Steve Wilkos

Steven John Wilkos is a Television artist based in the United States of America. But surprisingly, he served in the United States Marine Corps as a veteran formerly and also lived his life as a police officer of the Chicago Police Department. He stepped into the world of media and became a famous television personality through his talk show The Steve Wilkos Show that dropped in 2007.

Well, how well do you know about Steve Wilkos? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Steve Wilkos’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Steve Wilkos to date.

Biography and Early Life

Steve was born to parents Jeanette Wilkos and Stanley Wilkos in the Roscoe Village of Chicago of Illinois in 1964. His mother, Jeanette, worked as an instructor in beauty school, and his father, Stanley, was a former police officer and a part of the paratrooper army in the Korean War. Wilkos has a brother and two sisters.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Steve Wilkos in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Steve Wilkos’s age is 57 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 9 March 1964. Though, he is 6′ 2″ in feet and inches and 188 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 187 lbs in Pound and 85kg in Kilograms.

Education

Wilkos attended the Lane Technical High School in Chicago in the year 1982 to complete his education and later joined the United States Marine Corps. He served in Japan, Illinois, Virginia, South Korea, and South Carolina before being discharged in 1989. In the year 1990, he joined the Chicago Police Department to serve as a police officer.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Steve Wilkos dated Rosae Wilkos for a brief period and then married her in 1985. She was the first person Wilkos got married to, but soon after, in the year 1987, they filed for divorce. Then Wilkos married Hannah Wilkos in the year 1999 and got divorced in the same year. Then again in 2000, he tied knots with his current wife, Rachelle Consiglio, and has been inseparable ever since. They are living a happy married life in the Fairfield County of Connecticut with their children, daughter Ruby Wilkos and son Jack Wilkos.

Is Steve Wilkos Gay?

Even though Steve does not have a very long dating history, the people he dated were always women. He is also currently married to a woman with whom he has his own children, thus confirming to be very much straight.

Professional Career

Wilkos became a television personality really by accident when he worked with the team of The Jerry Springer Show in 1994, and the producers decided to hire Wilkos and other officers for the show as they needed security guards. Later on, from the year 2001, he started working with the show full time, and apart from that, he made several cameos for the MLB network.

Then he started to appear in much famous television series like The Simpsons. He also worked for The Wayan Bros. and Between Brothers series. He earned enough recognition to sign movies like The Spy Who Shagged Austin Powers and Me through this. He also made a guest appearance on a restaurant reviewing the show, namely Cheque, Please! on WTTW, PBS station of Chicago in 2005.

And then, later in 2006, he went on to host the show Dancing With The Stars, which was a limited seven episode stint. All these media appearances unlocked a new window of opportunity for him. Later in 2007, he started his own talk show, namely The Steve Wilkos Show on the NBC Universal Television network. His talk show became popular in no time and recorded high ratings, and Wilkos hasn’t looked back ever since.

Awards

Besides receiving love from the audience, being famous, and landing an exclusive talk show, Wilkos’s most significant achievement would be when he was named a professional wrestler of the Maryland Championship Wrestling by the Entertainment Weekly Magazine.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Steve Wilkos in 2021

Wilkos earned himself a good amount of remuneration when he worked served in the marine corps and the Chicago Police Department. Later, when he started working in the media for Jerry Springer and appeared on several shows and series, he earned handsomely, which makes his net worth around a whopping $8 million estimated as of 2021.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• Steven does not believe in any supernatural power, and he is revealed to be an atheist.
• He strictly avoids smoking.
• Wilkos suffered from depression for a brief period.
• Wilkos once had a car accident due to driving under the influence and breaching the speed limit. He later revealed in an interview with TMZ that he was going through a rough patch during that time, due to which his misjudgment made him drive like that causing the accident.

Steven is a highly talented personality which can be established from the fact that he earned fame just from hosting two talk shows in his entire life. As much as he’s courageous, which is evident from his history of serving in the army and police department, he’s also a fantastic host, due to which his talk show became more famous than other shows that aired at that time. He’s truly an example of an idol and a source of inspiration for many people around the world.