Josh Gates is a television host and producer from the United States. He now hosts, and executive produces Expedition Unknown on Discovery Channel.
Josh Gates is a television host and producer from the United States. On Syfy, he hosted and co-executive produced Destination Truth and Stranded. He presently hosts and co-executive produces Expedition: Unknown and Legendary Locations on The Discovery Channel (and former Travel Channel).
He is also recognized for hosting several live specials for the television series Ghost Hunters and its spin-off, Ghost Hunters International, and serving as a guest investigator on the show. Through his production business Ping Pong Productions, he produces the related Ghost Nation series and other paranormal television shows.
Josh Gates Accident: What Happened To Him?
Josh Gates now hosts, and executive produces Expedition: Unknown on Discovery Channel, which started in January 2015 and is in its eighth season as of October 2020.
Josh, along with his three Discovery crew colleagues, was hospitalized following an illness. They dropped hundreds of feet underground and spent several days living and working there.
Their meal was frequently exposed in a room full of bats, spiders, and other creatures. After his diagnosis, Josh and his crew members were diagnosed with bat feces as the main cause of their illness.
Josh also stated that he would never return to that cave since he felt sick and did not want to live in such conditions again. He also creates other paranormal television shows in addition to the Ghost Nation series.
Josh Gates Wife&Kids Details
Josh Gates’s ex-wife’s name is Hallie Gnatovich. On September 13, 2014, TV host Gates wedded Hallie Gnatovich. Josh first met his wife on the set of Destination Unknown, and they started dating almost immediately.
Hallie Gnatovich was Josh’s co-star in the television series Destination Truth, and she has also been in the sitcom Archer House. Owen Gates and Isla Gates are the couple’s two children.
Josh was gone filming on the set of Expedition Unknown when his baby was born on February 12, 2016. Isla, his daughter, joined the Gates family in early 2018, and she is Owen’s younger sister.
Josh Gates Family Details
Gates was born to Lee and Sonia Gates in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, and now lives in Los Angeles, California. He majored in archeology and acting at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
Gates married Hallie Gnatovich, his Destination Truth co-star, in 2014. They have two kids together. Hallie Gnatovich announced on Instagram in August 2021 that the couple had split up after a year and a half. On July 13, 2021, their divorce was finalized.