Chris Berman

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Chris Berman Wiki Biography

Chris Berman is a popular sports commentator. He is mostly known for being a part of “Sunday NFL Countdown, “Monday Night Countdown” and “SportsCenter”. During his career Chris has received a lot of honors. Some of them include Pete Rozele Radio-Television Award, CableACE Award, and an honorary degree from Brown University. Chris is married to Katherine Alexinski and they have 2 children. You might wonder how rich Chris Berman is? It has been estimated that Chris’ net worth is $18 million. Chris still continues working as a sports commentator so this sum of money might change very quickly.

Christopher James Berman, better known as Chris Berman or Boomer, was born in 1955 in Connecticut. His mother also was a journalist and worked on “Time” magazine. Berman studied at Brown University, where he received a degree in history. His career as a sports commentator began when he got a job with WVIT. In 1979 Berman started working on ESPN and he is still working there. This is of course is one of the main sources of Chris Berman’s net worth. Chris is known to be one of the longest working employees on ESPN, and is acclaimed and respected in the industry. He has his own style that makes him unique and popular. Chris uses different catch phrases and also give nicknames to players. Some of his phrases were inspired by Red Barber and Howard Cosell.

In addition to this, Chris has also appeared in “The Waterboy” and “The Longest Yard”. There he worked together with Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, Chris Rock, James Cromwell and others. Other movies, that Berman appeared in include “Necessary Roughness”, “Kingpin”, “Littler Big League” and “Eddie”. These appearances have increased Berman’s net worth considerably. What is more, Chris was also a part of the music video of “Hootie and the Blowfish” for their song entitled “Only Wanna Be With You”. Another activity which adds to Chris Berman’s net worth is his commercials for Nutrisystem. During the making of these commercials he has worked with Dan Marino, Mike Golic, Don Shula and Terry Bradshaw.

Finally, it can be said that Chris Berman is one of the most remarkable sports commentator in the industry. He has been working in this industry for a very long time and probably knows every detail of it. Contemporary sports commentators should admire him and learn from him. During his career James has had an opportunity to work with many famous people and he has also been able to see many important sports events. Although Berman is 59 years old, he still continues his career and will probably do it for a long time in the future. He has already become the face of ESPN and they are proud to have him as a sports commentator. As mentioned before, there is a possibility that Berman’s net worth will grow in the future.

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Chris Berman Quick Info

Full Name Chris Berman
Net Worth $18 Million
Date Of Birth May 10, 1955
Place Of Birth Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.95 m)
Profession Journalist, Sports commentator, Announcer, Commentator, Actor, Newscaster
Education Hackley School, Brown University
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Kathy Berman (m. 1983)
Children Meredith Berman, Douglas Berman
Parents James Keliner Berman, Peggy Shevell
Nicknames Christopher James Berman , The Swami , Boomer
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0075740
Nominations Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality – Studio Host
Movies Tracktown
TV Shows SportsCentury, NHL on ABC, SportsCenter, Monday Night Football, Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, Baseball Tonight, Boardwalk & Baseball’s Super Bowl of Sports Trivia

Chris Berman Trademarks

  1. Football running call: “Whoop!”
  2. Touchdown call: “He-could-go-all-the-way!”
  3. Home run call. “Back, back, back, back. Gone.”
  4. Gives nicknames to almost all sports athletes he talks about

Chris Berman Quotes

  • Nobody circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills.
  • [on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers] This is the franchise that invented losing.

