• Montel Williams was the host of the show The Montel Williams Show for 17 years. The show 's last episode aired in May 2008. Williams suffers from Multiple Sclerosis. On February 17, 2009, the radio network Air America announced Williams will host a show named Montel Across America on the network which will debut on April 6, 2009. The same day, Williams spoke about life with MS on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: Montel Brian Anthony Williams on July 3, 1956
  2. Served in the U.S. Navy for 22 years
  3. Began hosting The Montel Williams Show on CBS in 1991
  4. The show's last episode aired in May 2008
  5. His show Montel Across America will debut on April 6, 2009 on Air America
  6. Suffers from Multiple Sclerosis
  7. Talked about his struggle with MS on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show on March 17, 2009
  8. Uses marijuana as an analgesicExaminer.com: Dr. Oz talks to Montel on Tuesday's Oprah (March 16, 2009)
  9. Married Tara Fowler Saturday October 6, 2007 in Bermuda
  10. Has previously been married two times
  11. Has two daughters, Ashley and Maressa, with his first wife Rochele See, and a son with his second wife Grace Morley

• Living with MS

  Williams was diagnosed with the neurological disease multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1999. Williams did not speak public about the disease until a tabloid magazine threatened they would go public with the information that he was suffering from MS.Oprah Winfrey: Montel Williams' Life with Multiple Sclerosis (March 17, 2009) He is now a spokesperson for those suffering from MS and heads the organization Montel Williams MS Foundation.

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