Josh Gates is an American television presenter, television producer, and author. He was the host and co-executive producer of Destination Truth and Stranded on Syfy, and currently, hosts and co-executive produces The Discovery Channel (and former Travel Channel) series Expedition Unknown and also Legendary Locations.

  He was the host of  Destination Truth on the Syfy Channel from 2007-2012. He presented Rohde with a cast of the “Yeti” footprint found during a Destination Truth episode. The cast is on display at Expedition Everest, a Himalayan-themed, high-speed, coaster-like attraction where guests come face-to-face with a Yeti.

He was born on 10 August 1977 in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, United States. He celebrates all her birthday on every 10th of August.

He is 6feet 2inches (1.87) meters tall. He has blue eyes and auburn hair. He weighs 90 kilograms.

Josh is a married man. He tied the knot in September 2014 to a co-star Hallie Gnatovich. Gates met Gnatovich on the set of Destination Truth. He hosted the show while Hallie worked as a researcher, in a job that was mostly behind-the-camera. He then started filming Expedition Unknown not long after the couple has one son, Owen, and one daughter, Isla.

Josh was born in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, United States, and resides in Los Angeles, California. His mother is a home-maker and his father is a deep-sea diver by profession. When he was a kid, he would travel to exotic places with his parents.

He has two children a son named Owen Gates born on 9th February 2016, and a daughter Isa gates who was born in the year 2018. 

Expedition Unknown Since 2015

Legendary Locations

Expedition Unknown: Hunt For The Yeti

Expedition Unknown: Countdown to Egypt Live

Expedition Unknown: Extras

Expedition Unknown: Hunt For Extraterrestrials

Expedition Unknown: After The Hunt

Josh Gates: After Dark Stranded 2013

Expedition Unknown: Unearthed

Expedition Unknown: Rediscovered

Expedition Unknown: Insider’s Guide

Expedition Unknown: Back to the Hunt

Expedition Unknown: Search for the Afterlife

Destination Truth Since 2007

He has an estimated net worth of $3 million. and an annual income of $100k per year.

Gates is currently the host and executive producer of Expedition Unknown on Discovery Channel after having moved from Travel Channel, which premiered in January of 2015 and is in its fifth season as of June 2018.

Gates’ religion has not yet been disclosed. His wife Hallie started working at Jeneese Center as a Therapists in 2009. In 2011, she began the same role at the Jewish Family Center where she worked for a year and three months.

Gates’ first book, Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter, was published in 2011 by Simon and Schuster / Gallery Books. It recounts his encounters with various dangerous

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Following the Earth Day special, JOSH GATES TONIGHT will air Wednesdays at 9PM ET/PT

(Los Angeles) – Adventurer and avid explorer Josh Gates will host a special Earth Day episode of JOSH GATES TONIGHT, a virtual late-night talk show airing Wednesday, April 22 at 8PM ET/PT on Discovery. Gates has spent his career traversing the globe investigating history’s greatest legends and mysteries. Now, during this unprecedented time, Gates is still exploring the world while staying Safer at Home and he’s bringing viewers along for the journey.

In the 1-hour Earth Day special episode of JOSH GATES TONIGHT, Gates will interview a variety of celebrity guests including Joel McHale, Mark Rober, Jonathan Scott, Drew Scott, Dr. Sandra Lee, Jeb Corliss, Jason Hawes, Captain Keith Colburn and environmental experts including Forrest Galante and Luke Tipple about their commitment to preserving our precious planet Earth. In addition, Josh will re-live some of his favorite adventures at natural wonders around the Earth including Victoria Falls, Mt. Everest, Greenland, South America and more. Viewers will also learn Earth Day hacks to Green Our Homes and make self-isolation eco-friendlier while getting an inside look at methods to keep the Earth healing when we come back into the world.

Following the JOSH GATES TONIGHT Earth Day special, Gates will return to Wednesday nights to share updates and unseen footage of his worldwide adventures. He will also continue to interview experts from across the globe to provide additional insights into past expeditions and dive deeper into some of Discovery Channel’s exciting adventure programming with video calls from the series’ stars.

The new virtual talk show comes on the heels of EXPEDITION UNKNOWN’s most watched season in series history. This past season of EXPEDITION UNKNOWN reached over 9M total viewers and ranked as the highest-rated season in series history among P25-54 and W25-54. The first episode of JOSH GATES TONIGHT reached over 1M total viewers.

Given the tremendous success of Josh Gates’ exploration series, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN and spinoff series, EXPEDITION X, Discovery Channel has entered a new 3-year deal with Gates through 2023. Josh will return as host and executive producer of the highly rated EXPEDITION UNKNOWN, appear in various other programming for Discovery Channel, and work with Discovery to develop new and exciting programming across all platforms.

“Josh Gates’ unparalleled passion for adventure has made him a fan-favorite. We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with Josh and work with him to create programming that brings the world to our audience’s homes,” said Nancy Daniels, Chief Brand Officer, Discovery & Factual.

“My passion is to share stories through exploration and connect viewers with captivating tales of history’s greatest legends and mysteries,” said Josh Gates. “I’m so excited to continue that mission and invite our fans along for all-new adventures on Discovery Channel.”

In addition to watching the series on Discovery, viewers can check out new episodes each week and the first episode of JOSH GATES TONIGHT on the Discovery GO app. Viewers can join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #JoshGatesTonight and follow Expedition Unknown on Facebook. Host Josh Gates can be found on Facebook: @joshgatesofficial, Twitter: @joshuagates, and Instagram: @gatesygram.

JOSH GATES TONIGHT is produced for Discovery Channel by Ping Pong Productions. For Ping Pong Productions, executive producers are Brad Kuhlman, Casey Brumels and Josh Gates, and co-executive producer is Matthew Meltzer. For Discovery Channel, Michael Gara is executive producer and associate producer is Olivia Ghersen.

About Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel is dedicated to creating the highest quality non-fiction content that informs and entertains its consumers about the world in all its wonder, diversity and amazement. The network, which is distributed to 88.3 million U.S. homes, can be seen in 224 countries and territories, offering a signature mix of compelling, high-end production values and vivid cinematography across genres including, science and technology, exploration, adventure, history and in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpses at the people, places, and organizations that shape and share our world. For more information, please visit www.discovery.com.

About Discovery

Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. Discovery delivers over 8,000 hours of original programming each year and has category leadership across deeply loved content genres around the world. Available in 220 countries and territories and nearly 50 languages, Discovery is a platform innovator, reaching viewers on all screens, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio of apps; direct-to-consumer streaming services such as Eurosport Player, Food Network Kitchen and MotorTrend OnDemand; digital-first and social content from Group Nine Media; a landmark natural history and factual content partnership with the BBC; and a strategic alliance with PGA TOUR to create the international home of golf. Discovery’s portfolio of premium brands includes Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and the forthcoming multi-platform JV with Chip and Joanna Gaines, Magnolia, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. For more information, please visit corporate.discovery.com and follow @DiscoveryIncTV across social platforms.

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