Montel Williams

Williams arriving at the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, CA. 06-20-08, s_bukley/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Montel Brian Anthony Williams

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 3, 1956

Ethnicity: African-American

Montel Williams is an American television host and actor. He was the host of The Montel Williams Show from 1991 to 2008. He has also hosted the show Military Makeover: Operation Career. He founded the Montel Williams MS Foundation.

Montel is the son of Herman Williams, Jr., a firefighter and fire chief. He was raised Catholic. Montel served in the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy. He is married to flight attendant Tara Fowler. He has two children with his former wife Rochele See; and two children with his former wife, exotic dancer and performer Grace Morley. Grace is the mother of actor Mace Coronel.