Steve Wilkos Really Got Me With His Tribute To Jerry Springer, And If You're A Millennial, You'll Know What I Mean

" Other than my father , Jerry was the most influential man in my life . "

Millennials of a certain age grew up with this big, bald-headed man: Steve Wilkos.

You probably remember him always laying the smackdown on guests onJerry Springer.

He was the main “bouncer” on the show.

He was always kickin' some ass, or at least preventing ass-kicking from happening.

Anyway, Steve got his own show:The Steve Wilkos Show.

Yesterday,we learnedthat Jerry Springer died at the age of 79, and Jerry was obviously a huge part of Steve’s life.

The two were very close.

And now, Steve has released his own statement about Jerry’s death:

Here’s his statement:

And the caption:

Well… 🥹

The statement says "other than my father, Jerry was the most influential man in my life. Everything I have today I owe to Jerry. He was the smartest, most generous, kindest person I've ever known. My wife and I are devastated, we will miss him terribly"

"Take care of yourself and each other." —Jerry Springer

Millennials of a certain age grew up with this big, bald-headed man: Steve Wilkos.#

You probably remember him always laying the smackdown on guests onJerry Springer.#

He was the main “bouncer” on the show.#

He was always kickin' some ass, or at least preventing ass-kicking from happening.#

Anyway, Steve got his own show:The Steve Wilkos Show.#

Yesterday,we learnedthat Jerry Springer died at the age of 79, and Jerry was obviously a huge part of Steve’s life.#

The two were very close.#

And now, Steve has released his own statement about Jerry’s death:#

Here’s his statement:#

And the caption:#

Well… 🥹#