Tom Bergeron Biography

Fast Facts

• Began his broadcasting career in radio
• While hosting a talk radio show in Portsmouth, NH, he was hired by Boston TV station WBZ to host both talk and kids' shows
• Filled in occasionally as an anchor for Good Morning America and The Early Show, and was reportedly considered at different times to permanently host the programs
• Received four Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Game Show Host for Hollywood Squares
• He tied for the award in 2000 with Bob Barker
• Got involved with the Muscular Dystrophy Association because he's a fan of Jerry Lewis
• He then served as a cohost of the Labor Day telethon multiple times, became a vice president of the MDA, and was honored with the MDA Directors' Award in 2007
• Was said to have been in contention to replace Bob Barker as the host of The Price Is Right in 2007
• Cohosted the Daytime Emmy Awards in 2006 and the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2008
• Wrote a memoir in 2009 titled I'm Hosting as Fast as I Can! Zen and the Art of Staying Sane in Hollywood
• Has homes on both the East Coast and West Coast; his family is based on the East Coast, which has sometimes factored into his decisions about accepting job offers
• In addressing theories about Bristol Palin's 2010 run on Dancing With the Stars, he insisted the situation wasn't political---her mother was a Republican Alaska governor---and added, in an interview with Wet Paint, "I'm a liberal Democrat!"