Celebrated Name: | Shane Kilcher |
Real Name/Full Name: | Shane Kilcher |
Gender: | Male |
Age: | 53 years old |
Birth Date: | 5 May 1971 |
Birth Place: | Payson, Utah, United States |
Nationality: | American |
Height: | 1.77 m |
Weight: | 85 kg |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Married |
Wife/Spouse (Name): | Kelli Kilcher |
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Yes (Keena Tarik Kilcher, Jareth Kilcher, Reid Kilcher, Jenna Kilcher) |
Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
Is Shane Kilcher Gay? | No |
Profession: | Reality television actor |
Salary: | $10 thousand |
Net Worth in 2024: | $1.5 million |
Last Updated: | November 2024 |
Shane Kilcher is an American reality TV star who is famous for the television series ‘Alaska: The Last Frontier,’ which is broadcasted on the Discovery Channel. He is a cast member of the show, along with the rest of the Kilcher family. He was recently injured during the show while constructing a cottage when he fell off the ladder and broke his back.
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Early Life & Biography
Shane was born on the 5th of May 1971 to parents Atz Kilcher and Lenedra Carroll in Utah, United States, but grew up in Alaska. His parents are famous TV personality and former musicians. Born in a family of three kids, Shane is the eldest brother to younger sister Jewel and younger brother Atz Lee Kilcher.
He also has a half brother Nikos Kilcher, who is the son of Atz and a woman named Linda with whom he had a short affair after he got divorced from Carroll. Jewel is now an international singer who has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. He is estranged from his mother, Lenedra, from now but has good relations with the paternal side of his family, the Kilcher family. His half brother Nikos is also an upcoming singer.
Shane has Swiss ancestry as his grandparents Yule Kilcher, and Ruth Weber were Swiss immigrants as they fled from Switzerland to States during the Second World War and settled in Alaska.
Personal Life
Shane Kilcher is blessed with a beautiful married life. He has a delighted family, which includes his wife Kelli, whom he married on 20th June 1992, and their four children. Shane and Kelli were childhood sweethearts, and they first met at Stellar Secondary School, Alaska, where Shane was a senior of Kelli.
The couple has been happily married for over two decades, and they live in Alaska with their kids.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 5 May 1971, Shane Kilcher is 53 years old as of today’s date 21st November 2024. His height is 1.77 m tall, and his weight is 85 kg.
Career
Professionally, apart from being a reality TV star, Kilcher is a hunter and farmer. He was a hunter and farmer in Alaska before he came in the spotlight with the show, which first aired on 29th December 2011. The show so far has successfully run for seven seasons and last aired on 12th February 2018.
The date of the comeback of the show with the 8th season was confirmed on October 7, 2018, by the Channel and the production company after Jane Kilcher, wife of Atz Lee Kilcher revealed that the family had been away for a short trip to Las Vegas to attend Jewel’s concert and meet their fans. Now they have returned to Alaska. The 9th season of the show aired in October 2019.
Shane was injured while working on his new cabin in Alaska as he fell from the ladder and breaking his L2 vertebra. He was admitted to Central Peninsula Hospital in Alaska.
Awards & Achievements
The show has been nominated thrice: twice for the Emmy’s and once for CableFAX’s Program and Top Ops Award in 2014 and 2013, respectively. The show also won two awards – 2013 Telly Awards and 2013 Communicator Awards.
Net Worth & Salary of Shane Kilcher in 2024
As of November 2024, The net worth of Kilcher is about $1.5 million, and his salary is about $10,000 per episode. Kilcher quite a reasonable sum of money from their widely popular show. He also owns a nice amount of farmland from which he earns a right amount of bucks, which adds to his fortune. In 1998, Kilcher opened a non-profit organization named as Higher Grand For Humanity with his mother Lenedra Carroll and younger sister Jewel, where he donates a percentage of his annual pay.
Shane Kilcher is a kind man with a good sense of humor and an ambient personality.