Paul Crouch Jr Biography

Paul Franklin Crouch Jr. an American Christian televangelist, chairman and senior studio designer for Cinemills Corporation. He previously worked behind the scenes during the formative years of the Trinity Broadcasting Network alongside his parents and founders, Paul Sr. and Jan Crouch to make it a success.

He got back in to produce and direct various Christian television programs. In 1983, he formed PJ Video offering post-production services to clients and later co-founded The Edit Bay, a post-production editing facility.

He later got back toTBN in 1998 and oversaw the development of new programs, special projects, together with leading the expansion into digital platforms and TBN’s global network. As of 2011, Paul Jr. orked as as the Vice President of Production for The Word Network.

Paul Crouch Jr Age

Crouch was born on March 13, 1959, in Rapid City, South Dakota to Paul and Jan Crouch.

Paul Crouch Jr Career

Paul started off orking behind the scenes during the establishment of TBN, together his parents and younger brother Matthew. He then left TBN in the in early 1980s and ventured out on his own to produce and direct various Christian television programs. These programs include; Church in the Home for Fred Jordan and a program for TBN regular Dwight Thompson.

In 1982, he was in the spotlight as an outspoken critic of backmasking. He appeared on both religious networks (including TBN) and secular programs, including The Merv Griffin Show, playing rock music recordings he believed contained Satanic messages when played backward.

Back in 1983, he founded PJ Video, a full-service video production company that offered both post-production services for Christian ministries and secular clients. Back In 1985, he co-founded The Edit Bay, a post-production editing facility.

He joined Jay Sekulow in founding Sonlight Broadcasting Systems, a network of Christian television stations based in the southern United States back in 1990. All of Sonlight’s stations were connected with the Trinity Broadcasting Network. He as well served as a member of the board of Sonlight Broadcasting until 1995 where he developed and produced television programs that got to broadcast on the stations.

He went to Trinity Broadcasting on a full-time basis in 1998 with the role of vice president of production and oversaw the development of new programs and special projects. Paul also worked alongside his brother Matthew, as second unit director of photography on the TBN-produced full-length motion picture, The Omega Code (1999).

Back 2003 Crouch and his son Brandon lead the launch of JCTV, TBN’s youth network. Paul Jr. was later elevated to the position of chief of staff, taking a more authoritative role in the management and expansion of TBN’s global network. He as well led TBN’s expansion into digital platforms, including the internet and social media sites.

He also has Facebook and Twitter, live video streaming content to mobile platforms, and video on demand (VOD). He also started to increase his on-camera appearances on the network as a frequent host of Praise the Lord and Behind the Scenes, TBN’s flagship programs.

He quit TBN board in October 2011 due to lawsuit brought against his parents by his daughter, Brittany Crouch Koper. They left the station in an act of solidarity to protest the controversial actions taken by the network management.

He then joined the Word Network as director of project development, a Christian network, based in Southfield, Michigan. He established facilities for the Word Network in the Los Angeles area. He got fired by the Word Network in 2016 due to a conflict of interests after producing a spot for another Christian network on his own time using the equipment he owned through his video production company, PJ Video.

He has owned and operated PJ Video as of 1983. In his current position, Crouch works as the chairman and chief studio designer for Cinemills Corporation. Cinemills offers studio facilities and designs, manufactures and supplies lighting equipment for motion pictures, television and still photography.

H e as well provides management, technical and creative consulting services for Tri-State Christian Television, working as TCT Network, and Truli Media Corporation. In February 2017, Crouch, the management of Cinemills Corporation and Michael Jay Solomon, Chairman and CEO of Truli Media Corporation, formed Truli Cinemills Media Corporation (TCMC).

TCMC aims at producing and distributing family-friendly films, documentaries and TV series in English and Spanish. The first project broadcasted as part of TCMC is A Cowgirl’s Story, a full-length feature film inspired by the classic novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. A Cowgirl’s Story is made to be distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Paul Crouch Jr Net Worth

Crouch Jr has an estimated net worth of between $1 million – $5 million which he has earned through his career as an evangelist.

Paul Crouch Jr’s Family

He as born the oldest of Paul and Jan Crouch’s two children.. His father worked in commercial broadcasting at the time. The family relocated to California, where they co-founded Trinity Broadcasting Network in 1973.

Paul Crouch Jr’s Wife and Children

Paul Jr. married Tawny Dryden, the daughter of Ron and Linda Dryden (Oklahoma City pastors). The duo got married in 1980 and was blessed with three children; a son Brandon and daughters Brittany and Carra. However, they divorced around 2007. He later married Brenda Crouch.