Tom/Thomas Markle Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Thomas Wayne Markle
Nickname	Tom
Profession	Former TV lighting director
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters - 170 cm in meters - 1.70 m in feet inches - 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms - 75 kg in Pounds - 165 lbs
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year 1944
Age (as in 2017)	73 Years
Birth Place	Millersburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Nationality	American
Hometown	Newport, Pennsylvania, USA
Family	Father- Gordon Markle Mother- Doris Sanders Brother- Frederick Markle (Elder) Sister- Not Known
Religion	Christianity
Ethnicity	Caucasian
Hobby	Fishing
Favorite Things
Favorite Food	Chicken teriyaki with vegetable tempura
Girlfriends, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Divorced
Girlfriends/Affairs	Roslyn Markle Doria Radlan
Wives/Spouses	Roslyn Markle (Ex-Wife) Doria Radlan (Ex-Wife, 1979-1988)
Children	Son- Thomas Markle Jr. Daughter- Meghan Markle (Actress), Samantha Grant

Some Lesser Known Facts About Tom Markle

• Does Tom Markle smoke?: Not Known

• Does Tom Markle drink alcohol?: Yes

• Markle is of Dutch-Irish origin.

• He was born to a military veteran father who was part of the Second World War.

• After leaving the military, his father worked at a gas station as an attendant and also worked as a cobbler. After his father’s demise, his mother left Pennsylvania to live with his elder brother in Florida.

• He first met Doria on the set of medical drama ‘General Hospital’ in Los Angeles.

• He is 12 years older to his Ex-wife Doria and when they married, he left his first wife and had 2 children already under his belt.

• His daughter, Meghan, was just 6 years old when he divorced his second wife, Doria Ragland. 

• In 1975, he won a Chicago Emmy for his exceptional work in lighting design on Chicago public TV station Channel 11 WTTW’s Made In Chicago series.

• In 1990, he won an estimated amount of £560,000 ($750,000) in a Californian state lottery.

• In 2011, he also won a ‘Daytime Emmy Award’ for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction for a Drama Series for his work on General Hospital. 

• He currently resides in Mexico.

• He is the grandfather of 5 children.

• He filed for bankruptcy in 2016.

• His daughter, Meghan Markle is engaged with Prince Harry and will turn into marriage in May 2018.