Drew Pinsky

Drew Pinsky
Pinsky in 2009
Born
David Drew Pinsky

(1958-09-04) September 4, 1958 (age 66)
Alma materAmherst College (BA)
University of Southern California (MD)
Spouse
Susan Sailer
(m. 1991)
[1]
Children3
Parent(s)Helene Stanton
Morton Pinsky
Career
ShowLoveline
Station(s)KROQ-FM
Various (syndicated)
NetworkWestwood One
ShowCelebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew
Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House
Dr. Drew On Call
NetworkVH1
MTV
HLN
WebsiteOfficial website

David Drew Pinsky (born September 4, 1958),[2] commonly known as Dr. Drew, is an American media personality, internist, and addiction medicine specialist. He hosted the nationally syndicated radio talk show Loveline from the show's inception in 1984 until its end in 2016. On television, he hosted the talk show Dr. Drew On Call on HLN and the daytime series Lifechangers on The CW. In addition, he served as producer and starred in the VH1 show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, and its spinoffs Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House. Pinsky currently hosts several podcasts, including Ask Dr. Drew,[3] The Dr. Drew Podcast on the PodcastOne Network,[4] and The Adam and Drew Show with his former Loveline co-host Adam Carolla. From February 2019 - December 2023, he hosted Dr. Drew After Dark on the Your Mom's House network.

Pinsky is a former staff member at the Department of Chemical Dependency Services at Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, California,[5] and Huntington Memorial Hospital. He currently maintains a private internal medicine practice in South Pasadena.[6]

  1. ^ "Drew Pinsky: Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "Drew Pinsky Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Ask Dr. Drew | Dr. Drew Official Website - drdrew.com". Dr. Drew | Official Website. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Pinsky, Dr Drew. "PodcastOne: The Dr. Drew Podcast". podcastone.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Lin, Rong-Gong II. "Dr. Drew Pinsky leaves Las Encinas Hospital, which faces renewed scrutiny". Los Angeles Times. March 6, 2010
  6. ^ "Drew Pinsky Medical License Verification". Retrieved April 7, 2020.