Josh Gates Biography

Josh Gates, an American television producer, and host is famous for his show Truth of Fate on Syfy Channel, which premiered in the year 2007 and ended in 2012 after 5 seasons. He is co-executive producer and host of the Travel Channel series Unknown Expedition . Furthermore, he has also written a book called Fate of Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter which was published by Simon and Schuster/Gallery Books in 2011.

Early life and education of Josh Gates

Adventurer and traveler, Josh Gates was born on August 10, 1997 in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, United States and got his desire for exploration from his father who was a deep sea diver.

His mother’s family was in the UK, so Gates and his parents often visited there as a child. In addition, Gates also grew up watching his father travel the world to foreign places in the world. With all of these experiences, he played a vital role in illuminating Gate’s passion for exploration.

Talking about his education, he joined the team from the University of Maryland that conducted the archaeological excavations of Caesarea Maritima in Isreal from 1996 to 1998. He completed his graduation in archeology and drama from Tufts University in Boston.

Josh Gates’ career

Before coming to the limelight, he began his career as a scout. As an adult, Gate traveled to more than 100 countries. He climbed the African mountain Mount Kilimanjaro and Mt. Aconcagua in the Andes of Argentina.

He is also a certified mountaineer and SCUBA diver and has worked with researchers at the University of Maryland archaeological digs. And in addition to this, he is also a member of The Explorers Club , which is an international multidisciplinary professional society that aimed to encourage scientific exploration since 1904.

He is popular for his show Truth of Fate on Syfy that aired from 2007 to 2012, each with 11 episodes. In January 2015, his show Unknown Expedition premiered as a host of the Travel Channel series.

In addition, he has also written a book called Truth of Fate: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter. Other than this, the famous traveler has also been in various shows like Truly Famous, ESPN Beg , Borrow and Deal, as well as Ghostbusters and Fact or Facts: The Paranormal Files , featured Ben Hansen and Jael de Pardo.

Josh Gate Net Worth

Gates is a famous television personality currently hosting the Travel Channel series Unknown Expedition . According to her travel channel, her channel reaches more than 83 million cable households in the US Travel Channel is considered one of the world’s leading travel media brands.

Being a famous television host, producer, author, and explorer, he has a net worth of $3 million. He was able to gain fame with Destination Truth.

Gates shared the news of his marriage among his fans by posting on his Facebook page and Twitter. Josh and Hallie have a son, named Owen, who was born on February 12, 2016.

Possibly one of the most interesting moments in Fate Truth was the scene where Hallie called Gates via satellite phone to reveal the news of her pregnancy.

The couple is expecting their second child in February 2018.