Brooke Burke (born September 8, 1971) is an American television
personality and model. From 1999-2002, she was the host of Wild On!, a
popular travel series on the E! Entertainment Television channel.
Burke was born in Hartford, Connecticut and raised in Tucson, Arizona
by an Irish-French father and a Jewish mother. She is the 4th of 7
children. She studied broadcast journalism at UCLA, but was quickly
signed to top agencies, including the renowned Ford. She did prominent
television commercials for Bally Fitness clubs, Coca-Cola, and
Discover Card.
E! network was looking for a replacement for popular host Jules Asner
and found Brooke to be perfect for the role. She travelled the world
extensively, profiling many popular travel destinations across the
globe. Burke was replaced as host in 2002 by model Cindy Taylor.
She has voiced "Rachel" in Electronic Arts' video game Need for Speed:
Underground 2, and asks the "People and Places" questions in the new
video game, Trivial Pursuit Unhinged. Burke was also the host of the
CBS reality show Rock Star: INXS.
On July 28th, 2005 Brooke and her husband Dr. Garth Fisher announced
they were separating. The couple, who have been married since 2001,
have two daughters, Neriah, born March 2000, and Sierra Sky, born
April 2002.