Mark Kriski is a Canadian DJ and television personality. He has worked as DJ in British Columbia’s Q-100 Fm and Montreal’s 980 AM. He was also a weatherman on The Weather Network in Canada. The Emmy Award-winning star is also best known for his roles in movies like Speed, Speed 2, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Mark Kriski: Early Life, Bio, Wiki, and Education
Mark Kriski was born on June 29, 1956, in Nova Scotia to Canadian parents.
He has not revealed much about his parents nor has he mentioned any siblings, as of 2022.
Education
After completing his high school, Mark Kriski attended and graduated from Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. His major in college was radio and television arts.
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How old is Mark Kriski?
Mark Kriski’s age is 65, as of 2022.
Personal Life: Ex-Wife, Kids, Marriage
Mark Kriski is married to Canadian actress and reporter Jennifer Gould. The couple tied the knot on 24 September 2011 in Huntington Beach.
The couple doesn’t have any children till date, but they maintain a happy and healthy relationship nonetheless.
Kriski was previously married to Samantha Lewis. They got married on May 8, 2004. Mark and Samatha have three children together. One of his children, Derek Kriski (son) is often seen on his father’s Instagram feed.
Kriski and Lewis were married for five years until they eventually divorced in 2009.
How tall is Mark Kriski?
Although Mark Kriski’s exact height is unknown, he is definitely well above 5 feet 6 inches.
Mark Kriski ‘s Career
Mark Kriski started his career as a radio disc jockey in Canada’s various stations. His first job as a weathercaster was on Canada’s Weather Network. He then worked the same job of weathercaster in CFCF 12, which was Montreal’s local station.
His shift to the United States of America began with him hosting segments for the show, Travel Travel. The show was a Canadian travel series which aired across North America.
In 1991, Mark officially moved to the USA after he landed the job of AM weatherman on the KTLA Morning News. He has been working there ever since.
Aside from working in KTLA Morning News, Kriski has also appeared in more than ten super hit Hollywood movies as newscasters. He was even featured in 1994-movie, Speed.
Mark has worked with many other celebrities like Snoop Dog, Alec Baldwin, Ice Cube and Eddie Redmayne.
Besides being a weather anchor, Mark is also an actor and has appeared in a handful of movies like Speed, starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, Speed: Crusie Control, Gangland, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer featuring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan, to name a few.
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Net Worth of Mark Kriski
Mark Kriski has had a busy career ever since he moved to the USA and has amassed quite a net worth from his career.
His major source of income is from the KTLA Morning News as the AM weatherman. According to sources, a weatherman in KTLA News makes an average of $142,873, annually.
Kriski also earned from appearing in many blockbuster movies as the newscaster. An actor earns an average of $4,200 by appearing in a movie.
Looking at all his accomplishments as a journalist and as an anchor, Mark Kriski has an estimated net worth of $2 million.