BIOGRAPHY

David Drew Pinsky is an American doctor who specializes in addiction medicine. He rose to popularity in the 1990s as the creator and co-host of the radio program Loveline, on which he offers advice to teenagers and young adults on subjects including relationships, drugs and alcohol, mental illness, and sexuality. For several years, the show was also broadcast on MTV. Currently, Dr. Pinsky is receiving acclaim for his VH1 program Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, which offers a no-frills look at addiction recovery.

Dr. Pinsky, or "Dr. Drew," has been involved in many other projects in addition to Loveline and Celebrity Rehab, including authoring bestselling books and many articles, serving as a regular commentator for national media outlets, multiple series and specials on the Discovery Networks, providing medical care to contestants on reality television programs, and even periodically acting on television and in film.

Dr. Pinsky was raised in Pasadena, California, where he was born on September 4, 1958. The son of a doctor and an actor, he attended private schools, including the elite Polytechnic School, where he was president of the student body and captain of the football team. He went on to attend Amherst College, from which he graduated in 1980 with a degree in biology. He earned his doctorate in medicine from the University of Southern California School of Medicine in 1984 and became chief resident at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. He now teaches at USC's Keck School of Medicine.

Dr. Pinsky has been married to former model, Susan Sailer, since 1991. They have triplets – two boys and one girl – and live in Pasadena.

TRIVIA

  • Dr. Pinsky is a trained pianist and baritone opera singer

  • He started doing Loveline in his third year of medical school

  • He was a 1984 Wheel of Fortune contestant and received forty gallons of Sunny Delight and a one-year supply of Turtle Wax

  • He is a self-proclaimed MySpace addict

  • The asteroid 4536 Drewpinsky is named after him

  • He is a fan of South Park, Family Guy, The Tudors, and Jeopardy!

  • He is culturally but not religiously Jewish

  • He was often called a "man of exquisite passion" by former Loveline co-host Adam Carolla

  • He has conducted extensive research on the addiction and narcissism among celebrities

  • He is 6' tall

  • He is six years older than his sister, Dana

  • His mother, Eleanor Stansbury, was an actress who went by the stage name Helene Stanton

  • He wanted to become a doctor after going on house calls as a child with his father

  • He admits to experimenting with drugs in college

  • He shares his birthday with Beyoncé Knowles, Mike Piazza, and Wes Bentley

  • His wife turned him down for a date when they first met


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