Steve Wilkos Net Worth

Steve Wilkos's Quotes

• [on his professional relationship with talk show host, Jerry Springer]: When I first started workin' for Jerry, we were doin' a show about guys telling their girlfriends that they were having an affair and they'd bring their lover out and it would be another guy. There were so many fights that day that Jerry asked me to sit up on-stage. So people were watching the episode on television and they called my parents up and said 'Steve is on TV and he's gay!'
• Sometimes as a police officer, when we're arresting people, they're gonna fight back. Most of the guests on the Springer show are not gonna fight us.
• [on the style of his own talk show]: Basically, it's easy for me, they're not trying to make me into a doctor or some kind of counselor. They're telling me, 'Go out there and host the show, just like you did when you were a policeman.' React and deal with it the same way - that I can do, because, even though I'm not a policeman, you still have that policeman, inside you. So, I don't coddle anybody on my show. If you're a bad guy, I'm going to get up in your face, and make you accountable for your actions, and I'm just being myself. So that makes it real easy for me.
• [About his own talk show]: Basically, I was a Chicago policeman for 12 years, and mostly, people recognized me from being out of The Jerry Springer Show (1991), for 14 seasons. What we're doing with this show is basically taking the 911 calls and bring it on stage, and me dealing with that problem, just like I did, when I was a policeman.
• [on why he wanted to shave his head bald]: Actually, it was after Richard Dominick's executive producer, who told me to shave my head for the show, The Jerry Springer Show (1991), and I shaved it. It really made me stand out on the Springer Show, and I think that's when people really start noticing me and the Springer Show was wild and popular, and a lot of people tuned in - 'I'm a big, tall, bald guy,' so, it lows me pretty easily.

Interesting Facts about Steve Wilkos

1. Retired from the Chicago Police Department in January 2002
2. Steve made his pro wrestling debut on a Maryland Championship Wrestling card on March 27th 2002 at Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA. He teamed up with ex-WWF lightweight wrestler Gillberg to beat Dino Divine and Chad Bowman in the main event.
3. Graduated from Lane Tech College Prep High School. Other notable alumni include Justina Machado and Nelson Carvajal.
4. Has two children with Rachelle Consiglio, Ruby and Jack.
5. Daughter Ruby (born 2004) and son Jack (born 2006).
6. He has Polish, German, and British Isles ancestry.
7. First job was at Hero's in Chicago at Addison and Western.
8. Protegee of Jerry Springer.