Jill Whelan is an Oakland, California-born American actress, radio talk show host as well as a comedian, and is perhaps better known for portraying the role of Vicki Stubing in the popular television series “The Love Boat”. Born on 29 September 1966, Jill has been active in the field of entertainment as an actress since 1973 and she still continues to be one of the critically acclaimed actresses in America.
An established actress who has managed to earn success through her career, one may wonder how rich is Jill Whelan at the present? As estimated by sources, Jill counts her net worth at an amount of $1.5 million as of mid-2016. She has been able to amass her wealth by being prominent in the entertainment sector of America for more than 35 years now. Her involvement in acting as well as radio hosting has paid well, to add to her net worth over the years.
Jill Whelan Net Worth $1.5 million
Raised in California, Jill showed an interest towards acting from a very young age. When she was seven years old, Jill attended a summer acting camp which boosted her enthusiasm towards acting. Before long, she was already appearing in several commercials, then when she was only 11, Jill was cast in the TV series “Friends” which did not air for long, however, she earned popularity when she was cast in the popular soap opera “The Young And The Restless”. During that time, Jill shared the screen with actors Michael Damain, Barbara Crampton and others. At this time of her young life, Jill’s net worth was already rising.
Eventually, in 1980 Jill was cast as a main character in the television series “The Love Boat”, portraying the character of Vicki Stubing, the daughter of lead character Captain Stubing. As a part of the long running popular series, Jill got the opportunity to work with actors Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Fred Grandy and Ted Lange among others for seven years. Concurrently Jill also appeared in several other television shows as a guest star ,including ln “The Weakest Link”, “Today Show” and more. She also acted in the movie “Airplane!” which was released in 1980.
Apart from acting, Jill has also managed to make a name for herself as a radio talk show host. Presently, she co-hosts a comedy podcast at www.brianandjillshow.com alongside Brian Phelps who previously hosted “The Mark And Brian Show” for more than 25 years. Of course, all these years of hard work in the field of entertainment has added significantly to Jill’s net worth.
Regarding her personal life, 49 years-old Jill is married and is a mother of two sons. She was firstly married to Brad St. Johnson(1993-96) who is the father of her oldest son Harrison, then in 2004, she married John Chaykowsky who is the father of her second son Grant. For now, Jill resides at Los Angeles where she continues working at the podcast while her present net worth of $1.5 million caters to her and her family’s daily lives.
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