Maury Povich net worth is
$45 Million
Maury Povich Wiki Biography
Maurice Richard Povich, commonly known as Maury Povich, is a famous American journalist, talk show host, actor, film producer, as well as a television anchor. To the public, Maury Povich is perhaps best known as the host of the popular talk show called “Maury”. The show premiered on television screens in 1991, and has aired for 22 seasons so far. With the focus on relevant topics, “Maury” usually explores numerous issues, such as domestic violence, teenage pregnancy, bullying, various uncommon illnesses and many others. Over the years, “Maury” became best known for its paternity tests, as well as polygraph tests. Even though the show has been often criticized for exploiting serious issues for the sake of entertainment, “Maury” managed to maintain high enough ratings to air 2,640 episodes up to date.
Maury Povich Net Worth $45 Million
In addition to numerous episodes aired on screens, “Maury” inspired the release of another tabloid talk show under the name of “The Trisha Goddard Show”. Hosted by Trisha Goddard, the show debuted on television in 2012, and aired two seasons before it was cancelled. Aside from “The Trisha Goddard Show”, “Maury” is also credited with inspiring the release of “Paternity Court”, a court show presented by Lauren Lake.
A well-known television talk show host, how rich is Maury Povich? Sources state that Maury Povich’s net worth is estimated to be $45 million, undoubtedly most of which comes from his on-screen appearances.
Maury Povich was born in 1949, in Washington, DC. As a teenager, Maury Povich attended the Landon School, and later enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated with a BA in television journalism. Prior to becoming a talk show host, Maury Povich worked as a television news anchor. He initially worked at the Washington DC radio and television station, before moving on to host “Panorama”, a talk show, which gained him a lot of public exposure and acclaim. After leaving “Panorama”, Maury Povich received numerous job offers and opportunities to work in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Povich’s major breakthrough came in 1986, when he was asked to host a television news magazine called “A Current Affair”. Over the years, the show established itself as an entertaining source of information, and was largely praised by critics and viewers. Maury Povich hosted the series from 1986 until 1990.
Shortly after leaving the show, Povich launched his own show entitled “The Maury Povich Show”, which was later renamed to “Maury”. It was with “Maury” that Povich finally made a name for himself in the television industry. Aside from “Maury”,
Povich has also made numerous on screen appearances, including the “How I Met Your Mother” show, Tyler Perry’s comedy “Madea’s Big Happy Family” starring Perry, Loretta Devine and Bow Wow, the game show entitled “Twenty One”, as well as the talk show, which he co-hosted with his wife Connie Chung called “Weekends with Maury and Connie”.
A well-known talk show host, Maury Povich has an estimated net worth of $45 million.
| Full Name | Maury Povich |
| Net Worth | $45 Million |
| Salary | $13 million |
| Date Of Birth | January 17, 1939 |
| Place Of Birth | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Height | 6 ft (1.85 m) |
| Profession | Journalist, Newscaster, Talk show host, Actor, Film Producer, Author |
| Education | Landon School, University of Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Connie Chung (m. 1984), Phyllis Minkoff (m. 1962–1979) |
| Children | Amy Povich, Matthew Jay Povich, Susan Povich |
| Parents | Ethyl Friedman, Shirley Povich |
| Siblings | Lynn Povich, David Povich |
| Nicknames | Maurice Richard Povich , Maurice Richard "Maury" Povich , Maurice R. Povich |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005324 |
| Awards | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling |
| Nominations | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Technical Team, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Direction, 182. Episode 182, 181. Episode 181, 180. Episode 180, 182. Episode 182, 181. Episode 181, 180. Epi... |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paternity show tests |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Has served as President of the New York chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. |
| 2 | Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in television journalism. |
| 3 | Met his future wife, Connie Chung, in 1968 at the local TV station in Washington, D.C. (WTTN), where she was a secretary and he was an anchorman. |
| 4 | Owns his own production company, MoPo Productions, Inc. |
| 5 | His talk show was distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation, but is now being distributed by NBC Universal Television Group. |
| 6 | Matthew, his son with Connie Chung is adopted, he also has two adult daughters from a previous marriage. |
| 7 | He hosted the TV special The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant to See (2003). |
| 8 | Son of Shirley Povich. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black-ish | 2015 | TV Series | Maury Povich |
| Looking Forward | 2012 | Video | Maury Povich |
| Madea's Big Happy Family | 2011 | Maury Povich | |
| How I Met Your Mother | 2010 | TV Series | Maury Povich |
| 30 Rock | 2007 | TV Series | Maury Povich |
| Wings | 1991 | TV Series | Show Host |
| A Current Affair | 1986 | TV Series | Host (1986-1990) |
| The Imagemaker | 1986 | Talk-Show Host |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mornings with Shirley Povich: A Century of Writing Sports | 2005 | TV Movie documentary executive producer | |
| Twin Towers | 2003 | Short executive producer | |
| Maury | 1991 | TV Series executive producer |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Greatest Game Ever Played | 2008 | TV Movie courtesy | |
| The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | 1998 | Documentary funding generously provided by - as Maurice R. Povich |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maury | 1991-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself |
| Access Hollywood | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The View | 2005-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| WGN Morning News | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jack and Triumph Show | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Watch What Happens: Live | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Trisha | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Very Mallory | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Soup | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Paula's Party | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| 17th Annual American Century Championship | 2006 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| ESPN 25: Who's #1? | 2004-2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Today | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| 16th Annual American Century Championship | 2005 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| 48th Annual New York Emmy Awards | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant to See | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| The Education of Max Bickford | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' | 2002 | Documentary | Himself |
| 15 Minutes of True Tabloid Stars | 2001 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Swinger | 2001 | Himself | |
| Jenny Jones | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood Squares | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Hour Has 22 Minutes | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Howard Stern Radio Show | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Twenty One | 2000 | TV Series | Host |
| The Daily Show | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Opening the Lost Tombs: Live from Egypt | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1993-1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Profile | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | 1998 | Documentary | Himself - interviewee (uncredited) |
| Talked to Death | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Lauren Hutton and... | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? | 1992-1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dream On | 1993-1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1993-1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Howard Stern Interview | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Howard Stern Show | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| One on One with John Tesh | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| Into the Night | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Preppie Murder | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Fox News | 1987 | TV Series | N.Y. Anchor (1987) |
| Hour Magazine | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| People Are Talking | 1980/II | TV Series | Himself - Host |
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