Steve Wilkos
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Steve Wilkos
Steven John "Steve" Wilkosis an American television personality, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and a former Chicago police officer. He has been hosting The Steve Wilkos Show since 2007, and was director of security on The Jerry Springer Show from 1994 to 2007. He had previously substituted for Springer as host on several occasions before being given his own talk show...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntertainer
Date of Birth9 March 1964
CountryUnited States of America
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I went home one night and told my dad that an older kid was picking on me. My Dad, a Korean War vet and a Chicago cop for 30 years, told me, 'You better pick up a brick and hit him in the head.' That's when I thought, 'Wow, I'm going to have to start dealing with things in a different way.'