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Montel Williams Biography (1956-)

Full name, Montel Brian Anthony Williams (some sources cite Montel Brian HankWilliams); born July 3, 1956, in Baltimore, MD; son of Herman (a fireman; some sources cite a commissioner of transportation) and Marjorie (a nurse's aide) Williams; brother of Herman Williams (a producer); married Rochele See (divorced); married Grace Moerhle (a writer and actress under the name Grace Morley), June 13, 1992 (separated, 2000); children: (first marriage) Ashley (daughter), Maressa; (second marriage) Montel Brian Hank, Wyntergrace. Addresses: Office: c/o The Montel Williams Show, Viacom International, 433 West53rd St., New York, NY 10019.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, television personality, producer, writer

Birth Details

July 3, 1956

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Host, The Montel Williams Show, syndicated, 1991-?
• Title role, Educating Matt Waters, CBS, 1996
• Episodic
• Today Show, 1988
• Himself, "Baby It's Cold Outside," A Different World, NBC, 1992
• Gerard Degas, "Justice for All," The New Adventures of Robin Hood,TNT and syndicated, 1997
• (As Montel B. Williams) Lieutenant Curtis Rivers, "Above and Beyond," JAG, CBS, 1997
• (As Montel B. Williams) Lieutenant Curtis Rivers, "Rivers' Run," JAG, CBS, 1999
• Also appeared in an episode of Touched by an Angel, CBS.
• Other
• Host, Mountain! Get out of My Way (special), 1992
• Boomer Kelly, Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host(movie), NBC, 1993
• Television Work
• Series
• Executive producer, The Montel Williams Show, syndicated, 1991-?
• Film Appearances
• Lieutenant Colonel Northrup, The Peacekeeper (also known as Hellbent and Red Zone), Warner Bros., 1997
• Film Work
• Executive producer, The Simian Line, 2000
• Director, Little Pieces, 2000
• WRITINGS
• Books
• (With Daniel Paisner) Mountain, Get out of My Way: Life Lessons and Learned Truths, Warner Books (New York City), 1996
• (With Jeffrey Gardere) Life Lessons and Reflections, Mountain Movers Press, 2000
• (With Gardere and Jill Kramer) Practical Parenting, Mountain Movers Press, 2000
• (With Wini Linguvic) BodyChange, Mountain Movers Press, 2001
• A Dozen Ways to Sunday: Stories of Hope and Courage, Mountain Movers Press, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 4, Gale, 1993
• Who's Who among African Americans, 13th edition, Gale, 2000

Periodicals

• Broadcasting and Cable, January 19, 1998, p. 27
• People Weekly, November 29, 1999, p. 150; April 24, 2000, p. 64
• TV Guide, December 11, 1999, pp. 42-44