Who is Steve Wilkos? Age, Net worth, Relationship, Height, Affair

Who is Steve Wilkos?

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Steven John Wilkos is an American television artist based in Los Angeles. Surprisingly, he was a member of the United States Marine Corps and had worked as a police officer with the Chicago Police Department.

Through his chat show The Steve Wilkos Show, which premiered in 2007, he entered the world of media and became a well-known television figure.

Steve Wilkos: Bio, Age, Ethnicity, Siblings

In 1964, Steve was born in the Roscoe Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, to parents Jeanette and Stanley Wilkos. His mother, Jeanette, worked as a beauty school instructor, and his father, Stanley, was a former cop who served in the Korean War as a paratrooper. Wilkos has two sisters and a brother.

Quick Facts

Real Name/Full Name	Steven John Wilkos
Nick Name/Celebrated Name:	Steve Wilkos
Birth Place:	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date Of Birth/Birthday:	9 March 1964
Age/How Old:	58 years old
Height/How Tall:	In Centimetres – 188 cm In Feet and Inches – 6′ 2″
Weight:	In Kilograms – 85 Kg In Pounds – 187 lbs
Eye Color:	Blue
Hair Color:	Bald
Parents Name:	Father – Stanley Wilkos Mother – Jeanette Wilkos
Siblings:	1 brother, 2 sisters
School:	Lane Technical High School
College:	N/A
Religion:	Christian
Nationality:	American
Zodiac Sign:	Pisces
Gender:	Male
Sexual Orientation:	Straight
Marital Status:	Married
Girlfriend:	N/A
Wife/Spouse Name:	Rachelle Wilkos (m. 2000), Hannah Wilkos (m. 1999–1999), Rosae Wilkos (m. 1985–1987)
Kids/Children Name:	Ruby Wilkos, Jack Wilkos
Profession:	Television Personality, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and a former law enforcement officer
Net Worth:	$8 million

Height, Weight, and Body Measurements

Steve Wilkos, who was born on March 9, 1964, is 58 years old as of today’s date, 9 May 2022. Despite his height of 6′ 2′′ in feet and inches and 188 cm in centimeters, he weighs 187 pounds and 85 kg.

Education

Wilkos completed his studies at Lane Technical High School in Chicago in 1982 and later joined the United States Marine Corps. Before being discharged in 1989, he served in Japan, Illinois, Virginia, South Korea, and South Carolina. He began his career as a police officer with the Chicago Police Department in 1990.

Personal Life: Girlfriends, Wife, and Children

Steve Wilkos had a brief relationship with Rosae Wilkos before marrying her in 1985. Wilkos married her for the first time in 1987, but they divorced soon after. Wilkos then married Hannah Wilkos in 1999 and divorced the following year.

Then, in 2000, he married his present wife, Rachelle Consiglio, and they’ve been together since. They are happily married and have two children, Ruby Wilkos and Jack Wilkos, who live in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Is Steve Wilkos a Homosexual?

Even though Steve has a short dating history, the ladies he has dated have all been women. He is also married to a woman with whom he has children, indicating that he is completely straight.

Career and Professional Life

Wilkos became a television figure by chance in 1994, when he worked with the staff of The Jerry Springer Show, and the producers decided to hire Wilkos and other cops as security guards for the show. He then became a full-time cast member of the show in 2001, and he also appeared in multiple cameos for the MLB Network.

Then he began to appear in well-known television shows such as The Simpsons. In addition, he worked on the Wayan Brothers and Between Brothers series. As a result of this, he was able to sign films like The Spy Who Shagged Austin Powers and Me.

He also appeared as a guest on a restaurant review show, Cheque, Please!, on Chicago’s WTTW PBS station in 2005.

Later in 2006, he went on to host Dancing With The Stars for a seven-episode tenure. All of these media appearances provided him with a new window of opportunity.

Later that year, on the NBC Universal Television network, he launched his own talk show, The Steve Wilkos Show. Wilkos’ chat program quickly gained popularity and strong ratings, and he hasn’t looked back since.

Awards

Wilkos’ most major achievement, aside from garnering crowd affection, being renowned, and landing an exclusive talk show, was being designated a professional wrestler of the Maryland Championship Wrestling by Entertainment Weekly Magazine.

Steve Wilkos’s Net Worth, Salary, and Earnings

Wilkos was well compensated while serving in the marine corps and the Chicago Police Department. Later, when he started working in the media for Jerry Springer and appeared on various shows and series, he made a lot of money, putting his net worth over $8 million by 2022.

Interesting Facts

Steven is revealed to be an atheist who believes in no supernatural powers.
He abstains from smoking.
Wilkos struggled with depression for a time.
Wilkos was involved in an automobile accident once after driving while inebriated and exceeding the speed limit. He then confessed in an interview with TMZ that he was going through a hard patch at the time, which led to his misjudgment, which caused the accident.

Steven is a gifted individual, as evidenced by the fact that he has only ever hosted two talk programs in his life. He’s not only brave, as seen by his service in the army and police department, but he’s also a brilliant host, which helped his talk show become more popular than other shows at the time. He is a true role model and source of inspiration for many individuals all around the world.