Tom Bergeron
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Bergeron in April 2009
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| Born |
Thomas Bergeron May 6, 1955 Haverhill, Massachusetts |
| Residence |
Los Angeles, California Greenwich, Connecticut |
| Occupation | Television host, comedian, game show host |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Notable work |
America's Funniest Home Videos (2001–2015) Dancing with the Stars (2005–present) |
| Net worth |
 $12 million |
Thomas "Tom" Bergeron (May 6, 1955) is an American television personality, comedian, and game show host.
He is best known as the host of the "21 Day Fix" infomercial, America's Funniest Home Videos (2001–2015), and host of the ABC reality series Dancing with the Stars (2005–present).
He has also hosted Hollywood Squares (1998–2004), and a fill-in host for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
He is the winner of both a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Bergeron was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, the son of Kay and Ray Bergeron. He is of French-Canadian and Irish descent.
His first job in broadcasting was as a disc jockey at local radio station WHAV, in his home town of Haverhill, Massachusetts. He became a popular radio DJ in the Seacoast area of New Hampshire in the early 1980s on Portsmouth's WHEB, where he played comedy records along with music and offbeat interviews. His popularity led to additional TV and radio auditions.
One of his first jobs on television was as host of a 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 (1982–87), and hosting brief informational and show preview segments known as 4 Today, every 30 minutes during WBZ's daytime lineup (1983–87). In 1984, he landed the hosting spot on Lottery Live, the nightly drawings of the Massachusetts State Lottery games. By January 1987, while still working in these roles, Bergeron added People Are Talking to his duties. He replaced outgoing host Buzz Luttrell on the early afternoon talk show, where he gained even more popularity. While Ron Cantera took over as host of 4 Today (until its cancellation in 1988), Bergeron remained lottery host until drawings moved to WNEV-TV in September 1987. Bergeron additionally served as the original host of WBZ's weekend morning teenage discussion series Rap-Around from 1987 to 1989.
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