Steven John Wilkos is an American television personality and former law enforcement officer with the Chicago Police Department.
15 Facts About Steve Wilkos
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Steve Wilkos has been hosting The Steve Wilkos Show since 2007, and was director of security on Jerry Springer from 1994 to 2007.
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Steve Wilkos had previously substituted for Springer as host on several occasions before being given his own talk show.
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Steve Wilkos's parents are Jeanette, a beauty school instructor, and Stanley Wilkos, a former police officer who was in the Korean War as an army paratrooper.
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Steve Wilkos graduated from Lane Technical High School in 1982.
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In October 1982, Steve Wilkos joined the United States Marine Corps, serving in South Korea, Japan, Illinois, Virginia, and South Carolina before being discharged in March 1989.
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Steve Wilkos joined the Chicago Police Department in 1990, where he was stationed at various times in the Logan Square, Humboldt Park, and Near West Side neighborhoods of Chicago.
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Steve Wilkos recruited several fellow officers for the job, and he retired from the force in 2004 and worked exclusively for the show beginning in 2001.
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Entertainment Weekly reported that Steve Wilkos became a professional wrestler with the Maryland Championship Wrestling during a temporary production hiatus of Jerry Springer.
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Steve Wilkos is known for his abrasive approach to solving disputes on his self-titled show, tackling many different issues like child abuse, molestation, and cheating partners.
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The CW Plus has aired The Steve Wilkos Show since 2007, airing weekdays between 8am-10am.
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Steve Wilkos married his third wife Rachelle Consiglio, the executive producer for Jerry Springer as well as his own show, in 2000.
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In 2015, Steve Wilkos sold his Park Ridge home for $750,000.
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On January 21,2018, Steve Wilkos was involved in a rollover crash near his home and was charged with drunk driving.
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Steve Wilkos has asked a judge for an alternative punishment which would result in charges being dismissed upon completion of an education and treatment program.