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Brooke Burke (born September 8, 1971Brooke Burke is an American television personality and model. From 1999-2002, she was the host of , a popular travel series on the E! Entertainment Television channel. She appeared nude in the May 2001 and November 2004 issues of Playboy. She has also appeared numerous times in lad mags such as Maxim and FHM.
Burke was born in Hartford, Connecticut and raised in Tucson, Arizona by a father of IrishFrench descent and a Jewish American mother. She is the 4th of 7 children. She studied broadcast journalism at UCLA, but was quickly signed to top agencies, including the renowned Ford Models Agency. She did prominent television commercials for Bally Fitness clubs, Coca-Cola, and Discover Card. E! network was looking for a replacement for popular host Jules Asner and found Brooke to be perfect for the role. She travelled the world extensively, profiling many popular travel destinations across the globe. Burke was replaced as host in 2002 by model Cindy Taylor. She has voiced "Rachel" in Electronic Arts' video game , and asks the "People and Places" questions in the new video game, Trivial Pursuit Unhinged. Burke was also the host of the CBS reality show . In July 2005, Brooke and her husband Dr. Garth Fisher announced they were separating. The couple, who have been married since 2001, have 2 daughters, Neriah, born March 2000, and Sierra Sky, born April 2002. |
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