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Leo Laporte is an American technology broadcaster, author, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his work on the TWiT Network, where he hosts several podcasts, including This Week in Tech, Security Now, and Triangulation. He is also the host of the nationally syndicated radio show The Tech Guy. Laporte was born in Manhattan, New York, and grew up in the suburbs of New Jersey. He attended Rutgers University, where he studied computer science and engineering. After college, he worked as a software engineer for IBM and then as a consultant for various companies. In 1995, Laporte founded the website ZDTV, which was later acquired by Comcast and became TechTV. He served as the network's anchor and executive producer until 2004. In 2005, he founded the TWiT Network, which produces podcasts and live streaming video shows about technology. Laporte has written several books about technology, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating an HTML Web Page and The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Internet. He has also appeared as a guest on various television shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Late Show with David Letterman. As of 2021, Leo Laporte's net worth is estimated to be roughly $20 million.
| Popular As | Leo Gordon Laporte |
| Occupation | TV and radio presenter · podcaster |
| Age | 67 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | 29 November, 1956 |
| Birthday | 29 November |
| Birthplace | New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
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Leo Laporte Height, Weight & Measurements
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| Height | Not Available |
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Who Is Leo Laporte's Wife?
His wife is Jennifer Laporte (divorced) Lisa Laporte (m. c. 2015)
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| Parents | Not Available |
| Wife | Jennifer Laporte (divorced) Lisa Laporte (m. c. 2015) |
| Sibling | Not Available |
| Children | Abby Laporte, Henry Laporte |
Leo Laporte Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Leo Laporte worth at the age of 67 years old? Leo Laporte’s income source is mostly from being a successful Entrepreneur. He is from United States. We have estimatedLeo Laporte's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
| Salary in 2022 | Under Review |
| House | Not Available |
| Cars | Not Available |
| Source of Income | Entrepreneur |
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Laporte owns and operates a podcast network, TWiT.tv with his wife Lisa Laporte. Its shows are available on iTunes and other podcast subscription services. Before the expansion to new facilities in 2011, Laporte said TWiT earned $1.5 million annually on a production cost of $350,000. In a 2012 Reddit posting, he commented that revenue was approaching $4 million.
Laporte was the host of the daily television show The Lab with Leo Laporte, recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The program had formerly been known as Call for Help when it was recorded in the U.S. and Toronto, Ontario. The series aired on G4 Canada, on the HOW TO Channel in Australia, on several of Canada's Citytv affiliates, and on Google Video. On March 5, 2008, Laporte confirmed on net@nite that The Lab with Leo Laporte had been canceled by Rogers Communications. The HOW TO Channel refused to air the remaining episodes after it was announced the show had been canceled.
In 2008, Laporte did a voice narration of the public domain fable The True History of Little Golden-hood by Andrew Lang from Audible (Amazon), a sponsor.
Laporte announced in October 2006 that he would not renew his contract with Que Publishing, and had retired from publishing books.
In 1998, Laporte created and co-hosted The Screen Savers, and the original version of Call for Help on the cable and satellite network ZDTV (later TechTV).
In 1997, Laporte was awarded a Northern California Emmy for his role as Dev Null, a motion capture character on the MSNBC show The Site.
Laporte has worked on technology-related broadcasting projects, including Dvorak on Computers in January 1991 (co-hosted with technology writer John C. Dvorak), and Laporte on Computers on KGO Radio and KSFO in San Francisco.
Leo Gordon Laporte (/l ə ˈ p ɔːr t / ; born November 29, 1956) is the host of The Tech Guy weekly radio show and a host on TWiT.tv, an Internet podcast network focusing on technology. He is also a former Tech TV technology host (1998–2008) and technology author (1995, 2002–2006).
