Born as Michael Alan Weiner, the versatile personality took birth on 31 March in the year 1942. He was born in The Bronx, New York to the couple Benjamin and Rae Weiner. He was primarily involved with work and education during his childhood. His father was a strict parent and Savage didn’t share a friendly equation with him. This difference with his father was the reason behind Savage’s not so smooth childhood. He was one among the three children of the couple.


The only member of the U.S. media fraternity who was blacklisted by a Western nation, Michael finished his degrees in biology in 1963. He attended Jamaica High School in the year 1958 after which he attended the Queens College where he did his graduation. He engaged in high school teaching in the Big Apple. He also worked as a gatehouse keeper of the stone gatehouse on Timothy Leary's estate.

The 5 feet 4 inches in height host is famous for his ex-show Talk Radio Network’s The Savage Nation. As the talk show’s host, he daily interacted live with 8 million hearers across around 400 American radio stations. The ardent conservationist is a master’s degree holder in medical botany and also a second in medical anthropology. Dr Savage is also PhD. in epidemiology and nutrition sciences from the University of California, Berkeley. The radio host and versatile media personality has a very high qualification in the education field.

The American author changed his birth name to professional name Michael Savage after Charles Savage. Charles was a sailor of the 19th century who is said to be the first to fetch firearms to Fiji.The author is very famous and active on Youtube with his videos. He has also got a huge fan following on Twitter and Facebook. At a very young age, he penned down books like The Savage Nation, Earth Medicine and The Death of the White Male. Michael Savage Plant a Tree was his first book in the year 1975.Savage’s debut political novel Abuse of Power was a best-seller of New York Times in September. His media fame made him a proud winner of the Freedom of Speech Award in 2007, from Talkers Magazine. His books cover a diverse range of homoeopathy to herbal nutrition making him a famous nutritionist.

He got married at an early age of 22 to his wife Carol Ely in the year 1964. The marriage was soon followed up with a divorce. Savage remarried his current wife Janet in the year 1967 after ending his association with Carol in the same year. The couple has a son Russell Weiner and one daughter Rebeccas Lin Yops. Like father like son, Russell Weiner founded the energy drink Rockstar Company. The talent house’s wife was associated as the CFO of the same company till 2009. He is staying with his family in Fairfax, California currently.His biography claims that Savage is very much dedicated to his family, work and country. He has a net worth of 18 million dollars. Savage is a core patriot and highly opposes any illegal immigration to his country. He is the proud owner of an apartment is San Francisco and home in Marin County, Larkspur, California and Tiburon.

Last Modified: Apr 7, 2020


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