Brooke Burke

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Biography

" Although not known for her acting skills, Burke took her hosting talents and undeniable beauty to heights never anticipated by the self-described "simple tomboy." The former lingerie model became an industry unto herself, posing for best-selling calendars, launching her own swimwear line and appearing in everything from Burger King commercials to B-movies - and along the way, never losing the accessible joie de vivre that she exhibited in …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

Brooke Lisa Burke on September 8, 1971 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Career Milestones

2010

Joined ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" as co-host alongside Tom Bergeron

2008

Joined the seventh season of "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC) as a contestant

2005

Co-hosted the CBS reality series "Rock Star" with former Jane's Addiction rock guitarist Dave Navarro

2004

Starred in EA Games' video "Need for Speed: Underground 2"; received a Spike TV Video Game Award for Best Performance by a Human-Female

2004

Made transition into feature film, starring in "The Hazing" and "Knuckle Sandwich"

2004

Returned to the E! network for a limited engagement series called "The Good Life with Brooke Burke"

2003

Made her stage debut performing a celebrity piece in the LA premiere of the off-Broadway play "Pieces of Ass"

2003

Started her own swimwear line, Barely Brooke, which appeared in Sports Illustrated's 2003 swimsuit issue and Victoria's Secret catalogues

2001

Hosted the pop culture countdown series "Rank"

2001

Posed for Playboy Magazine (May)

1999

Hosted E!'s popular party-hopping series "Wild On"

Worked as a swimsuit and lingerie model

Raised in Tucson, Arizona