Josh Gates, an American television producer, and presenter is famous for his show Destination Truth on Syfy Channel, premiering in the year 2007 and ending in 2012 after 5 seasons. He is a co-executive producer and presenter of the Travel Channel series Expedition Unknown. Moreover, he has also written a book named Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter which was published by Simon and Schuster/ Gallery Books in 2011.
Early Life And Education Of Josh Gates
An adventurer and traveler, Josh Gates was born on 10 August 1997 in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Ma s sachusetts, the United States and got his desire for exploration from his father who was a deep-sea diver.
His mom's family was in the UK, so Gates along with his parents used to visit there when he was a kid. Moreover, Gates also grew up watching his father globetrot to foreign places in the world. With all these experiences, it played a vital role in lighting Gate's pa s sion for exploration.
Talking about his education, he joined the University of Maryland’s team that performed the archaeological excavations of Caesarea Maritima in Isreal from 1996 to 1998. He completed his graduation in archaeology and drama from Boston's Tufts University.
Josh Gates's Career
Before coming into the limelight, he began his career as an explorer. As an adult, Gate traveled to more than 100 countries. He climbed the mountain of Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina's Ande.
He is also a certified mountain climber and SCUBA diver and has worked with researchers at the University of Maryland's archaeological excavations. And in addition to this, he is also an inductee of The Explorer’s Club, which is an international multidisciplinary professional society that aimed at encouraging scientific exploration since 1904.
He is popular for his show Destination Truth on Syfy aired from 2007 to 2012 each containing 11 episodes. In January 2015, his show Expedition Unknown premiered as he presents the Travel Channel series.
Moreover, he has also written a book named Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter. Apart from this, the famous traveler also took part in several shows like Truly Famous, ESPN's Beg, Borrow & Deal, as well as in Ghost Hunters and Facts or Faked: Paranormal Files, starred Ben Hansen and Jael de Pardo.
Josh Gate's Net Worth
Gates is a famous television personality who currently hosts the Travel Channel series Expedition Unknown. As per his travel channel, his channel reaches more than 83 million U.S. cable homes. Travel channel is considered as one of the world's leading travel media brand.
Being a famous TV host, producer, author and explorer he has a net worth of $3 million. He was able to gain fame from Destination Truth.
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His annual salary is $100, 000 with the monthly income of $8, 000 and weekly income around $2k. As his salary is growing every year, his net worth is huge. His main source of income is his professional career.
Josh wife, Hallie Gnatovich's has an estimated net worth of $1.3 million whereas, her main source of income is from the therapy sessions she conducts with her patients.
Josh Gate's Personal Life
Josh Gates is a married man. His wife Hallie Gnatovich was the part of his production crew on Destination Truth and she began starring on the show from season 2 and appeared till the end of the season. Initially, she worked with Gates as a researcher and most of her task was behind the camera, but as the time grew she began to star with Josh on screen as a co-star.
He got married on 13 September 2014 to his girlfriend Hallie Gnatovich after dating her for a few years. However, their wedding was a private one which was held at the Hidden Pond luxury resort in Kennebunkport, York, Maine with their family and close friends.
Gates shared the news of his marriage among their fans by posting on his Facebook and Twitter page. Josh and Hallie have a son, named Owen who was born on February 12, 2016.
Possibly, one of the most interesting moments of Destination Truth was the scene when Hallie called Gates through a satellite phone to reveal the news of her pregnancy.
The couple is expecting for their second child in February 2018.
by rabina, 26 Jun, 2018
