Born David Drew Pinsky on the 4th September 1958 in Pasadena, California USA, he is a doctor and TV reality personality, best known to the world for having his own shows “Dr. Drew on Call” (2012-2016), and for numerous TV guest appearances.
Have you ever wondered how rich Drew Pinsky is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Pinsky’s wealth is as high as $20 million, an amount earned through his successful career in medicine, active since the ‘80s.
Drew is the first born child of physician Morton Pinsky, and singer and actress Helene Stanton. He has a younger sister, Dana, who is a paralegal. From an early age Drew aspired to become a doctor; often accompanying his father on his on-call visits. He went to Polytechnic School and then enrolled at Amherst College, with a major in biology. He graduated in 1980 and then enrolled at the University of Southern California, School of Medicine, from which he obtained an M.D. in 1984.
Drew completed his medical residency at USC County Hospital, and after finishing his studies found work at Huntington Memorial Hospital in his hometown of Pasadena as chief resident. After a couple of years, he opted for private practice.
His career in the media actually started in 1984, during his medical studies; he joined KROQ-FM and became a part of the “Ask a Surgeon” segment of the show that was hosted by Jim “Poorman” Trenton and Egil Aalvik. Soon the show became known as “Loveline”, and Drew became the lead host of the show. In 1995 “Loveline” was picked up by MTV, and Drew’s exposure on screen significantly benefited his career. He stayed on the show until 2016, which increased his wealth to a large degree.
So Drew was becoming a celebrity doctor, and soon after several other shows followed, such as “Strictly Sex with Dr. Drew” (2005), “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” (2008-2011), then “Dr. Drew’s Lifechangers” (2011-2014), and one of his most notable shows “Dr. Drew On Call” (2012-2016), all of which added considerably to his net worth.
His skills were also represented in several other reality and variety shows, in which he served as guest host or specialist; some of the shows have included “Big Brother” (2000), “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (2003-2011), “Entertainment Tonight” (2007-2017), “16 and Pregnant” (2010-2012), “Teen Mom” (2010-2016) and “Rachel Ray” (2015-2017), further increasing his wealth.
Aside from TV and radio, Drew also managed to expand his kingdom to online media; back in 1999, he founded DrDrew.com with Curtis Giesen. Unfortunately, his site wasn’t quite successful, and he eventually sold it, but then bought it back, and re-launched the site in 2013. Furthermore, Drew also started the podcast, and authored the book “Cracked: Putting Broken Live Together Again” in 2003, the sales of which also added to his wealth.
He also ventured into acting waters, landing several notable appearances, both as himself and a fictional character in such TV series and films as “Dawson’s Creek” (2003), “Wild Hogs” (2007) and “Drunk History” (2015).
Regarding his personal life, Drew has been married to Susan Sailer since 1991; the couple has three children, born as triplets in 1992.
Drew is of Jewish ancestry, however, he abandoned his religion and considers himself a nonobservant Jew. In his free time, he jogs, and lifts weights, as he likes to be in form.
Back in 2013, he had health problems; he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but after successful surgery has managed to completely recover.
