Montel Williams

American television host and actor
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Montel Brian Anthony Williams is an American television host and actor. He is known for hosting the daytime tabloid talk show The Montel Williams Show, which ran in syndication from 1991 to 2008. He currently hosts Military Makeover: Operation Career on Lifetime. Williams founded the Montel Williams MS Foundation after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999. He is noted for his service in both the United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy, from which he retired after 22 years of service.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 3, 1956, Williams attended Andover High School in neighboring Linthicum, Maryland, where he was elected president of his class in both his junior and senior years. He was a good student, athlete, and musician, and he was active in countywide student government issues in Annapolis, Maryland.

Williams was raised as a Roman Catholic and served as an altar server in the Catholic Church.

Montel's father, Herman Williams Jr., was a firefighter who in 1992 became Baltimore's first African American Fire Chief. Montel's mother is biracial.

Date of Birth3rd July 1956
Age68 Years
Zodiac SignCancer
CountryUnited States of America
Current CityBaltimore
Birth PlaceBaltimore
NationalityUnited States of America
CitizenshipUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
Education
United States Naval Academy
Occupationactor, military officer, television presenter, radio personality, politician, television actor, journalist, television producer

Actors from United States of America born in 1956