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Brooke Burke Parents: Meet Donna And George Burke

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John Campbell

Updated on January 02, 2026

Brooke Burke Parents: Meet Donna And George Burke: Brooke Burke, also known as Brooke Lisa Burke was born in Hartford, Connecticut.

Born on September 8, 1971, Burke is an American television personality, fitness personality, author, actress, and businesswoman.

Brooke Burke Parents: Meet Donna And George Burke

Brooke Burke is the daughter of Donna Burke (mother) and George Burke (father). Although Brooke is famous, there’s no information regarding his parents as their date of birth, age, and occupation are unknown to us as of this writing.

Her mother is of half-Portuguese background; she was adopted and then raised Jewish while her father is of Irish and French descent and left the family when Brooke was two years old. She was then raised by her Armenian stepfather.

Brooke Burke is known for hosting the E! Network travel show Wild On!, CBS’ Rock Star, and TV Lands’ She’s Got the Look.

After winning the 7th season of Dancing with the Stars, Burke served as co-hostess of the show from season ten to season seventeen.

In 2010, Burke became the host of She’s Got the Look on TV Land, a modeling competition series for women over 35 years

That same year, she was named co-hostess of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, where she remained for seven seasons (2010–2013).

In 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016, she served as the co-host of the Miss America pageant and in 2017, she launched “Brooke Burke Body”, a fitness app with her workout videos.

Burke’s other television credits include hosting the digital series and network show I Dare You on TV Land as well as a recurring role on Melissa & Joey.

She has been featured on the cover of many fitness, fashion, and lifestyle magazines, including Fitness, Women’s Health, Redbook, and Ladies Home Journal.

Burke has also appeared in numerous men’s interest magazines such as Maxim, Stuff, Playboy, and FHM, among others.

She served as the face and voice of “Rachel Teller” in the video game Need for Speed: Underground 2, for which she won a Spike Video Game Award.

Since January 2020, Burke has co-hosted an iHeartRadio podcast; Intimate Knowledge with Meghan King Edmonds and Lila Darville.