Howard Stern Net Worth

Howard Stern's Quotes

• "Standards have gone to an all-time low and I'm here to represent them." - April 1, 1998 upon announcing his new Saturday night late show on CBS.
• I always resented the label of 'shock jock' that the press came up with for me. Because I never intentionally set out to shock anybody.
• Writing a book just might be the hardest thing I've ever done, besides trying to get laid in college.
• "This country has too many freedoms." (January 2002)
• I've always thought that a name says a lot about a person. So naturally, being named Howard, I always wanted to crawl into a hole.

Interesting Facts about Howard Stern

1. Was reportedly considered to play the role of a radio talk show host, Barry Simms in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) but according to him he was never actually offered the role.
2. Was listed in Forbes Magazines list of 100 Most Powerful Celebrities [1999]
3. His daughters, with ex-wife Alison, are Emily Stern (May 7, 1983), Debra Jennifer (May 9, 1986) and Ashley Jade. (January 24, 1993).
4. Graduated from South Side High School in Rockville Centre, NY.
5. He agreed to accept $50,000 to settle a lawsuit he filed against a Beverly Hills studio he claims reneged on a deal to feature him in a movie with Melanie Griffith. He was asked to star in the movie Jane although it didn't have financing and then the film company failed to pay him when the movie wasn't made. He sought $1.5 million in compensatory damages and unspecified punitive damages. [August 1999]
6. Hebrew name is Tzvi.
7. His 5-year, $100 million annual deal equates to about $1,923,077 a week and roughly $274,725 a day. He is the highest-paid radio personality in America.
8. One of the major influences on his brand of humor was Mad magazine.
9. Practices transcendental meditation.
10. Stated on his radio show that since his divorce, the word "marriage" has left his vocabulary for good. While he is deeply in love with actress Beth Stern, they have no plans to even live together. His three daughters are the only people he says he's willing to live with at this point. [February 2002]
11. His views on parenthood have not soured as his views on marriage have since his divorce. While he shares custody of his three children with his ex-wife Alison, he says he would gladly take full custody of them if ever called upon to do so.
12. Is an avid comic book reader, and "Superman" is his all-time favorite. He also loves "Spider-Man" and even expressed interest in James Cameron's doomed Spider-Man project when he interviewed him.
13. Ranked #1 in 1995 on Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dress List.
14. Announced he was separating from his wife, Alison Stern, after 21 years of marriage, due to his workaholic ways. [October 1999]
15. Married college sweetheart Alison Stern (b. 25 May 1955) at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Mass. [June 1978]
16. Stern's ex-wife, Alison Stern, marries Businessman David Scott Simon, who is NOT the same person as David E. Simon, the CEO of Simon Malls. [November 2001]
17. His paternal grandparents, Froim and Anna (Gallar) Stern, were Jewish emigrants from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His maternal grandparents, Sol and Esther (Reich) Schiffman, were Jewish emigrants from Poland.
18. Adopted a bulldog, which he named Bianca Romijn-Stamos-O'Connell-Ostrosky-Stern (March 17, 2002 - July 17, 2012). He also has a dog named Java, that lives with his ex-wife, Alison Simon.
19. Brown belt in Japanese Shotokan Karate
20. Performed the spoken word opening to the Blue Öyster Cult song "When the War Comes" on their Club Ninja album.