Full Name | Drew Pinsky |
Net Worth | $20 Million |
Date Of Birth | September 4, 1958 |
Place Of Birth | Pasadena, California, United States |
Height | 1.83 m |
Profession | Doctor |
Education | Polytechnic School, Amherst College, University Of Southern California School Of Medicine |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Susan Pinsky (m. 1991) |
Children | Paulina Marie Pinsky, Douglas Drew Pinsky, Jordan Davidson Pinsky |
Parents | Morton Pinsky, Helene Stanton |
Siblings | Dana Pinsky |
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Google+ | https://plus.google.com/110876860247350369532 |
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IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005314/ |
Awards | Prism Awards (2012, shared with Howard Lapides), SHINE Award - Best Talk Show (2000) |
Music Groups | N.W.A., World Class Wreckin' Cru, Original Concept, Still D.R.E., The Next Episode, Forgot About Dre |
Nominations | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show / Informative, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host |
Movies | Bob and the Monster, Wild Hogs, New York Minute, Bob and the Monster, Wild Hogs, New York Minute, Bob and the Monster, Wild Hogs, New York Minute |
TV Shows | “Ask a Surgeon” (1984), “Wheel of Fortune” (1984), “Big Brother” (2000), “Strictly Sex with Dr. Drew”, “Strictly Dr. Drew”, “Loveline” (1996-2016), “Dr. Drew on Call”, “Life changers”, “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew”, “Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew”, “Family Guy�... |
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1 | If you're doing 20% success, you're really doing very well with a group of addicts, and here we have a group that are mostly unmotivated for treatment; they kind of want to get paid, they want to get on TV; and we're ending up with about half of them really doing very well and nearly all of them, when they finish treatment, start out resistant. When they get question from the press, "don't you feel exploited," they're like "are you kidding, I went in there to exploit those guys, I wanted to get paid, I wanted to screw up their treatment process," and they ended up engaging in treatment and wanting to be an inspiration to other people. |
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1 | Dr. Drew hosted the final broadcast of the 2-hour nation-wide radio talk show "LoveLine" on April 28th, 2016. |
2 | Signed contract with Columbia TriStar to be host of syndicated talk show which will air in 1999. [1998] |
3 | Son of Helene Stanton. |
4 | Triplets born: sons Jordan Davidson Pinsky and Douglas Drew Pinsky; daughter Paulina Pinsky (aka Paulina Marie Pinsky). [November 1992] |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens | 2016 | TV Movie | Pastor (as Dr. Drew Pinsky) |
Drunk History | 2015 | TV Series | Judge |
The Cult of Carano | 2015 | Short | Catastrophist Newscaster |
Maron | 2015 | TV Series | Dr. Drew Pinsky |
Undateable | 2015 | TV Series | Dr. Drew |
Metalocalypse | 2012 | TV Series | Dr. Tormindbind Mickmildididindnin |
Code Monkeys | 2007 | TV Series | Referee |
My Gym Partner's a Monkey | 2007 | TV Series | Dr. Baboonski |
Wild Hogs | 2007 | Doctor (as Dr. Drew) | |
Robot Chicken | 2006 | TV Series | Leader-1 Man |
Minoriteam | 2006 | TV Series | Master / Caretaker of Tremendous Class |
Family Guy | 2005 | TV Series | The Dermatologist |
New York Minute | 2004/I | Dr. Ryan (as Dr. Drew Pinsky) | |
Dawson's Creek | 2003 | TV Series | Dr. Drew Pinsky |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew | 2008-2011 | TV Series executive producer - 9 episodes | |
Dr. Drew's Lifechangers | 2011 | TV Series executive producer | |
Sober House | 2009-2010 | TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes | |
Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew | 2009 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Tom Green's House Tonight | 2006 | TV Series 1 episode |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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100 Girls | 2000 | special thanks - as Dr. Drew |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Poop Talk | 2017 | Documentary completed | Himself |
Hollywood Today Live | 2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest Co-Host |
The Wendy Williams Show | 2010-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself -Guest / Himself - Guest |
Celebrity Food Fight | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
Dr. Drew on Call | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Host |
Steve Harvey | 2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Panelist |
Inside Edition | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Not Safe with Nikki Glaser | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
The Reality of Truth | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
Good Morning America | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Entertainment Tonight | 2007-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Addiction Specialist / Himself - Psychologist |
Rachael Ray | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
Idiotest | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Contestant |
Teen Mom | 2010-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
The Real | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Co-Host / Himself |
Extra | 2008-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - HLN Host |
Teen Mom 2 | 2011-2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host / Himself |
Today | 2007-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
Ridiculousness | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
Dr. Drew's Special Report on Mental Health | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
As I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
Debate Your Fate | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
CNN Newsroom | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Himself (as Dr. Drew) / Himself - Guest |
The 16th Minute | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
The Rich Eisen Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
The Queen Latifah Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Addiction Specialist / Himself |
Untold with Maria Menounos | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
Watch What Happens: Live | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
Dr. Drew's Lifechangers | 2011-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself |
Tom Green Live | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
Legit | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
Divorce Corp | 2014 | Documentary | Narrator |
Home & Family | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
The View | 2008-2013 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest Co-Host |
17th Annual PRISM Showcase | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
Piers Morgan Tonight | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
The 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
Mob Wives | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Host (2013) |
