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Full Name: | Lee Cruse |
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Gender: | Male |
Profession: | TV host, comedian and TV personality |
Country: | United States of America |
Height: | 5 feet 6 inches (1.68m) |
Wife | Elizabeth |
Eye Color | Brown |
Hair Color | Black |
Birth Place | Winchester, Kentucky |
Status | married |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | White |
Religion | Christianity |
Siblings | 3 |
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Lee Cruse is a TV personality, comedian and TV host for his own TV show. However, his followers were not happy with his action after he compared the royal baby to a chimpanzee. Lee’s tweet of chimpanzee to represent Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby. He faced many backlashes and many people tweeted him as a racist. Let’s know more about the consequences of his action and about his personal life.
Married Life: Lee Cruse Wife
Lee is a long time married to his wife, Elizabeth. After dating, Lee finally tied the knot with his wife in July 2000. Lee’s wife is the owner and president of the Miss Priss pageant store in Lexington. Moreover, his wife studied at Wayne County High School before graduating from the University of Kentucky.
Lee and his wife have happily married life and show no sign of separation. Moreover, there are no rumors regarding their divorce and live an affair-free life.
Lee Cruse fired from WLEX
Lee started his career at Radio Host in the Village Companies from 1994 to 1997. In January 2000, Lee transferred to Clear Channel Radio and worked there for six years and left the company in November 2006. He joined WLEX-TV where he started his own TV show, ‘Live with Lee & Haley’. However, his career hit the bottom rock. The co-host made inappropriate comments on the new royal baby while comparing it to a chimpanzee on his twitter.
Moreover, he faced many backlashes on his twitter page and many people called him racist. However, the last nail on the coffin was when WLEX fired Lee Cruse from his TV show. The company stated that the decision was made to respect all the viewers. Since then, Lee has made his apology for his action on air and his twitter page.
In addition, accepting his forgiveness many people have signed the online petition to help Lee get his job back on his TV show. However, the decision made by WLEX will not change and they have no intention of taking the co-host back.
Lee Cruse Net Worth
Apart from a Television personality, Lee Cruse is also a comedian and takes part in many comedy gigs. As he was one of the most popular Television personalities, we can assume that he made a large sum of money from his TV show.
However, Lee Cruse has not disclosed his net worth. There is no mention of his net worth in any sites. Moreover, the recent action taken by WLEX will surely affect his income and net worth.
Lee Cruse Wiki Bio, Age, Parents, & Height
Lee was born to his father who was a basketball coach in Winchester, Kentucky. His family relocated to Lexington. He has three siblings. He celebrates his birthday on 25th of September. However, his exact year of birth is still unknown.
Moreover, his age is around 50. Lee enjoyed his time watching Late Night shows during his childhood. Lee has a height of 5 feet and 6 inches whereas his weight is 69 kg.