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Biography

Tom Brokaw, born Thomas John Brokaw on February 6, 1940 in Webster, South Dakota, is an American television journalist and media personality. After graduating…more

Born

2/6/1940, Webster, South Dakota, USA

Birth Name

Thomas John Brokaw

Gender

Male

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Star (8)

Role
- The Boys in the Hall
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 3 Frank Robinson
    6/12/11
- History Alive
  Host/Narrator
  - S 3: Ep 5 King
    4/6/08
- NBC Nightly News
  Reporter
  - S 39: Ep 62 March 2, 2008
    3/2/08
  - S 39: Ep 60 February 29, 2008
    2/29/08
  - S 39: Ep 36 February 5, 2008
    2/5/08
- History Alive
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 16 1968
    12/9/07
- History Alive
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 12 Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
    5/7/07
- Dateline NBC
  Co-Anchor
  - S 2006: Ep 1419 April 26, 2006 To Catch A Predator 4
    4/26/06
  - S 2006: Ep 1418 April 23, 2006 Outbreak!
    4/23/06
  - S 2005: Ep 1313 Behind the Apprentice
    1/1/05
  - S 2004: Ep 09.24.04 September 24, 2004
    9/24/04
  - S 2005: Ep 1305 September 16, 2005 Honeymoon Murder Mysteries
    9/16/04
  - + 6 More Credits
- The Today Show
  Host (1976-1982)
  - — September 22, 2005
    9/22/05
  - S 30: Ep 238 December 1, 1981
    12/1/81
  - S 30: Ep 237 November 30, 1981
    11/30/81
- Nightly News
  Host (1982-2004)
Recurring Role (9)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 17: Ep 98 Show #3270
    3/3/10
  - S 16: Ep 36 Show #3011
    11/5/08
  - S 15: Ep 129 Show #2936
    6/9/08
  - S 15: Ep 40 Show #2847
    1/9/08
  - S 14: Ep 68 Show #2677
    12/21/06
  - + 32 More Credits
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 58: Ep 153 August 3, 2009
    8/3/09
  - S 58: Ep 108 June 1, 2009
    6/1/09
  - S 58: Ep 0511 May 11, 2009
    5/11/09
  - S 58: Ep 50 March 11, 2009
    3/11/09
  - S 58: Ep 0210 February 10, 2009
    2/10/09
  - + 19 More Credits
- Weekend Today
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 57 July 18, 2009
    7/18/09
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 139 Tom Brokaw, Roger Bart, John Pizzarelli
    6/21/05
  - S 11: Ep 123 Tom Brokaw, Steve Coogan, Mama Gena
    6/9/04
  - S 11: Ep 51 Tom Brokaw, Gary Sheffield, John Mayer with Buddy Guy and Double Trouble
    12/30/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 15 Tom Brokaw, Katie Holmes, Robert Schimmel
    9/23/04
  - S 10: Ep 73 Tom Brokaw, Rachel Dratch, Supergrass
    2/7/03
  - S 10: Ep 37 Tom Brokaw, Harry Shearer, Dan Castellaneta, Steve Earle
    11/20/02
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 9: Ep 102 Show #1757
    2/14/02
  - S 3: Ep 104 Show #0543
    2/19/96
  - S 1: Ep 167 Show #0167
    5/24/94
  - S 1: Ep 109 Show #0109
    2/11/94
  - S 1: Ep 1 Show #0001
    8/30/93
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 66 Show #1807
    6/23/93
  - S 12: Ep 13 Show #1755
    2/23/93
  - S 11: Ep 146 Show #1730
    12/23/92
  - S 11: Ep 111 Show #1695
    10/7/92
  - S 11: Ep 71 Show #1655
    7/8/92
  - + 16 More Credits
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 12: Ep 20 Show #1762
    3/5/93
  - S 11: Ep 119 Show #1703
    10/28/92
  - S 11: Ep 117 Show #1701
    10/16/92
  - S 10: Ep 132 Show #1560
    11/22/91
  - S 10: Ep 95 Show #1523
    9/5/91
  - + 8 More Credits
- Meet the Press
  Moderator (2008)
Guest Star (31)

