# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/montel-williams
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:58:56.278Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/montel-williams"
name: "Montel Williams"
slug: "montel-williams"
description: "Montel Brian Anthony Williams is an American television host and actor. He is known for hosting the daytime tabloid talk show The Montel Williams Show, which ran in syndication from 1991 to 2008. He currently hosts The Balancing Act and Military Makeover with Montel airing on Lifetime. Williams founded the Montel Williams MS Foundation after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999. He is noted for his service in both the United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy, from which he retired after 22 years of service."
tagline: "American television host and actor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Montel_Williams_by_David_Shankbone.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
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birthDate: "1956-07-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0931354"
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    url:       "http://www.montelwilliams.com/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump