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Montel Williams: Biography

Montel Williams

Birth Name: Montel Brian Hank Williams
Birth Place: Baltimore, MD
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/03/1956, Cancer
Profession: Talk-show host; producer; actor; author

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Montel Williams Fast Facts:

Enlisted in the Marines in 1974 and later joined the Navy; served in the military for 15 years.
Started giving motivational speeches around the U.S. in 1988.
Received Daytime Emmy nominations in 1996 and 2001, and two in 2002. He won the award for Outstanding Talk Show Host in 1996.
Was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999 and has since established the Montel Williams Foundation, which raises awareness for the disease and provides money for research.
Has written a number of best-selling books, including 1996's Mountain, Get Out of My Way: Life Lessons and Learned Truths.
Supports the legalization of medical marijuana.
In 2006, he became the national spokesperson for the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, which works to extend prescription-drug help to all Americans.

Montel Williams Relationships:
Ashley Williams - Daughter
Clolita Williams - Sister
Grace Morley - Ex-wife
Herman Williams - Father
Herman Williams - Brother
Maressa Williams - Daughter
Marjorie Hines - Sister
Marjorie Williams - Mother
Montel Brian Hank Williams II - Son
Rochele See - Ex-wife
Tara Fowler - Wife
Wyntergrace Williams - Daughter
College:
United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD (BS in Engineering, 1980)

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