Steve Wilkos

Jerry Springer's former bodyguard never thought he’d be “anything like” his old man but followed him into the Chicago police force before hitting the big time on TV.

The 59-year-old told talk show host Military.com: “It’s funny. When I was a kid, I always thought that I didn’t want to be anything like my father because I was scared of my father. He was a very strict disciplinarian. He was a paratrooper in the Korean War and he was a Chicago cop. And I ended up being just like my dad. I ended up joining the Marines right after high school and then became a Chicago cop, just like him.”