George Edward Gray was born on the 11th March 1967, in Ballwin, Missouri USA, and is a comedian, announcer and TV personality, best known for being the current announcer for “The Price Is Right” TV game show, as well as for his previous engagements which include hosting TV shows “Junkyard Wars”, “Weakest Link” and “Car Science”.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this popular TV persona has accumulated so far? How rich George Gray is? According to sources, it is estimated that the amount of George Gray’s net worth peaks around the sum of $1 million, acquired through his on-camera career which has been active since 1987.
George Gray Net Worth $1 million
Although he was born in Missouri, Gray grew up in Tucson, Arizona, where he also finished high school. Subsequently he continued his education at the University of Arizona from which he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in personal management in 1990. During college, Gray became interested in music and performing in general, and along with two friends, he founded his own music group named The Reason Why. Among his first engagements there were movie appearances as an extra, including in “Can’t Buy Me Love” (1987) and “Dead Beat” (1994). These modestly paid ventures ($35 a day) provided also the modest basis of George Gray’s present net worth.
Gray debuted as a TV host in 1998, in Game Show Network’s 30-minute game show “Extreme Gong”, a “remake” of the famous “The Gong Show” which aired on NBC during 1970s and late 1980s. In 2001 he served as a host and presenter of another game show named “Junkyard Wars”, which engagement not only hugely increased his popularity, but it also earned him a nomination for prestigious Primetime Emmy award. In 2002 he appeared in “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”, but the real breakthrough in his hosting career as well as more national recognition came later that year, when he was chosen to host a globally popular quiz show – “Weakest Link”. It is certain that all these accomplishments massively increased the overall size of George Gray’s wealth as well.
The year 2004 was quite successful for George Gray – after hosting FX’s reality series “Todd TV” and, subsequently “National Lampoon’s Greek Games”, he became a host of ESPN’s sports competition “I’d Do Anything” which was followed by the position of a co-host of NBC’s TV series “$25 Million Dollar Hoax” in 2004. Doubtlessly, all these engagements made a huge impact on George Gray’s wealth.
Since 2011, George Gray serves as the regular host and announcer of CBS’ television game show “The Price Is Right”. Apart from those already mentioned, George Gray also hosted several other shows and TV series, such as “FXM Friday Nights”, “Movies For Guys Who Like Movies” as well as “That House” and “Manland”. Alongside George Wendit, Gray created his own comedy sketch show named “A Gut Walks Into a Bar”. Some of his most recent engagements include an appearance as himself in the “Scorpion” TV series in 2016 and “Man of a Funny Age” TV movie which is currently in postproduction. All these achievements have helped George Gray to increase his net worth by a significant sum of money.
When it comes to his personal life, despite being in front of the camera big time, George Gray has managed to keep it private. There aren’t any relevant data about his intimate life neither any rumors nor affairs. He is active within several philanthropic and charity causes such as Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association and LOVE RIDE annual fund-raiser.