Tom Bergeron

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 Bergeron was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, the son of Adrian Raymond "Ray" Bergeron Jr. (1934–2015) and Mary Catherine "Kay" Costello (1933–2016). Bergeron is of French Canadian and Irish descent. 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 where Fine was residing.

Career 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, 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. Bergeron additionally served as the original host of WBZ's weekend morning teenage discussion series Rap-Around 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. 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.

Bergeron credits a portion of his success as a television personality to his more than 35 years of regularly practicing Transcendental Meditation. He discussed his meditation practice on 10 Percent Happier with Dan Harris and The Fifth Dimension: A Mindfulness Podcast.

National television work 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. Bergeron with Todd Thicke at AFV Headquarters 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.

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. 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. 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.

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.

In 2020, Bergeron competed in the third season of The Masked Singer as "Taco".

In 2026, Bergeron appeared as a panelist in season 2 on the CBS primetime version of Hollywood Squares hosted by Nate Burleson. The episode he appeared in was called "The Legacy Show" airing on January 28, 2026.

Personal life Bergeron has been married to Lois since 1982 and has two daughters.

In 2009, Bergeron published his autobiography I'm Hosting as Fast as I Can!: Zen and the Art of Staying Sane in Hollywood.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Rock Slyde Randy Wonder 2018 Candy Jar Principal Nelson

Television Year Title Role Notes 1987–1990 People Are Talking Himself/host 1994–1997 Breakfast Time 1996 The Daily Show Himself 2 episodes 1997–1998 Good Morning America Himself/anchor 1998 The Nanny Himself Episode: "Making Whoopi" 1998–2004, 2026 Hollywood Squares Himself/host 1,047 episodes (includes being panelist on January 28, 2026) 2001–2015, 2016, 2019 America's Funniest Home Videos 335 episodesAlso producer (seasons 17-25) and guest (Season 26 grand prize show and "This is You!" documentary) 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 21 episodes 2008 Supper Club with Tom Bergeron 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/host2013Sesame StreetJohnny GotchaEpisode 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" To Tell the Truth 2 episodes The 3rd Annual Carney Awards Himself/host Television special Access Daily Himself 1 episode2018 Behind Closed Doors Himself Episode: "John Ritter" Steve Episode: "Tom Bergeron/Cali Champion, Dr. V & Alesha Renee" Animals. Episode: "Pigeons" The Messenger The Messenger Also producer 2020 The Masked Singer Taco/Himself Eliminated in "Friends in High Places: Group B Championships" Down the Middle Rex 6 episodes 2022 American Auto Himself Episode: "Charity Dinner" 2025 Dancing with Sharks Part of the 2025 Shark Week

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