Brooke Lisa Burke was born on 8 September 1971, in Hartford, Connecticut USA of Portuguese, Irish and French descent. Brooke is an actress, model and dancer, perhaps best known for hosting the television show “Rock Star” in 2005. She also won the seventh season of “Dancing with the Stars”, and then became the co-host of the show for several seasons. All her endeavors have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Brooke Burke? As of mid-2016, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $15 million, mostly earned through her success on television. Aside from that, she has appeared in various magazines, has written books and has also been a part of video games. As she continues her career it is expected that her wealth will continue to rise.
Brooke Burke Net Worth $15 Million Dollars
Burke attended Sahuaro High School and then Palo Verde High School where she became a homecoming queen. After matriculating, she studied broadcast journalism.
Brooke started to gain popularity when she hosted the show “Wild On!” from 1999 to 2002, a show in which she travelled and experienced the food, culture and nightlife of various locations. She was then seen competing in the show “Weakest Link” before finding a hosting job in the show “Rock Star”. She continued to do hosting work, appearing in the pre-show of the “66th Annual Golden Globe Awards”. She also hosted the third season of “She’s Got the Look”, and the “Miss America” pageants during 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016. One of her most popular shows during this time was “Dancing With the Stars”, in which she won the seventh season along with partner Derek Hough, defeating Warren Sapp of football fame and his partner Kym Johnson, performing Samba, Waltz and Freestyle during the finals. Since then, she became the host of the show’s 10th season, replacing Samantha Harris in the role for the next seven seasons.
Aside from television, Burke has posed for various publications including FHM, Playboy, Stuff and Magazine, and was also on Blender’s list of hottest women in 2007 – her net worth benefited considerably.
Brooke has also started her own company “Baboosh Baby”; a main product offers pregnant women wraps designed for the purpose. The website of the company also features a blog maintained by Brooke.
She’s also written a book on her life entitled “The Naked Mom: A Modern Mom’s Fearless Revelations, Savvy Advice, and Soulful Reflections”. The book was published in 2011 and talked about her family, romances and Hollywood, contributing to her net worth.
Brook has appeared on video games too, such as “Need for Speed: Underground 2”, to which she lends her voice and face. She’s also a playable character in the games “Big Bumpin’” and “PocketBike Racer” which were gaming advertisements for Burger King, and is in a Swiss ball fitness workout video entitled “Gunnar Peterson’s Core Secrets”, and has also done advertisements for Skechers, Discover Card, and Coca-Cola.
For her personal life, it is known that Brooke married Garth Fisher in 2001, and they had two daughters before divorcing in 2005. The following year she dated singer David Charvet and they had two children, eventually marrying in 2011. Aside from her marriages, Burke was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2012, and underwent successful surgery to remove it.
