Laura Catherine Schlessinger net worth is $950,000
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Laura Catherine Schlessinger (born January 16, 1947) is an American talk radio host, socially conservative commentator and author. Her radio program consists mainly of her responses to callers' requests for personal advice and has occasionally featured her short monologues on social and political topics. Her website says that her show "preaches, teaches, and nags about morals, values and ethics".Previously, Schlessinger combined a local radio career with a private practice as a marriage and family counselor, but after going into national syndication she concentrated her efforts on the daily The Dr. Laura Program, and on authoring self-help books. The books Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives, and The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands are among her bestselling works. A short-lived television talk show hosted by Schlessinger was launched in 2000. In August 2010, she announced that she would end her syndicated radio show in December 2010.Her show moved to Sirius XM Radio's Sirius XM Stars on January 3, 2011. Schlessinger announced a "multi-year" deal to be on satellite radio.
Full Name
Laura Catherine Schlessinger
Net Worth
$950,000
Date Of Birth
January 16, 1947
Place Of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height
5' 3" (1.6 m)
Occupation
Radio talk show host
Profession
Actress, Producer
Residence
Southern California
Education
Columbia University
Spouse
Michael F. Rudolph,
Children
Deryk Schlessinger
Parents
Monty, Yolanda
Nicknames
Laura Schlessinger, Schlessinger, Laura
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Quote
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Go do the right thing.
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The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem.
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Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door
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Life does not have meaning through mere existence or acquisition or fun. The meaning of life is inherent in the connections we make to others through honor and obligation.
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Fact
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Hosts internationally-syndicated radio program
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Release of the book, "Dr. Laura: The Unauthorized Biography" by Vickie L. Bane. [1999]
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Release of her book, "In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms". [2009]
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Release of her book, "Bad Childhood, Good Life: How to Blossom and Thrive In Spite of an Unhappy Childhood". [2006]
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Release of the book, "A Closer Look at Dr. Laura" by Tom Allen. [1998]
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Release of her book, "Dr. Laura Schlessinger's Where's God?". [2003]
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Release of her book, "How Could You Do That?: The Abdication of Character, Courage and Conscience". [1996]
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Release of her book, "Parenthood by Proxy: Don't Have Them If You Won't Raise Them". [2000]
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Books: The proper care and feeding of husbands and The proper care and feeding of a marriage.
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Has a black belt in Aikido form of karate.
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She is half Italian.
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At Pepperdine University, she was a member of the graduate psychology faculty.
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She is an LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) in California. Her license is inactive primarily because she does not do private practice anymore and focuses on her internationally syndicated radio show.
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(December 16, 2002) Dr. Laura's estranged mother Yolanda Schlessinger, 77 was found dead in her Beverly Hills, California condominium. A neighbor called the Beverly Hills Police after having not seen or heard from her for quite some time. Yolanda had broken ties with her family and had not spoken to her daughter for years.
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Natural brunette.
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Her TV show was cancelled. She said that gay rights activists got her show moved to the late night hours and then no one was able to watch, causing Paramount to pull the plug. However, she said that she is proud of the quality of the show and wishes it had had more of a chance. [April 2001]
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One year, as a present for fellow radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh's birthday, she sent him an expensive humidor which had once been owned by John Wayne.
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Dr. Laura and her son, Deryk (b. 5 November 1985), have black belts in karate.
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She used to end each hour of her program with the sign-off of "Now go take on the day." As of mid-1999, she switched to the more profound directive of, "Now go do the right thing."
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Hosted a syndicated television talk show. [2000]
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Her Ph.D. is in Physiology from Columbia University. She holds post-doctoral certification and licensing in marriage and family therapy from USC.
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All of her books ("The Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives", "How Could You Do That?!: The Abdication of Character, Courage & Conscience", "The Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives" and "The Ten Commandments: The Significance of God's Laws in Everyday Life") have been on the New York Times Bestseller List. [April 2000]
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Taught at USC and Pepperdine.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Year Without a Santa Claus
2006
TV Movie
Dr. Laura
2000-2001
TV Series
Hostess
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dr. Laura
2000
TV Series executive producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Insider
2013
TV Series
Herself
Larry King Live
2008-2010
TV Series
Herself
Dr. Laura Live! In Praise of Mom
2009
Herself
The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet
2009
TV Series
Herself
The Colbert Report
2008
TV Series
Herself
Bodacious Boots
2007
Documentary
Herself
The J-K Conspiracy
2004
Herself
Hannity & Colmes
2004
TV Series
Herself
Dr. Laura
2001
TV Series
Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1999
TV Series
Herself
Biography
1999
TV Series documentary
Herself
Intimate Portrait
1999
TV Series documentary
Herself
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
1992
TV Movie
Herself (as Dr. Laura Schlessinger)
Quantum Leap
1992
TV Series
Herself
Sex, Drugs, and Rock n Roll
1986
TV Movie
Herself
Saturday Night Live
1982
TV Series
Herself
Archive Footage
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2000
Sour Apple
Golden Apple Awards
Known for movies
Dr. Laura (2000-2001) as Hostess / Herself
Sex, Drugs, and Rock n Roll (1986) as Herself
The J-K Conspiracy (2004) as Herself
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (1992) as Herself
