Brooke Burke (born September 8, 1971) is an American television personality and model. From 1999-2002, she was the host of Wild On!, a popular travel series on the E! Entertainment Television channel.
Burke was born in Hartford, Connecticut and raised in Tucson, Arizona, with French, Chinese, Irish, and Portuguese heritage; and the Jewish religion. She is the 4th of 7 children. She studied broadcast journalism at UCLA, but was quickly signed to top agencies, including the renowned Ford. She did prominent television commercials for Bally Fitness clubs, Coca-Cola, and Discover Card.
E! network was looking for a replacement for popular host Jules Asner and found Brooke to be perfect for the role. She travelled the world extensively, profiling many popular travel destinations across the globe. Burke was replaced as host in 2002 by model Cindy Taylor .
She is voicing Rachel in Electronic Arts' video game Need for Speed Underground 2, and asks the "People and Places" questions in the new video game, Trivial Pursuit Unhinged.
