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| Tom Bergeron | |
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 Bergeron in 2009 | |
| Born | Thomas Raymond BergeronMay 6, 1955 (age 70)Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
| Known for | Breakfast Time (1994–1997) Good Morning America (1997–1998) Hollywood Squares (1998–2004)America's Funniest Home Videos (2001–2015)Dancing with the Stars (2005–2019, 2025)60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) |
| Spouse | Lois Bergeron (m. 1982) |
| Children | 2 |
Thomas Raymond Bergeron (born May 6, 1955) is an American television personality, comedian, and game show host. He hosted Breakfast Time from 1994 to 1997, Hollywood Squares from 1998 to 2004, America's Funniest Home Videos from 2001 to 2015, and Dancing with the Stars from 2005 to 2019 and was an anchor on Good Morning America from 1997 to 1998 and a co-host on the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2008.
Early life
[edit]Bergeron was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, the son of Adrian Raymond "Ray" Bergeron Jr. (1934–2015) and Mary Catherine "Kay" Costello (1933–2016).[1] Bergeron is of French Canadian and Irish descent.[2] While being interviewed on The Howard Stern Show, Bergeron revealed when he was 17 years old he interviewed Larry Fine and Moe Howard of The Three Stooges after contacting the nursing home Fine was residing.[3]
Career
[edit]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 radio DJ in the Seacoast area of New Hampshire in the early 1980s on Portsmouth's WHEB,[4] where he played comedy records along with music and offbeat interviews. This led to additional television 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 (1982–1987), and hosting brief informational and show preview segments known as 4 Today, every 30 minutes during WBZ's daytime lineup (1983–1987). In 1984, he landed the hosting spot on Lottery Live, the nightly drawings of the Massachusetts State Lottery games. In January 1987, while still working in these roles, Bergeron began hosting People Are Talking, replacing Buzz Luttrell on the early afternoon talk show. While he was replaced by Ron Cantera as host of 4 Today until its cancellation in 1988, Bergeron remained lottery host until drawings moved to WNEV-TV in August 1987.[citation needed] Bergeron additionally served as the original host of WBZ's weekend morning teenage discussion series Rap-Around[5] from 1987 to 1989.
By the early 1990s, WBZ was featuring him on WBZ Radio. It was there he had an early-morning radio show called The Tom Bergeron Show. When People Are Talking ended a 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.[citation needed] In early 1994, Bergeron briefly surfaced as a morning host on Boston's soft-rock station WMJX ("Magic 106.7"), which was only a short commute to WBZ's studios for his work on the noon news.[citation needed]
Bergeron credits a portion of his success as a television personality to his more than 35 years of regularly practicing Transcendental Meditation.[6] He discussed his meditation practice on 10 Percent Happier with Dan Harris[7] and The Fifth Dimension: A Mindfulness Podcast.[8]
National television work
[edit]From 1994 to 1997, Bergeron co-hosted the morning show Breakfast Time on FX and later retitled Fox After Breakfast when the show moved to Fox.
In 1997, Bergeron joined ABC, where he served as a guest host for Good Morning America.
Bergeron was the host of Hollywood Squares from 1998 to 2004, a role for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host in 2000.[citation needed]
In February 2001, he became the host of the ABC series America's Funniest Home Videos. In March 2014, Bergeron announced on Twitter that he would be leaving America's Funniest Home Videos after season 25. Bergeron's final episode of America's Funniest Home Videos aired on May 17, 2015; he was replaced by Alfonso Ribeiro.[9] As of 2025, Bergeron remains the show's longest tenured host.
