Brooke Lisa Burke (born
September 8,
1971) is an American
television personality,
Model, and occasional
dancer known for hosting
Wild On! (1999-2002),
Rock Star (2005-2006) and for winning the seventh season of
Dancing with the Stars.
Biography
Early life
Burke was born as the first of nine children in
Hartford, Connecticut to Donna and George Burke, she was raised in
Tucson, Arizona. Her mother is
Jewish and she
identifies herself as Jewish;
she also has
Irish,
French, and
Portuguese ancestry. She attended both
Sahuaro High School and Palo Verde High Schools in Tucson. She studied broadcast journalism at
UCLA.
