Mark L. Walberg Net Worth

What is Mark L. Walberg's net worth and salary?

Mark L. Walberg is an American actor, television personality, and game show host who has a net worth of $3 million. Not to be confused with actor Mark Wahlberg, Mark L. Walberg is probably best-known today for hosting the reality series "Temptation Island," which was re-booted on the USA Network in 2019 after its original 2001 to 2003 run. He is also known for hosting the PBS program "Antiques Roadshow" from 2006 to 2019 – the broadcasting service's highest-rated original prime-time show.

Salary

Mark L. Walberg's annual salary for hosting Temptation Island is $500 thousand.

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Early Years

Mark L. Wahlberg was born on August 31, 1962, in Florence, South Carolina, the son of Marvin Walberg. He attended West Florence High School and Francis Marion University. His family is Jewish.

Hosting Career

From 1991 to 1994, Mark L. Walberg co-hosted and announced the American game show "Shop 'til You Drop." He also hosted the hour-long American tabloid talk show "The Mark Walberg Show" from September 1995 to May 1996 and the American dating show "The Big Date" from 1996 to 1997.

From 2001 to 2003, Walberg hosted 28 episodes of "Temptation Island," an American television reality series in which four couples travel to a tropical island and are separated for two weeks to have their fidelity tested.

In 2002, Walberg hosted the pilot episode of the American game show "Pyramid," based on the original game show series "The $10,000 Pyramid" which debuted in 1973. From 2002 to 2003, he hosted the American game show "Russian Roulette."

Walberg served as the host of the PBS television series "Antiques Roadshow" from 2006 to 2019. The show features visitors to different locations bringing personal antique items to be appraised by antique experts who are often able to provide historical background information on the objects they examine.

In 2003, Walberg hosted an episode of the American reality television series "Joe Millionaire," an episode of the American game show "Friend or Foe?" and the television special "Test the Nation." The following year, he hosted 94 episodes of the American entertainment business-themed game show "On the Cover."

Walberg hosted the 2006 television specials "Three Card Poker National Championship" and "L.A. Holiday Celebration." He hosted 22 episodes of the American game show "Moment of Truth" in 2008.

In 2010, Walberg was the host of the Country Music Television series "Your Chance To Dance," which featured five contestants applying their own unique moves to well-known dance routines from music videos, television shows, and movies in an attempt to win a $10,000 prize. Two years later, he hosted 20 episodes of the American reality television series "Market Warriors." Each episode of the show featured four professional antique-hunting contestants who had been given a certain budget and assignments to purchase specific items from flea markets and antique shows. The items were later auctioned off, and the antique hunter whose item garnered the highest bid was named the winner.

In 2013, Walberg hosted an episode of the American reality series "Forever Young," which placed ten people in a single house – half under the age of 30 and half over the age of 70 – and challenged them to close the generation gap through various assigned tasks. The following year, he began hosting "The Game Plane," – an American game show on which airplane passengers compete in various games while in the air to win cash and vacation prizes. The show aired until 2016.

Walberg merited a Silver Telly award and an Emmy nomination for his PBS special "Buried History with Mark Walberg," which premiered on October 26, 2015. That same year, he hosted three episodes of the "Afternoon Delight Live on Hollywood and Vine" web series. Between 2015 and 2018, he hosted three episodes of the American daytime talk show "Home & Family."

In 2019, Walberg returned to hosting "Temptation Island" after being away for 16 years. He has said that when he first began hosting the risqué show, he was seen as an "older brother" and was now probably seen more like "a creepy uncle."

Mark L. Walberg has appeared on the American teen sitcom "Hang Time" on two occasions. In a 1997 episode, he played Chick Storm and returned to the character for an episode in 2000.

In 2002, he appeared as himself in an episode of the American sitcom "Son of the Beach" and in 2004, played Stan in the television film "I Want To Marry Ryan Banks," alongside American actor Jason Priestley.

In 2020, Walberg appeared as himself in an episode of the American comedy television series "Sneakerheads."

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Extracurricular Activities

Mark L. Walberg serves on the board of directors of Goodwill Southern California, which provides job training, employment placement, and community-based programs for people who face employment barriers. He also serves on the board of managers of the Hollywood/Wilshire YMCA.

Walberg has been a spokesperson for 23andMe, an American genomics and biotechnology company that provides direct-to-consumer genetic testing.

Walberg created and produced "Sunday Dinner," the first original series aired by the Odyssey Network, which was later renamed the Hallmark Channel.

Playing for the Goodwill SoCal charity, Walberg won a 2001 celebrity episode of the game show "The Weakest Link."

Personal Life

Mark L. Walberg married actress Robbi Morgan in 1987, and they have two children: son Morgan and daughter Goldie.

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