Brooke Burke
Biography
Brooke
Burke was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. Her exotic, original
looks can be attributed to her family's heritage, which blends her
French/Irish father with her Portuguese/Irish mother.
The middle
child of 7 siblings (with 3 older sisters and 3 younger brothers),
Brooke wanted to pursue an atypical career -- but never dreamt of
becoming an entertainment media figure.
The aspiring
rock band drummer got her start in entertainment after she was noticed
for her stunning good looks. She was accompanying a friend to a
modeling agency, when she was the one who was immediately noticed
by a talent scout.
The former
beauty pageant winner decided to pursue a modeling career. Her beauty
pageant experience led her to become a print model by the age of
18, in everything from magazine covers and billboards to swimsuit
calendars.
Brooke
garnered an acting scholarship and headed to Los Angeles where she
would spend most of her time as a broadcast journalism student at
UCLA (she was now interested in communications). But her studies
were not her full-time job, as Brooke also spent her free time behind
the camera as a model.
Becoming
a high-profile model would not be difficult after having signed
with modeling agencies such as Ford, Wilhelmina and Cunningham-Escott-Dipene.
Brooke was ready to add up to a dozen magazine covers to her resumé,
not to mention several television commercials, namely, the Bally
Total Fitness commercials (as the "beautiful body"), Discover
Card commercials (as Derek Jeter's dream date), and commercials
for Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch and M Professional Cosmetics.
When
E! was searching for a replacement for its show Wild On, a swimwear
company that Brooke worked for recommended her to the entertainment
network. After the encouragement of a friend of hers, Brooke went
for a casual meeting and interview with E!, which led to a trial
show in Spain.
E! was
looking for a spontaneous, personable and down-to-earth person,
and since Brooke fit the bill perfectly, she was signed to a three-year
contract with the network as host of the travel show, Wild On.
Taking
modeling to new heights, Brooke appeard on the cover of Play.boy's
May 2001 issue.
When
she's not traveling to the most exotic places in the world, Brooke
enjoys staying home with her pets and fiancé, a plastic surgeon
named Garth Fisher. While at her Los Angeles home (where she spends
a maximum of 15 days per month), the jet setter stays fit by practicing
yoga, kickboxing, scuba diving, taking long walks, and relaxes by
cooking and reading.
From
traveling around the world as a model to seeing the world as the
host of Wild On, Brooke recognizes how important family is and her
charitable nature is what drives her to volunteer for non-profit
organizations such as Athletes & Entertainers for Kids and the
Entertainment Industry Foundation.
Brooke Burke Filmography
The Hazing (2004)--Jill
Wild On... (1997) TV Series--Host (1999-2002) |
