Biography[]
Josh Gates is an American television presenter, producer, and author. He is currently the host and executive producer on the Travel Channel's Expedition Unknown.
Having travelled to more than 100 countries, Gates is an adventurer and avid explorer with a unique brand of humour and a deep-rooted passion for off-the-map excursions that take him in search of the world's most enduring legends.
An avid scuba diver and photographer, Gates has participated in the University of Maryland's archaeological excavations of Caesarea Maritima in Israel, and his wanderlust has taken him from sweltering African deserts to the icy shores of Antarctica. He has scaled "the roof of Africa" on Mount Kilimanjaro and climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Americas.
Gates holds degrees in archaeology and drama from Tufts University and has been inducted into the Explorers Club - a prestigious organization dedicated to the advancement of exploration and field research.
He has previously served as host and co-executive producer of the SyFy Channel series Destination Truth.
His travels are chronicled in his best-selling book, Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter (Simon & Schuster, 2011).
Fun Facts[]
- Born in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts.
- His mother is from Great Britain.
- His father is a professional deep-sea diver.
- He currently resides in Los Angeles.
- He got his start in entertainment by being on the ESPN show Beg, Borrow, & Deal.
- Is married to his Destination Truth co-star, Hallie Gnatovich.
- Found out he was going to be a first-time father on camera during the "Secrets of Christopher Columbus" episode of Expedition Unknown.
- Josh and Hallie welcomed their son, Owen Indiana Gates, in February 2016.
- Has a rare allergy to English Ivy (hedera helix).
- Has a Boston Bruins tattoo on the bottom of his foot that he got on Beg, Borrow, & Deal.
- Josh and Hallie welcomed a daughter, Isla Amelia Gates, sometime before October 2018.
- The middle names of his two kids are based on Josh's heroes - Amelia Earhart and Indiana Jones.