Phil Robertson

Louisiana native Phil Robertson, the founder and president of the hunting company Duck Commander, started the family business in 1972 with a now-patented duck call.

In 2018, Phil launched his own podcast, Unashamed with Phil & Jase Robertson, with his sons Alan and Jase. The audio show was eventually renamed Unashamed with the Robertson Family in early 2024.

Phil and his wife, Kay, share four sons together: Alan, Jase, Willie and Jep. The Robertson patriarch discovered he was a father to an adult daughter named Phyllis in 2020, after having an affair in the ’70s.

Most recently, Phil was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, his son Jase revealed on Dec. 6. Jase shared that although his dad wanted to return to work on the podcast, he was still navigating his health.

“We’re trying to do a lot of things to figure out how to make him more comfortable and maybe help with his memory,” he explained.

Shortly after, Phil thanked fans for their support.

Kay Robertson

Kay (born Marsha Kay Carroway Robertson) married Phil when she was 17 after she became pregnant with the couple’s first son, Alan.

During her 11 seasons on Duck Dynasty, Kay kept the Robertson men on the straight and narrow.

In 2016, she opened her own bakery, Miss Kay’s Sweets and Eats, with Alan and his daughter, Alex Mancuso, in her hometown of West Monroe, La., per USA Today. The bakery later closed its doors in 2020.

The following year, in June 2021, TMZ reported that Kay was rushed to the hospital after her dog, Bobo, bit her top and bottom lip. In a podcast episode that same month, Phil explained that Bobo bit Kay because she had scared him while he was sleeping.

“After she told the story, she reminded me it wasn’t his fault. … He was startled,” he recalled.

Silas Merritt “Si” Robertson

Better known to fans as Uncle Si, Phil’s brother Silas Merritt “Si” Robertson made his way to Duck Dynasty after serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

He was featured in all 11 seasons of the show’s five-year run, creating reeds for each of Duck Commander’s patented duck calls.

In 2016, Si landed his own A&E spinoff, Going Si-Ral, which ran on the network and featured the veteran reacting to viral videos from the internet. Two years later, he hit the road with his daughter-in-law, Marsha Robertson (who is married to Si’s son Scott), and singer-songwriter Bridgette Tatum to perform with their country band, Uncle Si & The Sicotics.

Si underwent surgery on his lungs in September 2022 after developing breathing difficulties that he attributed to smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and COVID-19 complications. He shared an update on Instagram after the procedure. “The doc says surgery went great,” he wrote. “I’m ready to get back at it, Jack!”

Since November 2020, Si has hosted the podcast Duck Call Room with Duck Commander employee Justin Martin. Si lives in West Monroe with his wife, Christine Robertson, whom he married in 1971. They share two kids, daughter Trasa and son Scott, and several grandkids.

Jason Silas “Jase” Robertson

Jason Silas “Jase” Robertson is Phil and Kay’s second son.

Jase displayed his stellar hunting skills during his Duck Dynasty run. He also shared a glimpse into his business prowess, running the manufacturing side of Duck Commander.

Jase joined his father Phil and brother Alan on the podcast, Unashamed, in 2018. Jase also started the business venture, Logtown Estate, with Missy in Monroe. The couple restored a 19th-century building to use as a wedding and event venue.

Four years later, Jase returned to reality TV as a cast member and a co-executive producer of Duck Family Treasure.

Jas and his wife, Missy, share three children: sons Reed and Cole, plus daughter Mia. In 2022, the couple also opened their home to a fourth child when a woman whom Jase had baptized gave birth while incarcerated and signed the child over to Missy when he was 2 days old, per an episode of Unashamed.

Melissa “Missy” Robertson

Melissa “Missy” Robertson married her husband Jase when she was 19 years old, according to A&E.

After appearing in all 11 seasons of the show, Missy renovated Logtown Estate with Jase and co-authored the Princess in Camo book series with Mia. The series is based on her daughter’s life.

Several years later, the West Monroe native released a children’s book of her own called Because You’re My Family through the conservative kids’ book publisher Brave Books.

Missy also appeared alongside Jase in several episodes of Duck Family Treasure in 2022.

Willie Robertson

Willie Jess Robertson has been the CEO of Duck Commander since 2002 and its offshoot Buck Commander since its inception in 2006. Willie was instrumental in expanding his family’s business into a multimillion-dollar empire.

He starred in every season of the hit show with his wife, Korie, and their children: Will Jr., John Luke, Sadie, Bella, Rebecca and Rowdy.

In 2013, the couple opened a restaurant called Willie’s Duck Diner. After the established closed its doors in 2019, Willie and Korie launched their Facebook Watch series At Home with the Robertsons two years later, in which they gave a closer look at their family post-Duck Dynasty.

The same year, in fall 2021, Willie competed on season 6 of The Masked Singer as the Mallard. Not long after, he collaborated with Korie again when they joined the producing team of His Story: The Musical, a “contemporary pop musical based on the life of Jesus,” according to Playbill.

When asked about a Duck Dynasty reunion in 2018, Willie told The News Star, “It’s not in the works now, but you never know. I wouldn’t rule it out.”

Korie Robertson

Korie Robertson met Willie in the third grade at summer camp, and they married one year after graduating high school in 1992, according to A&E. At Duck Commander, she took on the role of officer manager.

The New York Times best-selling author has written and co-written 10 books. In 2021, Korie began hosting At Home with the Robertsons with Willie, which ran for several episodes.

Around the same time, she opened up about watching her daughter Sadie become a mom.