In June 2005, he began hosting the reality series Dancing with the Stars, also on ABC. For his work on Dancing with the Stars, he received nine Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program, winning the award once in 2012. On July 13, 2020, Bergeron announced he had been dismissed from the series after 28 seasons.[10] On November 11, 2025, Bergeron returned to Dancing with the Stars as guest judge on during week nine of season 34 celebrating the 20th anniversary of the show, he also performed partial hosting duties with current hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough.[11][12]
On September 21, 2008, Bergeron co-hosted the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards alongside Heidi Klum, Jeff Probst, Ryan Seacrest, and Howie Mandel. The five were selected to host in recognition of their nominations in the inaugural category of Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program.[citation needed]
In 2020, Bergeron competed in the third season of The Masked Singer as "Taco".[13]
Personal life
[edit]Bergeron has been married to Lois since 1982 and has two daughters.[14]
In 2009, Bergeron published his autobiography I'm Hosting as Fast as I Can!: Zen and the Art of Staying Sane in Hollywood.[citation needed]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Rock Slyde | Randy Wonder | |
| 2018 | Candy Jar | Principal Nelson |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987–1990 | People Are Talking | Himself/host | 3 episodes |
| 1994–1997 | Breakfast Time | Himself/host | |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 1997–1998 | Good Morning America | Himself/anchor | |
| 1998 | The Nanny | Himself | Episode: "Making Whoopi" |
| 1998–2004 | Hollywood Squares | Himself/host | 1,047 episodes |
| 2001–2015 | America's Funniest Home Videos | Himself/host | 289 episodesAlso producer |
| 2002–2005 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Coridan Ambassador, Alien Trader D'Marr | 2 episodes |
| 2005–2019, 2025 | Dancing with the Stars | Himself/Host | 444 episodes (includes being guest host and judge for the 20th birthday party on November 11, 2025) |
| 2005–present | Entertainment Tonight | Himself | 20 episodes |
| 2006–2019 | Good Morning America | Himself | 21 episodes |
| 2008 | Supper Club with Tom Bergeron | Himself | 13 episodes |
| 2010 | Castle | Bobby Mann | Episode: "The Late Shaft" |
| 2011 | Phineas and Ferb | Announcer (voice) | Episode: "Bullseye!" |
| 2012–2014, 2016 | A Capitol Fourth | Himself/host | |
| 2013 | Sesame Street | Johnny Gotcha | Episode 4412: "Gotcha!" |
| 2015 | The Muppets | Himself | Episode: "Pig Girls Don't Cry" |
| 2017 | The $100,000 Pyramid | Himself/Panelist | Episode: "Leslie Jones vs. LL Cool J and Tom Bergeron vs. Jennifer Nettles" |
| 2017 | To Tell the Truth | Himself/Panelist | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The 3rd Annual Carney Awards | Himself/host | Television special |
| 2017 | Access Daily | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Candy Jar | Principal Nelson | |
| 2018 | Behind Closed Doors | Himself | Episode: "John Ritter" |
| 2018 | Steve | Himself | Episode: "Tom Bergeron/Cali Champion, Dr. V & Alesha Renee" |
| 2018 | Animals. | Himself | Episode: "Pigeons" |
| 2018 | The Messenger | The Messenger | Also producer |
| 2020 | The Masked Singer | Taco/Himself | Eliminated in "Friends in High Places: Group B Championships" |
| 2020 | Down the Middle | Rex | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | American Auto | Himself | Episode: "Charity Dinner" |
| 2025 | Dancing with Sharks | Himself | Part of the 2025 Shark Week[15] |
References
[edit]- ^ Mike LaBella (June 11, 2009). "TV host Bergeron returns to his native Haverhill for book signing". eagletribune.com.
- ^ Don Freeman (February 17, 1999). Host sees humor go full circle Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at the ProQuest Archiver. The San Diego Union Tribune.
- ^ Archive – The Three Stooges: Lost and Found [1]
- ^ McMahon, Charles (2013), Legendary Locals of Portsmouth, Arcadia Publishing, p. 97, ISBN 9781467100762
- ^ "Dancing With the Stars Host Tom Bergeron Talks Live". Washington Post. April 23, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^ "'Dancing With the Stars' host Tom Bergeron says meditation helps him react during a live show". ABC News. September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris – #100: Tom Bergeron, 'Dancing With the Stars' Host {!} Listen via Stitcher for Podcasts". stitcher.com. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ "The Fifth Dimension: Tom Bergeron – Hollywood Zen on Apple Podcasts". podcasts.apple.com. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ Oldenburg, Ann (March 12, 2014). "Tom Bergeron quits 'America's Funniest Home Videos'". USA Today. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Hosts Tom Bergeron & Erin Andrews To Exit ABC Reality Competition, Deadline Hollywood, July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020
- ^ Emans, Annie (November 11, 2025). "See Tom Bergeron Return to 'Dancing With the Stars After 5 Years'". E! News Online. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ^ ABC Renews 'The Bachelor,' 'Shark Tank,' 'Funniest Home Videos', Variety, May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014
- ^ Parker, Lyndsey (March 4, 2020). "The bell tolls for the Taco: 'Masked Singer' castoff is seasoned TV host". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ Stevens, Kaitlin (October 3, 2023). "Who Is Tom Bergeron's Wife? All About Lois Bergeron". People. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ Powel, James. "Shark Week is back for 2025: See the schedule and how to watch". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
External links
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- Tom Bergeron at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
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| Preceded byJohn Davidson (1986–1989) | Host of Hollywood Squares 1998–2004 | Succeeded byNate Burleson (2025) |
| Preceded byMike Kasem Kerri Kasem | Host of America's Funniest Home Videos 2001–2015 | Succeeded byAlfonso Ribeiro |
| Preceded bySeries created | Host of Dancing with the Stars 2005–2019, 2025 (Guest) With: Lisa Canning (2005)Samantha Harris (2006–2009)Brooke Burke (2010–2013)Erin Andrews (2014–2019) | Succeeded byTyra Banks |
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