Drew Pinsky
Actor

Drew Pinsky Net Worth

Dr. Drew Pinsky was born in Pasadena, California in 1958 and is an actor, producer, and composer. He attended Polytechnic High School and Amherst College, majoring in Biology, before returning to California to attend the University of Southern California School of Medicine. After completing his residency at Huntington Memorial Hospital, he began his private practice and radio show Loveline. He met his wife, Susan, in the 1980s and they have triplets conceived by invitro fertilization. In his spare time, Drew enjoys playing with his children, reading, playing the piano, and singing opera.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Producer, Composer
Birth Day September 04, 1958
Birth Place  Pasadena, California, United States
Age 64 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Libra
Birth name David Drew Pinsky
Alma mater Amherst College USC Keck School of Medicine
Show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House Dr. Drew On Call
Station(s) KROQ-FM Various (syndicated)
Network VH1 MTV HLN
Country United States
Parents Helene & Morton Pinsky
Spouse(s) Susan (Sailer) Pinsky
Children 3
Website DrDrew.com

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Biography/Timeline

1925

Pinsky was born in Pasadena, California. His father, Morton Pinsky (1925–2009), was a physician whose parents emigrated from Ukraine. His mother, Helene Stanton (née Eleanor Mae Stansbury; 1925-2017), was a singer and Actress who came from a "highly Victorian upper-middle-class family in Philadelphia". Pinsky attended Polytechnic School. He majored in biology at Amherst College, graduating in 1980, and earned his M.D. at the University of Southern California School of Medicine in 1984. He served his residency in internal Medicine at USC County Hospital and became chief resident at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, and eventually moved into private practice.

1984

Pinsky's first television appearance was as a contestant on Wheel of Fortune in 1984, though he did not win. He also served as "health and human relations expert" on the first season of the U.S. TV series Big Brother in 2000.

1991

Pinsky married on July 21, 1991, and he and his wife, Susan Sailer, had triplets Douglas, Jordan, and Paulina in November 1992.

1999

In 1999, Pinsky co-founded an Internet-based community and advice site for teenagers called DrDrew.com with Curtis Giesen. Among their early backers was Garage.com. DrDrew.com soon ran out of funding, and the company was sold to Sherwood Partners Inc., a corporate restructuring firm, which sold the remnants to DrKoop.com in November 2000. Pinsky re-acquired the site circa 2013 and began using for general information about his books, radio and TV shows, as well as hosting his independent podcast, The Dr. Drew Podcast. In September 2012, Pinsky announced on The Adam Carolla Show that he will be doing a podcast on the Carolla Digital network.

2003

In 2003, Pinsky authored Cracked: Putting Broken Lives Together Again, recounting his experiences as the Medical Director of the Department of Chemical Dependency Services at the Las Encinas Hospital drug rehabilitation clinic in Pasadena, California. He also contributed to the book When Painkillers Become Dangerous: What Everyone Needs to Know About OxyContin and Other Prescription Drugs, published in 2004.

2007

On November 27, 2007, Pinsky began Dr. Drew Live, another nationally syndicated talk radio show where he focused on a wider range of health issues. It originated from KGIL in Los Angeles, originally airing weekdays from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm PT The show was canceled in December 2008.

2008

Pinsky was honored with the Larry Stewart Leadership and Inspiration Award at the 12th Annual PRISM Awards in 2008.

2009

Pinsky's father, Morton, died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage on October 27, 2009. A title card at the end of the season 3 finale of Celebrity Rehab dedicated the episode to him. Pinsky's mother, Helene, died on June 7, 2017 at age 91.

2013

In September 2013, Pinsky revealed that he had recovered from prostate cancer surgery performed earlier that June and July, after which Pinsky did not require chemotherapy or radiation.

2014

Pinsky also narrated for the 2014 documentary "Divorce Corp."

2015

On January 5, 2015, Pinsky launched a new weekday program, "Dr. Drew Midday Live with Mike Catherwood," on KABC in Los Angeles.

2016

In early 2011, Pinsky began hosting his own show, Dr. Drew On Call on HLN that focuses on news involving health and addiction topics. On August 26, 2016, HLN and Pinsky announced that the show's last episode would be September 22 of that year.

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