Who is Steve Wilkos?
Steve Wilkos is an American TV personality, talk show host, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and a former law enforcement officer. He is best known for hosting The Steve Wilkos Show.
Steve Wilkos: Birth, Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education
This Tv personality was born on March 9, 1964, in Chicago, Illinois, the United States with star sign Pisces. The birth name of this host is Steve John Wilkos. The name of his mother is Jeanette, a beauty school instructor, and father is Stanley, a former police officer.
Steve has three siblings. He is of Polish, Hungarian, Czech and German descent.
In 1982, Steve graduated from Lane Technical High School.
Steve Wilkos: Early Career, Professional Life
Early Career
This host joined the United States Marine Corps in October 1982 and discharged in March 1989. The next year he joined Chicago Police Department where he was stationed at various times in Logan Square, Chicago.
Wilkos was hired by the producers of The Jerry Springer Show other off-duty police officers to work part-time for the show as for security guards. He enlisted several fellow officers for the job and in 2004, he retired from the force.
Professional Life
According to the Entertainment Daily, Steve was a professional wrestler with the Maryland Championship Wrestling. He appeared as a guest on a restaurant reviewing program Check, Please! in 2005.
He appeared on Dancing With The Stars in 2006 and later Springer enlisted him to substitute for him each Monday. Wilkos also appeared in the TV series including Between Brothers, The Wayans Bros, and films Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
On September 10, 2007, Steve started hosting a talk show The Steve Wilkos Show at NBC Tower in Chicago which received high ratings. He is popular for his abrasive approach to solving disputes.
Earlier, Steve also served as host in The Jerry Springer Show on more than 50 episodes.
Steve Wilkos: Salary and Net Worth
The average salary of a TV host is $64,000 per year. Meanwhile, according to some sources, the estimated net worth of Steve is $8 million.
He shares around 5,362 square-foot mansion with 11-rooms and is three-storeyed with his family in Connecticut worth $1.8 million.
He has his own website stevewilkos.com with the current value $16, 300.
Rumor and Controversy
He was charged with drunk driving for being involved in a rollover crash near his home on January 21, 2018. Later, his charges were dismissed upon completion of an education and treatment program.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight
Steve Wilkos is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 85 kg with hazel blue eyes. He has a bald head.
Social Media Profiles
Steve has around 64 K followers on Twitter and 197 K followers on Instagram. Although, this TV personality is not active on Facebook there are many fan pages made by his well-wishers. He has his own website.
There is a page of his The Steve Wilkos Show with over 2 million followers.
Interesting Facts
- He is popular for his fancy short-sleeved shirts, loud voice, and towering height.
- Steve tells his guests to get off the stage if they failed a lie detector test or annoy him.
- His first job was at Hero’s in Chicago at Addison and Western.
- He owns a pet dog.
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