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Brooke
Burke was born on September 8th, 1971, in Hartford, Connecticut,
but raised in Tucson, Arizona.
The middle child of seven siblings
(with three older sisters and three younger brothers), Brooke
wanted to pursue an atypical career -- but never dreamed of
becoming an entertainment media figure. The aspiring rock
band drummer got her start in entertainment after she was
noticed for her stunning good looks. She was accompanying
a friend to a modeling agency and was immediately noticed
by a talent scout.
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After dabbling in modeling
while in Arizona, Brooke won an acting scholarship, headed to Los
Angeles, and began her broadcast journalism studies at UCLA. In
her extra time, she worked as a model and gained considerable experience
while posing for the Frederick's of Hollywood catalogs.
Becoming a high-profile model
was not difficult after having signed with modeling and talent agencies
such as Ford, Wilhelmina and Cunningham Escott Dipene. Brooke was
ready to add up to a dozen magazine covers to her resume, not to
mention several television commercials, namely the Bally Total Fitness
commercials (as the "beautiful body"), Discover Card commercials
(as Derek Jeter's dream date), and commercials for Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch
and M Professional Cosmetics.
Thanks to the success of Wild On, Brooke's
exposure increased exponentially, and a Playboy appearance in May
2001 certainly didn't hurt. Once her run on Wild On ended, she stayed
on E!, but this time as host of the popular countdown show, Rank.
In the meantime, Burke kept busy with appearances on The Weakest
Link and That's Life, and by starting her own women's swimwear line
called Barely Brooke, based on her designs and experience as a swimsuit
model and extensive traveler. She also proved how good she could
look in bikinis with her own calendars in 2003 and 2004.
Brooke left her hosting duties on Rank in
2003, but the sexy brunette is still keeping busy, this time with
acting. She made guest appearances on shows like Monk and Less Than
Perfect in 2004, and has three movies in the pipeline: The Hazing,
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (starring Vince Vaughn and Ben
Stiller), and Knuckle Sandwich, all set for release in 2004.
When not working, Brooke enjoys staying home
with her husband, plastic surgeon Garth Fisher, and their daughters
Neriah (born March 2000) and Sierra Sky (born April 2002). While
at her Los Angeles home, the jet setter stays fit by practicing
yoga, kickboxing and pilates, scuba diving, taking long walks, and
relaxes by cooking and reading.
Brooke Burke
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