Brooke Burke is a multi-talented actress who has excelled in practically every discipline imaginable. She was thrust into the spotlight at the juvenile age of 14 due to her stunning appearance and body composition. She has exhibited her multitalented nature in a variety of ways, from modeling to dancing, hosting to acting, and from television to Hollywood. She has not only evolved into a well-known television personality, but she has also made steps toward developing her own swimsuit line and founding and operating two websites as a successful entrepreneur. She has also demonstrated her artistic abilities through the publication of a book. She never tried to move between modeling, hosting, and acting; instead, she began spreading out when opportunities arose. This American beauty has had such good fortune and aptitude that she has gracefully and confidently adapted to every lucrative chance. Despite her desire to pursue an unusual profession as a rock band drummer, she was forced into the entertainment sector, unaware that this would bring her fame and notoriety in the years to come.
Childhood and Adolescence
Brooke Lisa Burke was born on September 8, 1971, in Hartford, Connecticut, to a family of seven children, including three elder sisters and three younger brothers. Her multi-ethnic origin bestowed to her a gorgeous and unusual appearance. Her father, George Burke, was of French and Irish descent, while her mother, Donna, was of Portuguese and Jewish descent.
When she was two years old, her parents split, and her mother went to Tucson, Arizona, with the children. Her mother met and married Armen Hartounian, who took care of the children while she worked three jobs to help support the family.
She received her official education at Sahuaro High School and Palo Verde High School. She rose to prominence at the age of 14 when she won her first beauty contest due to her remarkable looks. Her beautiful looks drew her into the entertainment sector, despite her desire to be a rock band drummer.
When she and a friend went to a modeling agency in Scottsdale, she was seen by a talent scout. She was a busy model at the age of 18, shooting for a variety of print campaigns, including magazine covers, swimsuit calendars, and billboards. She enrolled in broadcast journalism at the University of California, Los Angeles to pursue a modeling career (UCLA).
Career of Brooke Burke
During her time at UCLA, she worked as a model for Ford, Wilhelmina, and Cunningham-Escott-Dipene, appearing in a variety of advertisements, catalogs, swimsuit editorials, magazine covers, and posters. She went on to model for Coca-Cola, Discover Card, M Professional Cosmetics, and Anheuser-Busch, and was heavily active in the modeling industry. She is presently the Skechers spokeswoman.
In 2001, she secured a two-year agreement with E! channel’s ‘Rank,’ a pop culture countdown series that assigns ratings to every facet of entertainment. In 2004, she made her acting debut in the comedy film ‘Dodgeball – A True Underdog Story,’ in which she had a supporting role. She also appeared in the films ‘The Hazing’ and ‘Knuckle Sandwich.’
That’s Life (2000), The Bernie Mac Show (2001), Monk (2002), Less Than Perfect (2002), It’s All Relative (2003), and Rock Me Baby (2003) are just a few of her sitcom gigs (2003). She made her stage debut in late 2003, performing a ‘Centerpiece’ monologue at the Los Angeles premiere of the off-Broadway production Pieces (of Ass).
Miss America, ‘She’s Got the Look,’ ‘Mommy Expert,’ ‘The Doctors,’ ‘RockStar INXS,’ and ‘RockStar Supernova’ are among the television reality shows she has presented.
She is a playable character in the Burger King games ‘PocketBike Racer’ and ‘Big Bumpin’ and has supplied her voice in the video game ‘Need For Speed: Underground 2.’ She is noted for lending her voice to the Atari computer game ‘Trivial Pursuit Unhinged’ as the celebrity host of the ‘People and Places’ category.
She has her own beachwear collection, Barely Brooke, which she co-owns with Italian designer Christina Andrade Brenner and sells through Venus USA stores. It includes bikinis, cover-ups and tops, one-piece suits, and matching slacks.
Major Projects of Brooke Burke
When she was hired to host the action-packed travel show ‘Wild On’ on the E! Entertainment channel in 1997, her career took a big turn. Her three-year deal with the show made her a household name. She was a contestant on the seventh season of the iconic show ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ and she won the competition with her partner, Derek Hough, who is a professional dancer.
She co-hosted ‘Dancing With the Stars’ with Tom Bergeron from season ten to seventeen, when the show was cancelled after the eighth season. Apart from posing nude on the cover of Playboy in 2001, she has been in a number of men’s magazines, including Maxim, FHM, and Stuff.
In 2007, she opened BabooshBaby.com, an online company that distributes Tauts wraps for expecting women. She subsequently launched ModernMom.com, a website dedicated to maternity and birthing advice. Her debut book, ‘The Naked Mom: A Modern Mom’s Fearless Revelations, Savvy Advice, and Soulful Reflections,’ was launched in February 2011 as a memoir on parenting, Hollywood, romance, and family bonding.
Achievements & Awards
FHM magazine named her #54 on the ‘100 Sexiest Women in the World’ list in 2006, then she was bumped up to #33 in 2007. She was ranked #94 on Maxim magazine’s ‘Hot 100 list of 2006’ and #10 on Stuff magazine’s ‘102 Sexiest Women in the World.’ She came in as #49 on the ‘100 Hottest Brunettes of AIM’ list. The Spike TV Video Game Awards honored her with the ‘Best Performance by a Human Female’ award. Her participation in the game ‘Need For Speed: Underground 2’ earned her a nomination for ‘Hottest Video Vixen.’
Personal History and Legacy
In 2001, she married Dr. Garth Fisher, a well-known Beverly Hills plastic surgeon. Neriah Shae Fisher, born out of wedlock in March 2000, and Sierra Sky Fisher, born in April 2002, were the couple’s two children. She began dating musician and former Baywatch actor David Charvet shortly after the pair concluded their five-year romance in August 2005.
Heaven Rain Charvet was their first child, born in January 2007, and Shaya Braven Charvet was born in March 2008. Brooke Burke-Charvet was born on August 12, 2011, when she married David. Brooke was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in November 2012 and had surgery in December to remove it.
Estimated Net Worth
Brooke Burke is an actress and model from the United States with a net worth of $30 million. Brooke Burke made a name for herself as a model for Playboy, Maxim, FHM, and Stuff. She went on to host “Wild On” and “Rock Star,” and is now the host of “Dancing with the Stars,” a televised dancing competition that she won in 2008.
Trivia
She was an amazing football player and the lone girl on her high school flag football team, despite being a tomboy.
After knowing former Playboy Playmate Neriah Davis, she named her daughter Neriah. Interestingly, despite having domesticated a tarantula as a youngster, she suffers from arachnophobia, or a fear of spiders. She also has a strong dislike for crabs and lobsters, referring to them as “sea bugs.” Aimee Mann, David Arquette, and Pink are just a few of the well-known celebs that celebrate her birthdate.