What happened to Chris Harrison now?
Chris Harrison is an American television and game show host who is most known for hosting The Bachelor from 2002 to 2021, as well as the spin-offs The Bachelorette, Bachelor Pad, Bachelor in Paradise, Bachelor Live, and The Bachelor Winter Games. He also presented the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire from 2015 until 2019.
In 1989, he received his diploma from Lake Highlands High School. He received a soccer scholarship to attend Oklahoma City University. During his collegiate years, he was initiated into the fraternity Kappa Sigma.
How old is Chris Harrison?
The American entertainer is 54 years old as of 26 July 2025. He was born on 26 July 1971 in Dallas, Texas, United States.
Did Chris Harrison Marry?
Harrison was wed to Gwen Harrison, his college sweetheart. Taylor and Joshua are their two kids. Following eighteen years of marriage, Harrison and his spouse declared their intention to dissolve their union in May 2012. Harrison’s relationship with Entertainment Tonight writer and journalist Lauren Zima was confirmed in 2018. November 2023 marked the couple’s wedding.
Who is Chris Harrison’s son?
The Bachelor host is the father of two sons: The elder son, Joshua Harrison, studies at Texas Christian University, and the younger one is named Taylor Harrison.
Why did Chris Harrison leave The Bachelor?
Harrison was the host of Bachelor in Paradise, Bachelor, Bachelorette, and its spinoffs, which are reality dating shows on ABC. In the 2019 ABC revival of Press Your Luck, he also provides the voice of the “Bachelor Whammy”. After coming under fire for standing up for a candidate on The Bachelor who was accused of racism, Harrison declared on February 13, 2021, that he would be temporarily leaving the program. The Bachelorette’s season 17 alternate hosts were revealed in March 2021. After 19 years, Harrison’s definitive departure from the franchise was confirmed in June 2021.
Harrison Net Worth
He has amassed his wealth mostly from his extended tenure as the host of the popular reality TV program “The Bachelor” and its spin-offs. His net worth estimation is $25 million.
Harrison’s TV Appearance
Harrison covered sports for Oklahoma City’s CBS station, KWTV, from 1993 until 1999. In addition, he hosted Designers’ Challenge on HGTV and temporarily worked for the horse racing station TVG Network. Harrison hosted the brief GSN game program Mall Masters in 2001.
Harrison made an appearance as a music program host in the “Ping, Ping a Song” episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch in 2002. Harrison was the live host of the American Music Awards pre-show on ABC on November 23, 2008. Nicole Scherzinger of Pussycat Dolls and Carrie Ann Inaba, a judge on Dancing with the Stars, co-hosted the show.
Harrison was cast as the anchor of the TV Guide Network’s (now “Pop”) live red carpet awards coverage, starting in September with the 2009 Primetime Emmys. Harrison co-hosted the game show You Deserve It with Brooke Burns in 2011. Additionally, on the former TV Guide Network, he co-hosted Hollywood 411. He has hosted Mall Masters on the Game Show Network and Designers’ Challenge on HGTV.
Disney-ABC revealed in April 2015 that Harrison would take Terry Crews’ place as host of the syndicated Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? show for the 2015–16 season. On December 18, 2017, GSN started showing repeats of this program, which was his first appearance on the network since Mall Masters was canceled. In 2018 and 2019, Harrison was nominated twice for Outstanding Game Show Host, but he lost to Wayne Brady and Alex Trebek, respectively. Harrison broke away from television on May 19, 2015, when he released The Perfect Letter, his debut romance book.