Chris Harrison is an American TV host and personality. He has hosted several shows in various capacities. He is also an author and businessman.
Read on to know more about Chris Harrison net worth, salary, biography, and the recent divorce with his wife.
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Career:
Chris Harrison started his career at KWTV, a CBS affiliate media as a sports presenter, and hosted the show for six years. He then moved to TVG Network before hosting the show “Designers Challenge” on HGTV.
In 2008, Chris co-hosted the American Music Awards on ABC TV with Pussycat Dolls lead singer, Nicole Scherzinger and Anne Inaba.
Other shows Chris has hosted include the “Mall Masters” and “Hollywood 411”. In 2015, Disney-ABC signed a contract with Chris Harrison for him to replace Terry Crews on the show “Who wants to be a millionaire” for one season and the re-run.
He joined the show while it was in the fifteenth season.
Chris Harrison Net Worth: $25 Million. Know his Salary Details.
There are no reports on the salary he agreed with Disney-ABC to host the show. Chris currently hosts two shows “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.” Both shows air on ABC network.
The bachelor show has several spin-off shows like Bachelor in paradise, the bachelor winter games and bachelor live to name a few. These spin-off shows have made the show a cultural phenomenon.
Confirmed reports have indicated that Chris Harrison’s salary is about $60,000 per episode in the show “Bachelor” in addition to earnings from the show “Who wants to be a millionaire.”
His total estimated earnings per year are said to be $8 million. That’s right! this should give you an idea that Chris Harrison’s Net Worth is huge. He has also made guest appearances various shows like “The Practice” and “Six Feet Under.”
The exact figure he earned from these appearances in 2015 has never been disclosed to the public.
Chris Harrison’s net worth is $25 million. Some of the income comes from book sales, as he published the book “The Perfect Letter” which is a romance novel, and it is doing well commercially.
Harrison also hosted the Miss America Pageant for a record nine times.
He is also a businessman, Chris owns a brewery called Steam Theory Brewery. The exact income from his brewery in Dallas is not in the public domain.
No information about his cars or mansion is in the public domain.
Chris Harrison Married Not Married To A Wife Yet.
Its official Chris Harrison is dating producer Lauren Zima. Speculations were rife in tabloids after their stunning red carpet appearance together earlier this year.
They were attending the Actors Guild Awards Party together.
Chris told a reporter for the People Magazine that he missed out on their Valentine’s day date together. So who is Lauren Zima? She appeared in the show MTV Disaster date before being the producer of Entertainment night on the same station as Chris.
It shows that they`ve known each other for years. We wish them well in their relationship.
Chris Harrison’s Married Life and Divorce from Ex-Wife Gwen Harrison.
Chris Harrison was married to Gwen Harrison, who was also a high school sweetheart.
They were married for 18 years before calling it quit in May 2018. They had two children from the marriage, Joshua and Taylor. It was not clear what led to their separation.
Reports indicated that the divorce could be due to his prolonged absenteeism from home when filming shows in various locations around the world.
Chris Harrison Age, Birthdate
Harrison was born on July 26th, 1971 at Dallas, Texas. Chris Harrison is 52 years old.
Wiki-Bio, Family
Chris Harrison’s parents were Richard and Mary Beth Harrison. There are no reports about his siblings. Chris has kept the details of his family confidential.
He is of the North American descent. Chris spent most of his schooling life in Dallas before attending the Lake Highland High School from 1989 before receiving a soccer scholarship and joining Oklahoma City University.
While at the university, Chris became a member of the famous Kappa Sigma Fraternity. After completion of his studies, Chris became a sports presenter in KWTV and TV Network.
Chris hosted the show “Who wants to be a millionaire.” He now hosts the show ‘Bachelor on ABC television network.
He was married to Gwen Harrison for 18 years before separating in 2018. They had two kids together. Harrison is now dating Lauren Zima.
Birth Name: Christopher Bryan Harrison
Birth Date: July 26th, 1971
Age: 52 years old
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas
Education: Oklahoma City University
Nationality: American
Height: 1.78 Meters
Occupation: Actor, host, and author
Net Worth: $25 million
Death-O-Meter: Alive.
