Mike Zarnock | Hot Wheels Expert - Guinness World Record Collector

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Mike Zarnock is an American actor, published author, and syndicated columnist specializing in Hot Wheels toy cars and accessories. He is the producer and host of "Hot Wheels TV"... a popular YouTube series dedicated to the history, collecting, and culture of Hot Wheels. Renowned for his unparalleled expertise, Mike's knowledge is backed by one of the world's most extensive Hot Wheels collections - approximately 30,000 distinct vehicles, accessories, and related memorabilia. His work includes 14 books, numerous contributed chapters in additional publications, and hundreds of magazine articles focused on Hot Wheels collecting and history. Mike's collection has twice earned the Guinness World Record for the largest Hot Wheels collection, bringing him international recognition and solidifying his reputation as "One of the world's leading authorities on Hot Wheels." His world records, global notoriety, and extraordinary collection place him among an elite group of collectors worldwide, earning him the prestigious designation of "Super Collector."

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Mike has his own Official Hot Wheels Coloring Book!

2021 Fireball Publishing asked to do the Official Mike Zarnock Hot Wheels Coloring Book!

Mike has held 3 Guinness World Records!

2020 Guinness World Record for the most gravity fed loop-the-loops on a Hot Wheels track is 7, and was achieved by Mike Zarnock in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on February 5th, 2020.

2007 Guinness World Record - Largest Collection of Different Model Cars.

2003 Guinness World Record - Largest Collection of Different Model Cars.

Been Featured twice in Ripley's Believe It Or Not!

2011 - featured in "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!" book "Utterly Crazy!"

2008 - featured in the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! book #5 "Prepare To Be Shocked!"

There's a Hot Wheels Car with his name on it!

2009 - Hot Wheels reproduced Mike's old Race Car as a Hot Wheels Car and included it as part of their nostalgic "Drag Strip Demons Series" as "Mike Zarnock's Altered Roadster".

Mike has a few Hall of Fame Rings!

2021 Received the Hall of Honor "Lifetime Acheivment Award"!

2020 Inducted into the Hall of Honor as a Hot Wheels Historian!

2009 Mike was inducted into the Diecast Hall of Fame as a Hot Wheels Historian!

Been Featured in TV and Film!

2021 - Host on the History Channel's TV Series "The Toys That Built America" Episode 3 - Toy Car Wars

2020 - Self on NBC's Little Big Shots TV Series Episode 1 - Icing on the Cake
Hot Wheels Expert/Hot Wheels Track Design

2018 - Host on the History Channel's TV Documentary - "Hot Wheels: 50th Anniversary Special"
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the most popular and disruptive toy in the world, Hot Wheels.
2017 - Featured in the film- Redlines to Treasure Hunts: The Cars, The Collectors, The Community.
A documentary delving deep into the sub-culture of Hot Wheels Collecting around the world.
2015 - Featured in - Passion or Obsession: Inside the World of Extreme Collecting.

Mike is producer/editor and host of
"Hot Wheels TV" on YouTube.
An Internet program where he takes his audience deep within the Subculture of Hot Wheels Collecting via Conventions, Car Shows and other events around the world.
The program also features unboxing and review of the latest Hot Wheels product as soon as it's released!

He is Senior Contributing Editor at Die Cast X Magazine where he has written two Hot Wheels feature columns since 2011
"The Hot Wheels Highway" which focuses on the latest Hot Wheels releases and "Hot Wheels Flashback" reaching back into the historical archives of Hot Wheels releases of the past.

For full biography go to Mike Zarnock Biography

Filmography:

Self (5 Credits)
2021 - Host on the History Channel's TV Series "The Toys That Built America"

Episode 3 - Toy Car Wars

2020 - Self on NBC's Little Big Shots TV Series Episode 1 - Icing on the Cake

Hot Wheels Expert/Hot Wheels Track Design

Family, Reality-TV

2018 featured in the History Channel's TV Documentary - "Hot Wheels: 50th Anniversary Special"

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the most popular and disruptive toy in the world, Hot Wheels.

BobCat Studios - History Channel - Documentary, Reality-TV

2017 featured in the film- Redlines to Treasure Hunts: The Cars, The Collectors, The Community.

A documentary delving deep into the sub-culture of Hot Wheels Collecting around the world.

Documentary, Reality TV

2015 featured in - Passion or Obsession: Inside the World of Extreme Collecting.

Short, Reality TV

Actor (3 Credits)
2006 "Anchor Eddy's"
"Chester Greenfield II," the wealthy father of the main character in the film "Anchor Eddy's"

Catch Your Breath Productions - Drama, Movie

2004 "The Death of Daniel Whately"
"Freddy Grecko, talk show host extraordinaire", In "The Death of Daniel Whately".

Catch Your Breath Productions - Drama, Movie

2002 "DETOUR"
"Artie, the sleazy comic book publisher", In "DETOUR".

Catch Your Breath Productions - Drama, Movie

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Magazine Publications:

2011-Present - Senior Contributing Editor - "Die Cast X Magazine" (Hot Wheels Highway & Flashback)

2009-2010 - Associate Editor - "The Car Room Magazine" (Monthly Hot Wheels Column)

2008-2009 - Contributing Editor - "Die Cast X Magazine" (Monthly Hot Wheels Column)

2002 to 2008 - Contributing Editor - "Toy Cars & Models Magazine" (Hot Wheels Column and Price Guide)

Book Publications - Author:

Biography Appearances EMAIL Zarnock Merchandise Hot Wheels Podcasts Watch Hot Wheels TV

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