Tom Bergeron (born May 6, 1955 in Haverhill, Massachusetts) is an American television personality and a popular one-time game show host, best known to the public as the host of America's Funniest Home Videos, which he has hosted since 2001, as well as the TV game show Hollywood Squares, which he hosted from 1998 to 2004. He is also the host for the ABC reality series Dancing with the Stars (2005 to present). He is a Daytime Emmy winner. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Essex County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1641 Government type Mayor-council city  - Mayor James J. Fiorentini Area    - City  35. ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... Game show host is a profession involving the hosting of gameshows. ... Americas Funniest Home Videos (often simply abbreviated to AFV, previously AFHV), is an American reality television program on ABC in which viewers are able to send in humorous homemade videotapes. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hollywood Squares title screen The Hollywood Squares was an American television comedy and game show in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win money and prizes. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Dancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on ABC in the United States. ... An Emmy Award. ...

Bergeron's very first job in the business was as a disc jockey at local radio station WHAV, in his home town of Haverhill. His professional voice and warm personality landed him with additional TV and radio auditions, and he was well on his way. For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... WXRV (The River 92. ...

One of his first jobs on television was as host of the local game show Granite State Challenge on New Hampshire Public Television (produced at NHPTV flagship station WENH-TV). He moved to the Boston market in February 1982, joining WBZ-TV as a general on-air personality. His early roles at the station included being a contributor on Evening Magazine, and landing the hosting spot on Lottery Live, the nightly drawings of the Massachusetts State Lottery games. By January 1987, while still functioning in these roles, Bergeron added People Are Talking to his duties. He replaced former hosts Nancy Merrill and Buzz Luttrell on the early afternoon talk show, and gained even more popularity with this role. By the early 1990s Bergeron was seen as a solid figure in Boston television, and WBZ continued to capitalize on his talents by featuring him on on WBZ Radio. It was there he had an early-morning radio show called The Tom Bergeron Show. When People Are Talking ended a successful 13-year run in June 1993, Bergeron remained on WBZ-TV as commentator and lifestyle reporter for the station's expanded hour-long noon newscast. Granite State Challenge is an American television game show that airs on New Hampshire Public Television. ... New Hampshire Public Television is a television company and public broadcasting mini-network in New Hampshire, licensed to the University of New Hampshire and is part of the Public Broadcasting Service network. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WBZ-TV is the CBS owned-and-operated television station serving the Boston, Massachusetts television market. ... Evening Magazine is a local news magazine show produced by KING 5 in Seattle, Washington, USA. The show airs at 7:00 PM Pacific Time on KING 5, and later is replayed on affiliate Northwest Cable News. ... January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... WBZ (AM) is the callsign for an AM radio station in Boston, Massachusetts which is owned by CBS Radio (formerly Infinity Broadcasting), which itself is owned by the CBS Corporation. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

In June 1994, Bergeron left WBZ when he was hired by the new fX cable network to co-host a morning talk show for them, called Breakfast Time. Hosting with Laurie Hibberd, the show became quite successful on the upstart cable network, prompting the Fox broadcast network to pick it up two years later. In September 1996 it became Fox After Breakfast, since it aired later in the morning than the other network's morning programs. This show ran for one year on Fox; eventually it became The Vicki Lawrence Show after a number of cast changes. On that show, Bergeron played the Carol Burnett character in drag, while an aged Harvey Korman played himself, apparently missing most of his cues. Bergeron later was signed to a contract with ABC News as guest host to Good Morning America. After Charles Gibson left the show, Bergeron was seriously considered as a permanent replacement,^{[citation needed]} but that job went to Kevin Newman. June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... FX (shorter for Fox Extended Networks) is the name of a number of related subscription TV channels owned by News Corporations Fox Entertainment Group. ... Breakfast Time was British televisions first national breakfast show, beating ITVs Good Morning Britain to the air by two weeks. ... This article is about the animal. ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... For the animal, see Fox. ... Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcasted on the ABC television network. ... Charles Dewolf Gibson (commonly known as Charlie Gibson when hosting Good Morning America) (born March 9, 1943), is an American journalist best known as co-anchor of Good Morning America on ABC from January 1987 to May 1998 and from January 1999 to June 28, 2006, a span of 19... Kevin Newman (born 1959 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian journalist and news anchor. ...

In later years, Bergeron appeared twice on Star Trek: Enterprise as an alien trader named D'Marr and as a Coridan Ambassador. He also appeared in an episode of The Nanny in 1998. In 2005, he began hosting the ABC reality series Dancing with the Stars, for ABC Television Network, with ex-reporter Lisa Canning before Samantha Harris. Bergeron's tenure for his show proved to be a hit, airing in over 90 countries, which makes him a big star, for the third time. The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... The Nanny was an American sitcom that aired from November 3, 1993 to May 12, 1999 on CBS. It starred Fran Drescher as the nanny named Fran (as Ann Hampton Callaway sang in the theme she wrote). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Dancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on ABC in the United States. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Lisa Canning (born 7 November 1966 in the U.S. Virgin Islands) is a well known African American television and radio hostess and correspondent. ... Samantha Harris (born November 27, 1973), an American model and TV presenter. ...

Bergeron is married and has two daughters. He lives in Greenwich,^[1] Connecticut. Location in Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region South Western Region Settled 1640 Joined Connecticut 1656 Government type Representative town meeting  - First selectman James A. Lash  - Town administrator Edward Gomeau  - Town meeting moderator Thomas J. Byrne Area    - City 174. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ...

In 2005, Bergeron was a co-host on the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon, and in 2006 he was elected national vice president of the association.^[1] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Muscular Dystrophy is a genetic condition that describes over 20 genetic and hereditary muscle diseases. ...

Trivia

• Bergeron appeared on an episode of the new I've Got A Secret on Game Show Network on December 30, 2006. His "secret" was that he used to perform as a pantomime, on various street corners. He stated that he started when he was 20 years old and performed in theatres, on street corners, etc. He failed to stump the panel.
• Bergeron is the 2007 March of Dimes WalkAmerica spokesperson.
• He was an extremely-popular radio DJ in the Seacoast area of New Hampshire in the late 1970s and early 1980s on WHEB, where he played comedy records along with music.^{[citation needed]}

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} "People & Places" column in Business section, The Advocate of Stamford, July 26, 2006, page A11

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External links

• Tom Bergeron at the Internet Movie Database
• Tom Bergeron article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.