Biography - Karl Cook

Who is Karl Cook?

Karl Cook is an equestrian by profession and American by nationality. He is famous as the husband of Big Bang Theory actress Kaley Cuoco.

Karl Cook – Age, Parents, Siblings

Karl Cook was born on December 25, 1990, in California, USA. His full name is Karl Anders Cook. His mother Signe Ostby is a businesswoman and co-founder of the Wisconsin School of Business Center while his father Scott D. Cook is a billionaire businessman and co-founder of Intuit.

His parents raised him alongside his two siblings- brother David Bryn Cook and sister Annie Laurie Cook, who was also a professional horse rider.

Education, Ethnicity

The academic details of Karl Cook are not clear. 

His ethnicity is Caucasian.

Karl Cook – Girlfriend Wife, Children, Divorce

Karl Cook began dating Big Bang Theory actress Kaley Cuoco in late 2016. Cuoco also loves to ride horses. After years of dating, they got engaged on November 30, 2017, after he proposed to his famous girlfriend.

They married on June 30, 2018, in San Diego. He does not have any children with his wife yet. They currently live with a few rescue dogs and ponies. Their marriage was short-lived with separation in 2021 and their divorce finalized in June 2022.

His ex-wife Kaley Cuoco was previously married to tennis player Ryan Sweeting in December 2013 and their divorce was finalized in September 2015. Moreover, Cuoco is in a relationship with Tom Pelphrey and it was shared in October 2022 that she was pregnant with their daughter.

Karl Cook – Career

Early Days

Cook’s mother used to be a professional equestrian and he too was raised around horses. He was eight years old when he received his first. Soon he began training under the wings of renowned trainers Graeme and Lu Thomas of Willow Tree Farm. Karl Cook trained with them for the next twelve years.

However, his early career as an equestrian was unsuccessful, having performed below expectations at the USEF Olympic Selection Trials. He had also considered leaving the sport.

Grand Prix

Knowing he had to put in more effort, Karl Cook relocated with his horses to Normandy, France where he teamed up with retired French athlete Eric Navet in 2012. Two years later, in 2014, he registered for the Grand Prix where he won with horses Jonkheer Z and Basimodo. 

Besides, Cook has won the FEI North American Junior Young Rider Championship (2007, 2008) and finished first in the SmartPak Grand Prix, UltrOz Jumper, and Card Flex Grand Prix. 

Karl Cook – Net Worth, Salary

The net worth of Karl Cook is estimated at around $10 billion. His father has a net worth of $4.5 billion 

Karl Cook – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On Instagram, Karl Cook is followed by over 405k followers but is absent from Facebook and Twitter.