Tom Bergeron
First Job in Broadcasting:
DJ at WHAV
Hometown:
Haverhill, MA
Did You Know?
Tom recently wrote his memoir: I'm Hosting as Fast as I Can!: Zen and the Art of Staying Sane in Hollywood
Tom SAYS
HOST BIO
If you think Tom Bergeron looks familiar, it’s probably because he hosts every television show on the planet. Of course, we’re kidding about that. But in 2009, Tom did log the most primetime hours on TV of any host.
Emmy Award-winning host Tom Bergeron’s comedic wit always guarantees his audience a fun and memorable evening. Bergeron currently hosts ABC’s hit Dancing with the Stars, as well as ABC’s America’s Funniest Home Videos, now in its 20th season. Vying for honors as the busiest man in TV, Tom released his first book, I’m Hosting as Fast as I Can! Zen and the Art of Staying Sane in Hollywood, to rave reviews.
Tom began his broadcasting career in 1972 in his hometown of Haverhill, Massachusetts. He spent over a decade with WBZ-TV in Boston, hosting a number of popular shows. In 1994 he became host of Breakfast Time on FX, which morphed into Fox After Breakfast and moved to the FOX network. He became a fill-in anchor on Good Morning America in 1997, until he segued to Hollywood Squares in 1998. While hosting Hollywood Squares, Tom kept busy as a fill-in anchor on CBS’ The Early Show.
He continues to be a guest correspondent for Good Morning America and hosted Supper Club for Planet Green. He was also chosen in the first class of inductees to the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame at Massosoit College.
In between projects, Tom has hosted everything from The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards and the Miss America Pageant to The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation’s 28th College Television Awards Gala. You know, maybe he really does host every TV show on the planet!
Tom spends a lot of his free time (Wow, he actually has free time?) volunteering his services for several charity events. He was the national celebrity spokesperson for March of Dimes March for Babies and was awarded their March of Dimes Special President’s Award for Volunteer Excellence. He’s currently involved in the Muscular Dystrophy Association and host of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
Tom is a confessed gym rat, working out 4-5 days a week with a trainer, and enjoys running and riding his bike on the beach. He splits his time between Connecticut and California, and lives with his wife and two teenage daughters.
