Personal Life
Wahl married his first wife, former Penthouse Pet of the Year Corinne Alphen, in 1984, divorcing in 1991. They had one child, Raymond. Wahl married his second wife, Lorrie Vidal, in 1993. They divorced in 1997. Wahl said he met Shane Barbi (twin sister of Sia Barbi, glamour models known as the Barbi twins) at a grocery store in 1996, and they married on September 17, 1997. They renewed their wedding vows in 2008.
In 1995, Wahl was charged with disturbing the peace and arrested on an outstanding warrant for a drunken-driving charge, eventually pleaded nolo contendre to both charges and receiving probation. A year later, he was arrested for allegedly threatening a bartender with a hunting knife for refusing to serve him alcohol. He pleaded nolo contendre again and was ordered to enter a live-in alcohol rehabilitation program. Wahl says he and Barbi married after attending 12-step meetings together.
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