Tom Bergeron

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Biography

Recent Role:
Host on Dancing With the Stars
Gender:
Male
Born:
5-6-1955
Birthplace:
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Tom Bergeron was 17 when he became the youngest DJ Ever at WHAV Radio, the local radio station in his hometown of Haverhill, Massachusetts. He worked his way up in radio and soon found himself hosting his own show, The Tom Bergeron Show, a late night talk/comedy show that tripled ratings for the New Hampshire station on which it aired. In 1982 Bergeron added Television to his plate while still hosting his New Hampshire broadcast, He was the host of the Emmy Award-winning magazine series Super Kids at WBZ-TV Boston.









More The Success of Super Kids earned Bergeron other hosting duties at the station, including the daily broadcast of "4 Today" and the Emmy Award-winning children's series Rap Around. In 1987 he was tapped to host People Are Talking, the station's popular morning series, where he remained for the next six years. While He was on the show Tom also began the city's top morning radio show on WBZ-AM in 1990. In 1993, Bergeron made the leap from local to national television as host of upstart cable network FX's Breakfast Time. His sardonic humor and anything-goes approach made him an instant hit with viewers. Two years later, the series moved over to the FOX Broadcast network and changed to Fox After Breakfast, reaching an even larger audience. He proved up to the challenge, and following his stint with FOX, Bergeron served as a guest anchor of Good Morning America. Executive Producers for Hollywood Squares Tapped Bergeron as the new host of the show following an exhaustive search for someone with the right combination of wit, charm and patience - after all, keeping nine laugh-grabbing celebrities in line isn't for the faint of heart. Tom nabbed the 2000 Daytime Emmy award for "Outstanding Game Show Host," an honor he shared with Bob Barker. Amidst all the congratulations for his win, Bergeron added his usual comic spin: "I don't know who the judges were or what they were drinking."



Bergeron is also host of another widely-watched television show, America's Funniest Home Videos, parlaying what began as a half-season gig into a four-year stint. As he sees it, "It's like I get to oversee a video buffet, where people can go several times an hour and be guaranteed a good laugh. How many places on TV can you go where that's still true?" In addition to that job, he made a splash this summer as host of ABC's hit Dancing with the Stars.

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    10 Perfect
    My favorite host EVER!!!! =D hide show

    Tom Bergeron is amazing!!! I first saw him while watching "America's Funniest Home Videos." I used to watch that show when I was a little kid, so I saw the hosts change from time to time. I must say that Tom is by far my favorite. He's just so funny! He doesn't read what others tell him too. He always has some witty comment to mention that makes me and the audience laugh until we've got tears in our eyes! When I found out he was hosting "Dancing with the Stars" as well, I just had to watch it! I'm really glad I did too! "Dancing with the Stars" is one of my favorite shows and has been ever since I started watching it. He's always making fun of one of the three judges or the dancers or even his co-host, Samantha. He's just so funny!

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    9.2 Superb
    Really funny guy! hide show

    I just love Tom Bergeron. I mean those reviews who said that he isnt funny they just dont have a life. Seriously, he made AFV such an awesome show. The new sections like the slow-mo and pasting his face on the video was totally funny. The first two host, especially the girl, was really lame and stupid. Their jokes are not funny at all. But when Tom Bergeron AFV has certainly improved. he is just a simply awesome guy. Hope he stays in AFV forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever :)

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    1.1 Abysmal
    this guy is kind of cheesy and annoying, but he has his good moments too. hide show

    They need to replace him on the video show, but it's not all his faults you can only watch someone get kicked in the crotch so many times. He is just annoying to me, he can stay on the Dancing with the stars because I don't watch that show at all. I see he is from Massachusetts which explains all his liberal dialogue. That's not why I dislike him you expect liberal dialouge on ABC, that is all that network does, but he just gets on my nerves. He isn't a bad host just cheesy and annoying we have gone through enough of that with past hosts on that Americas Funniest Home Video's. I don't even watch that often but when I do it's only for a short time because that's all I can really stand to listen to him.

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    1 Abysmal
    Humor...the comments Tom Bergerob makes on AFV are quite quirky and not humorous at all. People getting hurt is not funny either. How has this show been aloud on so long? Pull him and hire a real comedian. hide show

    AFV needs to get a new and funny host. Tom is poor and is not a comedian. Cutting and pasting his face on scenes is really dumb! Poor overall rating with a unfunny host. In order to host shows like Dancing With The Stars and America's Funniest Video one should be of talent. There are many more talented, humorous actors and actresses out there. When will ABC and the money sponsors realize Tom Bergeron is a poor host? Watch the episode with actress Melissa Gilbet. Her son even gave Tom some weird looks! I am sure he is a very nice man personally but is not cut out to be an actor of tv host. Tom...stay on radio!

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    10 Perfect
    The Best Host For "America's Funniest Home Videos" Ever! hide show

    I First Saw Tom when he hosted "Hollywood Squares" Back in 1998 and I Absoultly loved the Guy! He's So Great and Funny I'm so Happy He's now hosting "America's Funniest Home Videos" Man! It's because of him I Watch AFV, I Never liked The Preivious Hosts Bob Saget was great for a while but He got abit annoying with those Voice Impressions he made. Tom Dosent do that at all and I Like his Sagments (His "Home Videos", "Slowmo Gizzmo" & "Head, Gut or Gorin") better. Keep On Rockin' Tom!

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