Josh Gates Biography
Josh Gates is an American television presenter and producer. He is currently the host and co-executive producer of The Discovery Channel series Expedition: Unknown and Legendary Locations. Gates is known for previously hosting and co-producing Destination Truth and Stranded on Syfy.
He has also hosted multiple live specials for the television series Ghost Hunters and its spin-off Ghost Hunters International. Gates has appeared as a guest investigator on the series.
Josh Gates Age
Josh was born on August 10, 1977, in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. He is 43 years old as of 2020.
Josh Gates Height
Gates stands at a tall height of 6 feet 2 inches which is approximately 1.87 meters. He weighs about 90 Kgs. There are no further details about his body measurements.
Josh Gates Family
Gates was born and raised in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. He prefers to keep his personal life private, therefore, not much is known about his parents or siblings if he has any. Josh is usually confused for Bill Gates’s brother because the two share the same last name, however, these two are not blood-related.
Josh Gates Wife
Gates is happily married to his wife Hallie Gnatovich. The two tied the knot in 2014. Hallie co-stars in the tv series Destination Truth. Together they have two children.
Josh Gates Career
Josh became the host and co-executive producer of Destination Truth on Syfy. He hosted the show till 2012. He has also hosted multiple live specials for the television series Ghost Hunters and its spin-off Ghost Hunters International. Josh has appeared as a guest investigator on the series.
He has also hosted the Ghost Hunters Live Halloween specials for three consecutive years; in 2009, 2010, and 2011. In addition, he hosted two round-table interviews with Ghost Hunters in 2007 (“Revelations”) and 2008 (“All Access”).
Josh is currently the host and co-executive producer of The Discovery Channel series Expedition: Unknown. The show was previously airing on Travel Channel. Gates also stars in the television series Expedition: Back to the Future. He stars alongside film star Christopher Lloyd.
Josh contested on Beg, Borrow & Deal, a reality/game show on ESPN. Josh also starred in the series Truly Famous in 2006. He has also appeared in 2 episodes of Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files. He has created, narrated, and produced tv series Stranded.
Josh has featured in a number of commercials including Coke, Ozark Trail, BMW by Publicis New York and BMW USA, EA Sports, and Stanley Tools. As a voice artist, he has narrated Time Warner’s audiobook of A Brother’s Journey.
His show “Expedition X” premiered in February 2020. Features paranormal researcher Jessica Chobot and scientist Phil Torres. His new talk show “Josh Gates Tonight” premiered in April 202.
Josh Gates Expedition Unknown
Josh is currently the host and co-executive producer of The Discovery Channel series Expedition: Unknown. The show premiered in January 2015. Its eighth season premiered in October 2020. Gates also stars in the television series Expedition: Back to the Future. He stars alongside actor Christopher Lloyd. Together, they start a journey in search of the iconic DeLeorean Time Machine.
Josh Gates Destination Truth
Josh became the host and co-executive producer of Destination Truth on Syfy. He hosted the show till 2012. The second season of the series gained 1.7 million total viewers making it the highest-rated second season performance by a reality show airing on Syfy.
In 2008, Josh met with the Executive Designer of Walt Disney Imagineering, Joe Rohde. Josh presented Joe with a “Yeti” cast which he found during an episode of Destination Truth. The cast was displayed at Expedition Everest, a Himalayan-themed.
Josh Gates Shows
- Destination Truth
- Expedition Unknown
- Josh Gates Tonight
- Expedition Unknown Rediscovered
- Expedition Bach to The Future
- Legendary Locations
Josh Gates Net Worth
Gates’s net worth is estimated to be at $3 million.