Carson Daly

• Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
• Birthday: June 22, 1973

Becoming a MTV VJ was the last thing on Carson Daly's mind. In fact, Daly aspired to become a priest or a professional golfer, not a MTV icon.

Born in Santa Monica, California, Daly grew up with strong Christian beliefs. He was a lover of golf and was part of the Santa Monica High School Vikings golf team. His hard work on the course paid off when he was awarded a partial golf scholarship to Loyola Marymount University where he opted to major in Theology.

By the end of his first semester, Daly dropped out of Loyola Marymount Universit…more