American television infotainment personality, Christopher Edward "Chris" Hansen, has an estimated net worth of $12.5 Million. Chris Hansen is is best known for his work on Dateline NBC, "Dateline NBC." He joined NBC in May 1993, as a correspondent for"Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric." The Emmy and IRE-winning report documented how easy it is for counterfeit medicines to wind up at local pharmacies in the United States. He has received two Emmy Awards for his 2004 report on child sex trafficking in Cambodia for which he went undercover in a dramatic mission to rescue some of the children. Additionally, Hansen has played a significant role in "Dateline's" coverage of the war on terror and homeland security issues. He was responsible for much of "Dateline's" coverage of the September 11 terrorist attacks, with breaking investigative stories that focused on the terrorists and operations of the Al -Qaeda network. Born Christopher Edward Hansen on March 26, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan, United States.