Occupation talk show host
actor Name Steven Saltz | Website Official website | |
Born July 4, 1966 (age 57) ( 1966-07-04 ) | ||
Steven 'Saltz' Saltzman (born Steven Saltzman on July 4, 1966) is an American television host. He is the host and Executive Producer of The Good Night Chicago Show, a weekly late-night talk show that airs locally on WBBM-TV.
Before his role as host of that program, Saltz appeared on various television shows such as Saved by the Bell and Arrested Development.
He first moved out to Hollywood in 1988; his first role was as a wedding guest who had an affair with the bride on Fox's Totally Hidden Video. Saltz was hired out of an improv comedy group to appear at the wedding as the suspected guest. Fox pulled the premiere episode once it was leaked that the show was a set-up, although it accidentally aired 2 years later in 1991.
Personal life
Saltzman was born to a Jewish family and grew up in the Northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. He attended Northern Illinois University and was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He graduated in 1988 with a B.A. in Corporate Communications. Saltzman has been married since 2006.