Brooke Burke
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Image:Playboy May 2001.jpg Brooke Burke (born September 8, 1971) is an American television personality and model.
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Biography
Early life
Burke was born as the fourth of seven children in Hartford, Connecticut and was raised in Tucson, Arizona; her father, George Burke, is of Irish and French descent and her mother, Donna, is Jewish, of Portuguese parentage.<ref name="donna">Template:Cite web</ref> Her parents divorced and her mother re-married Armen Hatounian. She studied broadcast journalism at UCLA, but was signed to top modeling agencies, including the renowned Ford Models Agency, and subsequently appeared in prominent television commercials for Bally Fitness clubs, Coca-Cola, and Discover Card.
Career
From 1999-2002, Burke became well-known while hosting Wild On!, a popular travel series on the E! Entertainment Television channel, replacing previous host Jules Asner. As part of the series, she travelled the world extensively, profiling many popular travel destinations.
Burke appeared nude in the May 2001 and November 2004 issues of Playboy, and has also appeared in lad mags such as Maxim and FHM. She has voiced "Rachel" in Electronic Arts' video game Need for Speed: Underground 2, and asks the "People and Places" questions in the new video game, Trivial Pursuit Unhinged.
Burke currently hosts the CBS reality show Rock Star: INXS.
Personal life
In July 2005, Burke and her husband, Dr. Garth Fisher, announced their separation. The couple, who have been married since 2001, have two daughters, Neriah (born March 2000), and Sierra Sky (born April 2002).
Burke has also been linked to actor French-born actor David Charvet, although they have since split.<ref name="charvet">Template:Cite web</ref>
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