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), for winning the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars and for co-hosting Dancing With the Stars starting in 2010 (Season 10).
Brooke Burke is the oldest of nine children born to Donna and George Burke. Brooke Burke is Jewish, and also has Irish, French, and Portuguese ancestry. Brooke Burke was born in Hartford, Connecticut and raised in Tucson, Arizona. Brooke Burke attended both Sahuaro High School and Palo Verde High School in Tucson, and later studied broadcast journalism at the University of Lincoln, UK.
