Don Lemon Wiki, Married, Wife or Gay, Partner, Boyfriend

Belonging to the African American community, Don Lemon has made his way to the top. Today he works in a prestigious television station like CNN, and he puts his opinion loud and clear. So wouldn’t it be fascinating to trace his journey? And just in case, if you’re not a close observer of his life, he definitely had some secretive personality in his life.

Don Lemon Wiki, Married, Wife or Gay, Partner, Boyfriend

Quick Information

  • Date of Birth Mar 01, 1966
  • Age 58 Years, 9 Months
  • Nationality American
  • Profession Journalist
  • Marital Status Single
  • Divorced/Engaged Not Yet
  • Boyfriend/Dating Tim Malone (2017-)
  • Gay/Lesbain Yes
  • Ethnicity African-American
  • Net Worth $10 million (Estimated)
  • Social Media Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
  • Children/Kids Not Yet
  • Height 6 Feet 0 Inch (183 cm)
  • Education Louisiana State University, Brooklyn College, Baker High School
  • Siblings Leisa Lemon, Yma Lemon (Sisters)
  • Parents Katherine Clark

Belonging to the African American community, Don Lemon has made his way to the top. Today he works in a prestigious television station like CNN, and he puts his opinion loud and clear. So wouldn’t it be fascinating to trace his journey?  And just in case, if you’re not a close observer of his life, he definitely had some secretive personality in his life. However, he let it out some time ago. So what was the skeleton in the closet? You’ve landed in the right spot if you were looking for the answer to these questions.

He is currently working in New York City as a host for CNN Tonight. So how is his professional journey? Maybe he had to face some challenges on the way, but it sure does look like he overcame them all. That’s the reason why he is enjoying the fruit of his hard earned labor. His career began right in his college days. Back then, he worked as a news assistant at WNYW. In his early phase, he served as a weekend anchor for WBRC in Birmingham, Alabama. He did the same at WCAU in Philadelphia too.

Then he joined KTVI St. Louis as an anchor and investigative reporter. His next step that he undertook in his career was that of the reporter for NBC News’s New York City Operations. During his time with NBC, he also worked as a correspondent for the show Today and NBC Nightly News. He also remained an anchor for some time on Weekend Today and MSNBC.

She again shifted to NBC O&O Station WMAQ-TV in 2003. CNN hired him in September 2007. He has shown his outspoken side after joining CNN; thus criticizing the state of cable news and publicly questioning the network. Similarly, he has put forward his opinions on improving African-American community. Today he is in a good position financially and enjoys the handsome amount of salary.

Though the information about his salary has not been disclosed, his net worth today accounts to be $3 million.

On a personal level, Don is the most eligible bachelor in the media industry, but to everyone’s surprise, he caused astonishment to many when he came out of the closet in July 2011. The information is he publicly accepted that he is a gay. He showed his actual nature of being a gay along with the publication of his book “Transparent.” Interestingly, before his true revelation to the mass, there was a rumor that he was married to a girl named Stephanie Ortiz.

 They were also said to be living a secretly married life together. However, Don cleared these types of rumors as being false. His big revelation to the public was mainly aimed to his fans because the people who were close to him already knew his secret long ago. So, in Don’s life, it is clear that there would be no girlfriend or wife figure.

However, he is in a relationship with choreographer, John Byrne. There seems to be no problem in their dating as he looks happy with his boyfriend. Some year ago, when he made his vacation photos with his partner public, he gained lots of attention from his fans and followers. Luckily, he hasn’t got to face things like divorce yet.     

According to his wiki, his date of birth has been revealed to be March 1, 1996. So his current age is fifty-one.  He was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As per his education, he attended Baker High School and went to Brooklyn College for majoring in broadcast journalism. He then attended Louisiana State University for further studies. He stands 6 feet in height which gives him a tall, dark and handsome look.