy 20th Birthday Ryder and many more. Have an awesome day and a Happy New Year 🎊🎉🥳🎂❤️.”
Meanwhile, plenty of people seemed to enjoy the wakesurfing video, with Fieri’s fellow Food Network personality Joe Sasto noting, “That wakeboarding video 😂 HBD 🥳.”
We’d like to take this opportunity to send our own best wishes to Ryder Fieri on his 20th birthday. Happy Birthday, Ryder! We hope you had a great time celebrating with your friends and family.
