He started with dreams of rock stardom. He had trouble fitting into his mostly white school. But he persevered, found his niche and now ranks in the pantheon of other one-name talk-show hosts, like Oprah, Donahue and Geraldo.
As Montel Williams: The E! True Hollywood Story reveals, there's more to Montel than weepy problem-solving. He started his career with the Marines, traveled the world, got married and fathered two children.
Eventually, he found that his skills as a communicator could be put to better use. He gained local fame before going national with his syndicated talk show. Splashy topics bumped his ratings, and, for better or worse, he became a part of the talk-show landscape.
Fame led him to his second wife but couldn't protect him from multiple sclerosis, an incurable neurological disease. He set up a foundation to help find a cure and made no secret that he used marijuana to ease the painful symptoms of his disease.
Marine, talk-show host, Emmy winner and medical crusader--Montel has done it all. But just how much do you know about the man with the chrome dome? Take our quiz and see how you stack up.
