John Frank Tesh net worth is
$30 Million
John Frank Tesh Wiki Biography
John Frank Tesh was born on the 9th July 1952, in Garden City in New York, USA. He is a musician, composer, television and radio host, the winner of two Grammy nominations for his music, and for investigative journalism Tesh won the Associated Press Award. Additionally, he has won six Emmy Awards for his sport reviews. John is also well known for co-hosting the television show “Entertainment Tonight” (1986 – 1996). Moreover, he has worked in the position of the host and sports caster of such important sports events such as the Ironman Triathlon, Tour De France Bike Race, Wimbledon and even the Olympic Games. Tesh has been active in the entertainment industry since the 1970s.
How much is the net worth of John Tesh? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $65 million, as of the data presented in mid-2016.
John Tesh Net Worth $65 Million
To begin with, Tesh was raised in a Christian household. and educated at Garden City High School. He learned to play the trumpet and piano, and while still a student at high school, he became a member of the New York State Symphonic Orchestra; moreover, he also played in a rock band. Later, he graduated from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Music. Meanwhile, he played soccer and lacrosse, and he hosted the news at WTVD.
Concerning his television career, Tesh rose to fame as one of the hosts of “Entertainment Tonight” (1986 – 1996). Then, he was the host of the talk show “One on One with John Tesh” (1991 – 1992), and co-host of “John & Leeza From Hollywood” (1993 – 1994). John also landed guest star roles in episodes of various television series, including “Star Trek”, “Santa Barbara” and others. Tesh’s engagement in television has added huge sums to his net worth.
Another significant source of John Tesh’s net worth is music. Since 1987, he has released more than 50 albums, including “Music in the Key of Love” (1992), “Heart of the Sunrise” (1999), “Classical Music for a Prayerful Mood” (2001), “Big Band” (2012) and many others, overall selling more than eight million copies of albums. John added more than $20 million of revenue to the total size of his net worth from just his live concerts.
To add more, Tesh is the presenter on radio of “John Tesh Radio Show” which is syndicated nationally and worldwide with the help of the internet; it has been calculated that John has more than 14.5 million listeners internationally, and has been listed as one of the most listened to radio programs. It worth mentioning the fact that John Tesh became the winner of the Syndicated Personality/Show of the Year Award presented by Radio & Records magazine.
Finally, in the personal life of the musician, television and radio personality, he married his first wife Julie Wright in 1982 – they divorced in 1991. He married the actress Connie Sellecca in 1992; they have a daughter, and Connie has a son from her previous marriage. Currently, Sellecca and Tesh reside in Los Angeles, USA.
Full Name | John Tesh |
Net Worth | $30 Million |
Date Of Birth | July 9, 1952 |
Place Of Birth | Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA |
Height | 6' 6" (1.98 m) |
Profession | Pianist, composer of pop music, radio host, television presenter |
Education | North Carolina State University |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Connie Sellecca (m. 1992-), Julie Wright (1982-1991) |
Children | Prima Tesh |
Siblings | Mary Ellen Grabski, Bonnie Dale Tesh Lillis |
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/JohnTesh |
Twitter | https://twitter.com/johntesh |
Google+ | https://plus.google.com/+johntesh |
IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm0005482 |
Awards | Syndicated Personality/Show of the Year Award, Associated Press Award, Grammy Awards for "Best Pop Instrumental Album", Keyboard Magazine Award |
Albums | "Out of Silence", "The Avalon Concert" (1997), "Alive: Music & Dance" (2008) |
Music Groups | New York State Symphonic Orchestra |
Nominations | Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series |
Movies | "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Santa Barbara" |
TV Shows | “Intelligence for Your Life”, "Entertainment Tonight" (1986 - 1996), “John Tesh Radio Show”, “Entertainment Tonight” (1986 – 1996), “One on One with John Tesh” (1991 – 1992), “John & Leeza From Hollywood” (1993 – 1994), "Ironman Triathlon", "Tour De France Bike Race", "Wimb... |
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1 | John Tesh played a unnamed Klingon, in _"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {The Icarus Factor (#2.14)}_ (qv. The Klingon became a Name in the official Star Trek Customizable Card Game: K'Tesh. A modification of the actor's Name. |
2 | Release of his book, "Intelligence for Your Life: Powerful Lessons for Personal Growth". [2007] |
3 | Host of an infomercial for the "John Tesh: Alive - Music and Dance" DVD. [2008] |
4 | Appearing at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (California) [November 2008] |
5 | Hosting a syndicated radio show. [2007] |
6 | Stepfather of Gib Gerard, son of his wife, Connie Sellecca, and her ex-husband, Gil Gerard. |
7 | Was once a beat reporter for WCBS-TV in New York. |
8 | Sports reporter/journalist |
9 | Singer / composer. He records & appears singing while playing the piano. |
10 | Is a devoted Star Trek fan. Tesh once said in an interview that Star Trek (1966) was the only show which he was allowed to watch as a child. He later appeared as a Klingon warrior (he's the Klingon closest to the camera, on the left) in Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Icarus Factor (1989), an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). Also, a character in a "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" comic was drawn to resemble Tesh (and named "Captain Johnson"). |
11 | Is a Christian music artist |
12 | Wrote Roundball Rock, the extremely well known theme song to the NBA on NBC used from 1990 to 2002. |
13 | He and his wife, actress Connie Sellecca, have one daughter, Prima. |
14 | Member of Lambda Chi Alpha. |
15 | Graduated Garden City High School, Garden City, New York. [1970] |
16 | From Raleigh, North Carolina. |
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Angels in Scrubs | 2016 | music by | |
For Love and Vengeance | 2000 | Short | |
John Tesh: The Avalon Concert | 1997 | TV Movie | |
John Tesh Live at Red Rocks | 1995 | TV Special documentary | |
Bobby's World | 1990-1992 | TV Series 5 episodes | |
CBS Schoolbreak Special | 1990 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Limit Up | 1989 | | |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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John Tesh Big Band Live | 2012 | TV Movie | John Tesh |
John Tesh: Alive - Music & Dance | 2008 | TV Movie | |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1995 | TV Series | |
Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby | 1993 | TV Movie | John Teshadactyl (voice) |
The Bodyguard | 1992 | | Entertainment Tonight Host (voice, uncredited) |
Eye of the Storm | 1992 | | |
Bobby's World | 1991 | TV Series | |
He Said, She Said | 1991 | | John Tesh |
Shocker | 1989 | | TV Newscaster |
Star Trek: The Next Generation | 1989 | TV Series | Klingon Warrior |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Smurfs 2 | 2013 | performer: "Entertainment Tonight Theme" | |
Saturday Night Live | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Boondocks | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Left Behind II: Tribulation Force | 2002 | performer: "A Deeper Faith" | |
Like Mike | 2002 | writer: "Roundball Rock" | |
Limit Up | 1989 | lyrics: "Undress for Success" / music: "Mike Mercurie", "Undress for Success", "Soybean Shuffle", "The River Charles" | |
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Bobby's World | 1990-1992 | TV Series composer - 5 episodes | |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Intelligence for Your Life | 2015 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
John Tesh: Alive - Music & Dance | 2008 | TV Movie executive producer / producer | |
John Tesh: Worship at Red Rocks | 2004 | Video producer | |
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Intelligence for Your Life | 2013 | TV Series | |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Intelligence for Your Life | 2015 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Intelligence for Your Life | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself |
Fox and Friends | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
Blue Vera | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
ProVanta | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2012 | TV Series | |
Thou Shalt Laugh 4 | 2009 | Documentary | Himself - Host |
The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
Life Today with James Robison | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1993-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
The View | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
The Tony Danza Show | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
Good Day Live | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
John Tesh: Worship at Red Rocks | 2004 | Video | Himself |
The Wayne Brady Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
Hollywood Squares | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
Praise the Lord | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
Bob Patterson | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
Larry King Live | 1993-2000 | TV Series | Himself |
The Howard Stern Radio Show | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
The Daily Show | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Himself |
29th Annual Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards | 1998 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself |
The Naked Truth | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
Pinky and the Brain | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1995-1997 | TV Series | Himself |
The Weird Al Show | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Himself |
Howard Stern | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
Ellen | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
Marvin Hamlisch & the Pittsburgh Pops | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
John Tesh Live at Red Rocks | 1995 | TV Special documentary | Performer |
Amy Grant: Building the House of Love | 1994 | Video documentary | Himself (voice, as John Tesch) |
Love Affair | 1994 | | Himself |
Entertainment Tonight | 1988-1994 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself |
Leeza | 1994 | TV Series | Pianist |
John & Leeza from Hollywood | 1993 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
The Jackie Thomas Show | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
The 1993 Annual American Friends Hebrew University Scopus Awards Honors: A Salute to Aaron Spelling | 1993 | TV Special | Himself |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
One on One with John Tesh | 1991-1992 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself |
Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Annual National Convention of Christians and Jews | 1991 | TV Movie | Himself |
Soapdish | 1991 | | Himself |
The 5th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
In Living Color | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
Murphy Brown | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
Santa Barbara | 1984 | TV Series | Himself (1987) |
The Summer Sports Spectacular | 1960 | TV Series | Host / Commentator |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1993 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 11 November 1993. At 7021 Hollywood Blvd. |
Known for movies
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