John Stossel was born on March 6, 1947 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA as John F. Stossel. He is known for his work on 20/20 (1978), Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death? with John Stossel (1994) and The Blame Game: Are We a Country of Victims? (1994). He has been married to Ellen Abrams since January 16, 1983. They have two children.