Celebrity Biographies
Biography of Chris Wallace
| Date of Birth: | October 12, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 73 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 10 inches |
| Name | Chris Wallace |
| birth name | Christopher W. ‘Chris’ Wallace |
| nick’s name | mr sunday |
| Dad | Mike Wallace (father), Bill Leonard (stepfather) |
| Mother | norma kaphan |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Religion | Jewish |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Anchor |
| Net worth | $6 million |
| Salary | $1 million |
| eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Brown |
| weight in kg | 80 |
| Married | Yes |
| Married to | Lorraine smothers |
| Kids | Peter, Megan, Andrew, Catherine Sarah Smothers, and Remick Smothers |
| Divorce | elizabeth farrell |
| Education | harvard college |
| Awards | Paul White Award |
| Brothers | Peter Wallace |
Chris Wallace, a three-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, is an American television host and political commentator. He is the host of the Fox News Sunday program on the American commercial broadcast television network Fox News Channel.
Wallace is the only current person to have served as host/moderator of more than one major Sunday morning political talk show.
Early life and education of Chris Wallace
Chris Wallace was born as Christopher Wallace on October 12, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is of white ethnicity and has American nationality.
Wallace is the son of Mike Wallace and Norma Kaphan. His father was an American journalist, game show host, media personality, and actor and was also a long-time reporter for CBS Channel. 60 minutes .
Wallace’s parents divorced when he was one year old. His mother later married Bill Leonard, an American journalist and television executive who is also a former president of CBS News.
Wallace joined The Hotchkiss School. After that, he enrolled at Harvard University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in political science.
During his college days, he reported on-air news for the college radio station called WHRB. Wallace also applied to study law at Yale Law School.
Chris Wallace’s career
Chris Wallace began his career at the FM radio station WBBM TV in Chicago. Later, he began his journalistic career as a reporter on an American commercial broadcast television network NBC from 1975 to 1989.
Wallace later moved to NBC’s Washington bureau as a political correspondent for US broadcast network NBC News. Likewise, he also appeared as Washington’s co-anchor for the Today show in 1982.
Wallace appeared as a Senior White House Correspondent (198289). He also served as moderator of Meet the Press (198788) and anchor of the Sunday edition of NBC Nightly News.
In the year 1989, Wallace joined ABC News where he was a senior correspondent and host of Nightline .
In 2003, Wallace joined the American Fox News Channel where he hosts Fox News Sunday alongside Chris Wallace. He has also worked with famous Fox News journalist including Megyn Kelly, Bill O’Reilly .
Chris Wallace Net Worth
This well known TV host Chris Wallace has earned a huge amount of salary for his career as a journalist. His salary at Fox News Channel is estimated to be around a million dollars. Wallace’s current net worth is $6 million.
Chris Wallace’s personal life
Chris Wallace has been married twice. He first married Elizabeth Farrell in 1973. The couple has been blessed with four children named Peter, Andrew, Megan, and Catherine. They were later separated.
Wallace married Lorraine Smothers for the second time in 1977. Lorraine was the wife of American actor and comedian Dick Smothers, and they have two children, Sarah Smothers and Remick Smothers.
Wallace grew up with his brother, Peter Wallace, who died after a fatal fall while hiking in Greece in 1961. According to the source, Peter married Jennifer Breheny, who was an associate producer for 60 Minutes .
Age, body measurements and other facts
- Age: Chris Wallace is 71 years old as of 2019.
- Birth sign: Libra
- Height: He stands at a height of 1.78 m / 5 feet 10 inches.
- Weight: His body weight is around 80 kg.
- Body Measurements: Evan at the age of 70 has kept his body in shape.