The Dr. Oz Show | 2010-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
Anderson Cooper 360° | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
The Jeff Probst Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself |
Big Morning Buzz Live | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
Larry King Now | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Stand Up to Cancer | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
Kendra on Top | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Television & Radio Personality |
The 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
16 and Pregnant | 2010-2012 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
Last Call with Carson Daly | 2006-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
Real Time with Bill Maher | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
I Get That a Lot | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
16th Annual Prism Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
The Soup | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
Conan | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
15th Annual Prism Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
Bob and the Monster | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
After Lately | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2003-2011 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - National UnFriend Day Spokesman |
VH1 News Presents: Charlie Sheen - Winning... or Losing It? | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
The Bachelor | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
The 37th Annual People's Choice Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself (as Dr. Drew) |
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew | 2008-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Rehab Medical Doctor / Himself / Himself - Host / ... |
Lopez Tonight | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Chelsea Lately | 2008-2010 | TV Series | Himself - Round Table / Himself - Guest |
14th Annual PRISM Awards | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Warren the Ape | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Curb: The Discussion | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Sober House | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
The Battle for Late Night | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Larry King Live | 2008-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Teenage Paparazzo | 2010 | Documentary | Himself / Contributer (as Dr. Drew Pinsky) |
Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
The Jeff Dunham Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
The Tyra Banks Show | 2005-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
The Joy Behar Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
2009 MTV Movie Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
Steve-O: Demise and Rise | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Dr. Drew Pinsky M.D.) |
The Bonnie Hunt Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
Glenn Beck | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Author, 'The Mirror Effect' |
House Arrest with Andy Dick | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
Howard Stern on Demand | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
Sex... with Mom and Dad | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
Talkshow with Spike Feresten | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1998-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
D.L. Hughley Breaks the News | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
Dancing with the Stars | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2005-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
The Young and the Restless | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
12th Annual Prism Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
The Baby Borrowers | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
E! True Hollywood Story | 2007-2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Dr. Drew's Celebrity Addiction Special | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Reunion Special | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
11th Annual Prism Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
Heckler | 2007 | Documentary | Himself (as Dr. Drew Pinsky) |
Tom Green's House Tonight | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Himself |
40 Smokin' On-Set Hookups | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
WWE Raw | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
The Girls Next Door | 2006 | TV Series | Himself - 'Loveline' Host |
Overexposed | 2006 | Documentary short | Himself |
10th Annual Prism Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
Celebrity Fit Club | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
Final 24 | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Addiction Specialist |
Too Late with Adam Carolla | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
The Adam Carolla Project | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
THS Investigates: Women Who Kill | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Strictly Sex with Dr. Drew | 2005 | TV Series | Host |
Retrosexual: The 80's | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (as Dr. Drew) |
Love Hollywood Style | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Therapist (as Dr. Drew Pinsky) |
The Sharon Osbourne Show | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
Crank Yankers | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
Test the Nation | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself |
The Man Show | 1999-2003 | TV Series | Himself |
Mysterious Worlds | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
5th Annual Prism Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
The Test | 2001 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
Loveline: Live in Times Square | 2000 | TV Special as Dr. Drew | |
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus | 2000 | TV Series | Host (2001) |
Big Brother | 2000 | TV Series | |
After Sex | 2000 | Himself | |
Loveline | 1996-2000 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
Later | 1999 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Hang Time | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
The Teen Choice Awards 1999 | 1999 | TV Special | Himself (as Dr. Drew Pinsky) |
The Teen Files | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
Hollywood Squares | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Himself |
The Roseanne Show | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
Space Ghost Coast to Coast | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
Fired Up | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2012 | Prism Award | Prism Awards | TV Talk Show Series Episode | Dr. Drew's Lifechangers (2011) |
2012 | Prism Award | Prism Awards | Unscripted Non-Fiction Program | Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008) |
2000 | SHINE Award | SHINE Awards | Best Talk Show | Loveline (1996) |
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