Brooke Burke was born as the fifth of seven children in Hartford, Connecticut to Donna and George Burke, She spent most of her childhood in Tucson, Arizona. She is of Jewish heritage on her mother's side and was raised in the Jewish religion. She also has Irish, French and Portuguese ancestry.

When she was still a child her parents her parents divorced and her mother re-married Armen Hatounian. Her mother, Donna, worked three jobs to support the family. Brooke's aspirations weren't a career in modeling, but when she accompanied a friend to a modeling agency in Scottsdale, Arizona, she was discovered by a talent scout who happened to be there. Brooke took that modeling opportunity to jump fully into the entertainment field, enrolling at UCLA to study broadcast journalism and business advertising after a move to Los Angeles.

Brooke Burke appeared nude during her early modeling career, in special porn movies, and most notably after gaining fame in the May 2001 and November 2004 issues of Playboy and has also appeared in lad mags such as Maxim and FHM.

Many people say Brooke has the world's best job in hosting ''Wild On,'' a show that sends Brooke to exotic locations around the world where her job is to party

Despite her hectic schedule, Brooke Burke has found the perfect balance between motherhood, marriage and career. Nothing is more rewarding than the quality time she spends at home with her husband, Dr. Garth Fisher (ABC's "Extreme Makeover") and their two young daughters. Brooke enjoys doing pilates, taking long walks along mountain trails or secluded beaches, preparing gourmet holiday meals for her family and friends, and catching movies and plays

In July 2005, Burke and her husband, Dr. Garth Fisher, announced their separation. The couple, who have been married since 2001, have two daughters, Neriah (born March 2000, and named after her friend and former Playmate Neriah Davis), and Sierra Sky.