“The experience of watching your daughter give birth to her daughter…well, there are no words 😭🙏🏻🤗🙌🏻,” she wrote on Instagram. “Honey James Huff you are a little miracle! We love you dearly and can’t get enough of every single detail of you 😍.”

More recently, Korie was a co-executive producer of Fox’s Duck Family Treasure and a producer of His Story: The Musical with Willie.

John Luke Robertson

Willie and Korie’s oldest son, John Luke Robertson, was a teenager when Duck Dynasty premiered.

On his 19th birthday, he proposed to his girlfriend, Mary Kate McEacharn. The pair married on June 27, 2015, before family and friends.

The wedding aired on A&E in a season 8 episode of Duck Dynasty. John Luke’s cousin River (whose parents are Jep and Jessica) was the ring bearer; his sister Sadie was a bridesmaid; and his dad, Willie, officiated the ceremony.

Four years after their nuptials, John Luke and Mary Kate welcomed their son, John Shepherd, on Oct. 14, 2019. They later announced the birth of their daughter Ella Kathryn on April 8, 2021, and son Wells Robertson on Sept. 12, 2023.

After writing his own kids’ fiction series, Be Your Own Commander, John Luke went on to become the camp director for Camp Ch-Yo-Ca and he’s also a coffee roaster through the brand King Lane’s Coffee.

Sadie Carroway Robertson Huff

Willie and Korie’s daughter Sadie Carroway Robertson was also a teenager when she first starred in Duck Dynasty.

A talented singer and dancer, Sadie showed off her moves on season 19 of Dancing with the Stars, finishing as the runner-up with partner Mark Ballas. The year prior, she recorded a duet with Grammy-winning country artist Alison Krauss for the Duck Dynasty Christmas album.

Apart from being a performer, Sadie has also written several books, including work related to her Live Original brand. The New York Times best-selling author’s latest project was a devotions book titled The Next Step, which debuted in November 2024.

Sadie married her husband, Christian Huff, on Nov. 25, 2019, in front of more than 600 guests at her family’s Louisiana farm. “Christian is so kind and so affirming of who I am as a person,” she told PEOPLE ahead of their nuptials. “He makes me a lot stronger. I just feel like equally, we make each other better when we’re together.”

Since exchanging wedding vows, the couple have become parents to two children: daughters Honey James Huff, born on May 11, 2021, and Haven Belle Huff, who arrived on May 22, 2023.

Jules Jeptha “Jep” Robertson

Jules Jeptha “Jep” Robertson is Phil and Kay’s youngest son.

He worked as Duck Commander’s camera operator and editor for the Duckmen DVD series, per A&E.

Following the show’s wrap, Jep and his wife, Jessica, moved their family from West Monroe to Dripping Springs, Texas, just outside of Austin. The pair share children: daughters Lily Mae, Merritt Decatur and Priscilla June and sons River Alexander and Jules Augustus “Gus.”

Over the years, Jep and Jessica have had a few joint projects, including their spinoff Jep & Jessica: Growing the Dynasty in 2016. The following year, Jep opened a food truck, Jep’s Southern Roots, that served Southern and Cajun fare. The business appeared to close by 2020.

The couple returned to reality TV with Duck Family Treasure in 2022, in which Uncle Si and Jase also star. Most recently, Jep and Jessica co-authored the children’s book Dear Valor, inspired by their son Gus, whom they adopted.

“It’s about the trials you may face and teaching children about empathy on what it’s like in an adopted child’s life and their family,” Jessica told the Washington Examiner in July 2024.

John Godwin

John Godwin has been working for Duck Commander since 2002, which he has called “a blessing,” and appeared on over 100 episodes of Duck Dynasty.

“When I started, I was one of few full-time employees outside the family,” he said, per the Duck Commander website. “I will definitely say that the Robertsons are very giving and passionate people.”

Before appearing on the show, Godwin was a rodeo bull rider and paper mill employee, according to the Plainview Herald. He was known for hunting squirrels and deer and had a penchant for trouble.

Godwin is still an employee at Duck Commander — he appeared in a “Call Talk” video promoting the teal hen call in 2023 — though the show opened up other avenues for him.

“Duck Dynasty allowed me the fame to fish, speak, travel and meet new people,” Godwin told Tennessee’s WTVC in 2021. He’s also involved with Fin Commander, a fishing gear offshoot of Duck Commander created in 2015.

Godwin married his wife, Paula, in 1989; they have one daughter, Johanna. His free time is largely filled with crappie fishing. “Being out on the water always seems peaceful,” he told WTVC. “There’s nothing like the thrill of feeling a fish bite that bait.”

Justin Martin

Justin Martin, also known to fans as Friar Tuck, is Duck Commander’s general manager.

Martin told A&E that he first met Phil and Kay at church, but his relationship with the family developed while working as an employee at the sporting goods store T.P. Outdoors, near the Duck Commander shop in West Monroe. He struck up a friendship with Willie, according to Realtree.

Martin said he initially reached out to the Duck Commander CEO with an offer to work at the store for free to “clear his head” of his graduate school studies. In 2010, however, he became an official member of the team and continues to be “thankful” for the opportunity.

In 2022, Martin launched a separate YouTube channel for his endeavors outside of Duck Commander. “I get asked all the time, ‘Do I still work for Duck Commander?’ The answer is yes,” he shared in a video. “I’m still the general manager, love my job here.”

As the reality star explained, his channel will be more personal, sharing glimpses into his life with his wife, Brittany Brugman, whom he started dating while filming Duck Dynasty season 4.

The couple celebrated nine years of marriage in May 2024. Over two years later, in October 2022, they welcomed twin boys, Waylon David and Jackson Nash Martin.