Meet Geraldo Rivera’s 5th wife, 31 years his junior: Erica Michelle Levy married the Trump critic and ex-Fox News personality in 2003 after meeting him on Rivera Live – and they share a daughter, Solita

Apr 3 , 2025

Erica Michelle Levy and Geraldo Rivera at a New York theatre reception in 2017. Photo: Getty Images

Geraldo Rivera continues to weigh in on the Trump administration’s failings, even claiming he’d punch Stephen Miller if he were younger – but who is his 50-year-old wife, Erica Michelle Levy?

Former Fox News personality and friend of Donald Trump, Geraldo Rivera, turned on the president late last year, saying he cannot be “trusted to honour the constitution”.

Since then, he has publicly criticised the president and his administration several times, including calling him “an ill-mannered bully” for his treatment of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky – and saying that if he had the chance, he’d punch Trump’s adviser Stephen Miller in the nose.

“You know, I’m an old man now. I’ve been a boxer all my life. I’ve given it up because of my frailty,” the 81-year-old told MSNBC’s The Beat in an interview in January. “But I would come back to punch Stephen Miller in the nose because he is the most hideous, in terms of his [immigration] policy.”

Rivera may describe himself as an “old man” but that hasn’t stopped him dating – and marrying – younger women, including wife Erica Michelle Levy. Here’s what you need to know about her.

What is Erica Michelle Levy’s background?

There is a 31-year age gap between Erica Levy and Geraldo Rivera. Photo: FilmMagic

Erica Levy is a television producer known for working at NBC Universal. She was born to Nancy Malevan and the late Howard Levy in Shaker Heights, Ohio, per IMDb.

When did Erica Levy and Geraldo Rivera marry?

Erica Levy and Geraldo Rivera married at New York’s Central Synagogue in 2003. Photo: FilmMagic

The couple met in 2001 when Levy was 26 and working as a producer on the show Rivera Live, according to Heavy. Despite their 31-year age gap, they hit it off and tied the knot in a Jewish ceremony in New York just two years later. Levy was 28 and Rivera 60 at the time of their wedding.