Role
- The Today Show
  Guest Star
  - S 61: Ep 0113 January 13, 2012
    1/13/12
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest Star
  - S 17: Ep 15 Tom Brokaw
    11/2/11
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 18: Ep 89 Show #3446
    2/14/11
  - S 16: Ep 104 Show #3079
    3/11/09
- The Rachel Maddow Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 61 Episode 549
    12/8/10
- America: The Story of Us
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Cities
    5/16/10
  - S 1: Ep 6 Heartland
    5/9/10
  - S 1: Ep 5 Civil War
    5/9/10
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 118 March 4, 2010
    3/4/10
  - S 20: Ep 48 November 7, 2007
    11/7/07
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 185 185
    1/20/10
  - S 1: Ep 27 Tom Brokaw, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim; Akon
    4/14/09
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Self
  - S 15: Ep 8 Tom Brokaw
    1/14/10
  - S 13: Ep 136 Tom Brokaw
    10/22/08
- The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 138 Tom Brokaw, Zachary Levi, Rosanne Cash
    1/12/10
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 83 Episode #2.083
    12/12/08
  - S 1: Ep 125 February 1, 2008
    2/1/08
- The Colbert Report
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 149 Malcolm Gladwell
    11/17/08
  - S 7: Ep 91 Tom Brokaw
    7/20/06
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 208 Wednesday, June 18, 2008
    6/18/08
  - S 5: Ep 205 Friday, June 13, 2008
    6/13/08
  - S 1: Ep 1 Monday, September 8, 2003
    9/8/03
- Countdown with Keith Olbermann
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 49 Remembering Tim Russert
    6/13/08
  - S 5: Ep 198 January 8, 2008
    1/8/08
  - S 5: Ep 164 November 8, 2007
    11/8/07
  - S 5: Ep 123 September 11, 2007
    9/11/07
- Meet the Press
  Himself
  - S 60: Ep 86 April 6, 2008
    4/6/08
  - S 60: Ep 76 January 20, 2008
    1/20/08
  - S 60: Ep 65 November 04, 2007
    11/4/07
  - S 60: Ep 21 December 31, 2006
    12/31/06
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Self
  - S 6: Ep 7 February 22, 2008
    2/22/08
  - S 5: Ep 25 November 9, 2007
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 19 Tom Brokaw
    2/6/08
  - S 9: Ep 61 Tom Brokaw
    11/16/04
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 16: Ep 112 Tom Brokaw; Terrel Owens; Graham Colton
    2/1/08
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 0 Tom Brokaw and Joey Fatone
    11/26/07
  - S 5: Ep 50 Games Week Celine Dion, Will.I.Am surprises Donny, Tom Brokaw
    11/14/07
- The States
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Michigan, Tennessee, Maine, Missouri, South Dakota
    6/16/07
- 2006 Winter Olympics
  Guest contributor
  - S 1: Ep 17 Day 16
    2/26/06
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 158 Tom Brokaw
    12/14/05
  - S 8: Ep 77 Tom Brokaw
    1/6/04
  - S 7: Ep 70 Tom Brokaw
    12/10/02
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 57: Ep 1 The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/18/05
- Costas Now
  Panelist
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 102 - Lee Janzen & Aaron Stewart
    6/10/05
- The Jane Pauley Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 64 Tom Brokaw
    11/26/04
- The View
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 70 December 11, 2002
    12/11/02
- SportsCentury
  Himself [on <i>NBC Nightly News</i>]
  - — Jackie Joyner-Kersee
    8/3/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 183 Show #995
    6/7/01
  - S 5: Ep 94 Show #906
    1/19/01
  - S 5: Ep 16 Show #828
    9/26/00
  - S 4: Ep 118 Show #742
    3/11/00
  - S 3: Ep 89 Show #520
    1/27/99
  - + 1 More Credits
- SportsCentury
  Interviewee
  - S 1: Ep 44 No. 16 -- Ted Williams
    10/8/99
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 27: Ep 34 Show #3961
    4/17/89
  - S 23: Ep 78 Show #3678
    5/14/85
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 49 November 10, 1977
    11/10/77
  - S 16: Ep 9 September 15, 1977
    9/15/77

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- Tom attended the University of South Dakota and received a B.A. degree in Political Science in 1962.
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- Tom was the Grand Marshal for the 112th Tournament of Roses Parade in 2001.
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- Tom received the Sylvanus Thayer Award by the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2006.
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- Tom: Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.
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- Tom: It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.
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