Maurice Richard Povich, commonly known as Maury Povich, is a famous American journalist, talk show host, actor, film producer, as well as a television anchor. To the public, Maury Povich is perhaps best known as the host of the popular talk show called “Maury”. The show premiered on television screens in 1991, and has aired for 22 seasons so far. With the focus on relevant topics, “Maury” usually explores numerous issues, such as domestic violence, teenage pregnancy, bullying, various uncommon illnesses and many others. Over the years, “Maury” became best known for its paternity tests, as well as polygraph tests. Even though the show has been often criticized for exploiting serious issues for the sake of entertainment, “Maury” managed to maintain high enough ratings to air 2,640 episodes up to date.
Maury Povich Net Worth $45 Million
In addition to numerous episodes aired on screens, “Maury” inspired the release of another tabloid talk show under the name of “The Trisha Goddard Show”. Hosted by Trisha Goddard, the show debuted on television in 2012, and aired two seasons before it was cancelled. Aside from “The Trisha Goddard Show”, “Maury” is also credited with inspiring the release of “Paternity Court”, a court show presented by Lauren Lake.
A well-known television talk show host, how rich is Maury Povich? Sources state that Maury Povich’s net worth is estimated to be $45 million, undoubtedly most of which comes from his on-screen appearances.
Maury Povich was born in 1949, in Washington, DC. As a teenager, Maury Povich attended the Landon School, and later enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated with a BA in television journalism. Prior to becoming a talk show host, Maury Povich worked as a television news anchor. He initially worked at the Washington DC radio and television station, before moving on to host “Panorama”, a talk show, which gained him a lot of public exposure and acclaim. After leaving “Panorama”, Maury Povich received numerous job offers and opportunities to work in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Povich’s major breakthrough came in 1986, when he was asked to host a television news magazine called “A Current Affair”. Over the years, the show established itself as an entertaining source of information, and was largely praised by critics and viewers. Maury Povich hosted the series from 1986 until 1990.
Shortly after leaving the show, Povich launched his own show entitled “The Maury Povich Show”, which was later renamed to “Maury”. It was with “Maury” that Povich finally made a name for himself in the television industry. Aside from “Maury”,
Povich has also made numerous on screen appearances, including the “How I Met Your Mother” show, Tyler Perry’s comedy “Madea’s Big Happy Family” starring Perry, Loretta Devine and Bow Wow, the game show entitled “Twenty One”, as well as the talk show, which he co-hosted with his wife Connie Chung called “Weekends with Maury and Connie”.
A well-known talk show host, Maury Povich has an estimated net worth of $45 million.
