Rick Steves

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rick Steves
Occupation	TV Show Host
Date Of Birth	May 10, 1955(1955-05-10)
Age	69
Birthplace	Barstow
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Taurus

Rick Steves Biography

Rick Steves is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on May 10, 1955 in Barstow, California, United States. American television personality and author who is an expert in European travel. He is the host of Rick Steves’ Europe on PBS.

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Steves spends about a third of every year in Europe researching guidebooks and filming TV shows. His home is still in Edmonds, Washington, where he has lived since 1967.

Richard John Steves Jr. was born to parents Richard John Steves, a high school band director and piano technician, and June Erna Steves (née Fremmerlid). He has two sisters, Jan and Linda. The family moved to Edmonds, Washington in 1967.

He is the father of two children, Anne and a daughter.

Rick Steves Net Worth

Rick Steves is one of the richest TV Show Host from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rick Steves 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His father was a piano shop owner and he used to teach piano there.

His many travel books encourage readers to travel independently as well as to view themselves as “temporary residents” rather than tourists.

Richard John Steves Jr. (born May 10, 1955) is an American travel writer, author, activist and television personality. His travel philosophy encourages people to explore less-touristed areas of destinations and to become immersed in the local people’s way of life. Since 2000, he has hosted Rick Steves’ Europe, a travel series on public television. Steves also has a public radio travel show called Travel with Rick Steves (2005−present) and has authored numerous travel guides, the first of which was the popular Europe Through the Back Door. In 2006, he became a syndicated newspaper columnist, and in 2010, his company released a mobile phone application called “Rick Steves’ Audio Europe” containing self-guided walking tours and geographical information.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rick Steves height 6 ft 0 in Rick weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rick Steves Dating?

According to our records, Rick Steves married to Anne Steves. As of December 1, 2023, Rick Steves’s is not dating anyone.

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Steves also supports solutions to homelessness. In 2005, he constructed a 24-unit apartment complex in Lynnwood, Washington, called Trinity Place and administrated by the local YWCA, to provide transitional housing for homeless mothers and their children. In 2017, Steves donated that $4 million apartment complex for homeless women and kids to the YWCA. Members of the Edmonds Noontime Rotary Club help maintain the buildings and grounds, providing everything from furniture to flowers. The club also raised $30,000 to build a play structure for the children there.

Facts & Trivia

Rick Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rick Steves celebrates birthday on May 10 of every year.

Steves is of Norwegian ancestry. His sister Jan is an Iditarod racer. He was married to Anne Steves until 2010, when they divorced. They are the parents of two adult children. Their son Andy Steves followed his father’s footsteps and founded his own travel company, Weekend Student Adventures Europe, and wrote Andy Steves’ Europe: City-Hopping on a Budget. He began dating Shelley Bryan Wee, a bishop from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, in December 2019.

How much does a Rick Steves tour cost?

High-EndRick Steves Tours
Price per day| $400–1,050| $200–350
Group size| 18–40| 24–28
Meals| 50–75% included| 50% included
Sightseeing| All included| All included

How did Rick Steves make his money?

All of Rick’s television series and other projects are produced through his own production company called Back Door Productions. In 2005, Steves launched a radio show called “Travel with Rick Steves.” In 2006, he started writing a column for newspapers that focused on travel.

What happened to Rick Steves?

Steves spends about a third of every year in Europe researching guidebooks and filming TV shows. His home is still in Edmonds, Washington, where he has lived since 1967.

Can I go on a tour with Rick Steves?

Many of our most popular tours are “sold out” but we still have plenty of seats available on a variety of tours departing in 2022. To help make it easy to find the available seats, we’re listing our 2022 tours with seats currently available below.

Do Rick Steves tours include airfare?

No, our tour prices don’t include airfare.