Chris Berman Important Facts

  • Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6259 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 24, 2010.
  • Is an avid fan of the Canadian Football League (CFL); he is known to cover CFL games on a regular basis.
  • Is a huge fan of the Buffalo Bills and best friends with Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly.
  • Winner of the 2010 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, given annually by the Pro Football Hall of Fame “for longtime exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football”.
  • His trademark nicknames actually started by accident. According to him, he and his buddies used to drink what they called “Frank Tanana Daquiris”, and one day on camera, when he mentioned Frank Tanana, he ended up saying Frank Tanana Daquiri without even thinking about it. This caused the technical director to shout “What?!” in his ear, and one of the camera men starting laughing so hard he was actually shaking the camera up and down.
  • Inducted into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame (1991). He was ranked No. 90 on The Sporting News’ Top 100 Most Powerful People in Sports (1995).
  • Received his Bachelor’s degree in History from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island (1977).
  • Attended and graduated from Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York (1973).
  • Has two children with Kathy Alexinski: Meredith (born 1987) and Douglas (born 1988).

Chris Berman Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Tracktown 2016 Sports Announcer (voice) Actor
Draft Day 2014/I Chris Berman Actor
Grown Ups 2 2013 The Great Renaldo Actor
The Longest Yard 2005 Chris Berman Actor
Sesame Street 2005 TV Series Chris Berman Muppet Actor
Even Stevens 2000 TV Series Sportscaster Actor
Arli$$ 1997-1999 TV Series Chris Berman Actor
Ellen’s Energy Adventure 1996 Video Sports announcer (voice) Actor
Sunday NFL Countdown 1993-2016 TV Series Himself – Studio Host / Himself – Host Self
Boston Strong an Evening of Support and Celebration 2013 TV Movie Himself Self
Lombardi’s Legacy 2013 TV Movie documentary Himself – Host Self
60 Minutes Sports 2013 TV Series documentary Himself – ESPN Anchor (segment “Boomer”) / Himself – ESPN Host (segment “Boomer”) Self
America’s Parking Lot 2012 Documentary Himself – ESPN Self
SportsCenter 2006-2010 TV Series Himself Self
The Greatest Game Ever Played 2008 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
2007 NFL Draft 2007 TV Special Himself Self
ESPN 25: Who’s #1? 2004-2007 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Minister of Defense: The Reggie White Story 2006 Video documentary Himself Self
Baseball Tonight 2006 TV Series Himself Self
Super Bowl XL 2006 TV Special Himself – Halftime Host Self
Super Bowl XL Pre-Game Show 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Super Bowl at XL: The Ultimate Super Bowl 40-Man Roster 2006 TV Movie Himself (Host of show) Self
The Top 5 Reasons You Can’t Blame… 2005 TV Series Himself Self
ESPY Awards 2005 TV Special Himself Self
ESPN 25: Silver Anniversary Special 2004 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
The Complete History of the Philadelphia Eagles 2004 Video documentary Himself Self
ESPN NFL 2K5 2004 Video Game Himself Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2004 TV Series Himself Self
ESPN SportsCentury 2000-2003 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Cardinals Kids 2003 TV Series Himself Self
ESPY Awards 2003 TV Special Himself Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2003 TV Series Himself Self
Super Bowl XXXVII 2003 TV Movie Himself – Halftime Show Host Self
Second String 2002 TV Movie Himself Self
Clone High 2002 TV Series Himself Self
2001 NFL Draft 2001 TV Series Himself – Host Self
2000 NFL Draft 2000 TV Special Himself – Host Self
Spin City 1998-1999 TV Series Himself Self
1999 NFL Draft 1999 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
1998 NFL Draft 1998 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon 1998 TV Movie Himself Self
1997 NFL Draft 1997 TV Series Himself – Host Self
My Oh My! 1996 Documentary Himself Self
Coach 1996 TV Series Himself Self
Kingpin 1996 Himself Self
Eddie 1996 Himself Self
1996 NFL Draft 1996 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
1995 NFL Draft 1995 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
Little Big League 1994 Himself – Cameo appearance Self
1994 NFL Draft 1994 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
Berman’s Best: The Nickname Show 1993 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
The Program 1993 Himself Self
1993 NFL Draft 1993 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
Monday Night Countdown 1993 TV Series Himself Self
1992 NFL Draft 1992 TV Movie Himself – Play-by-Play Announcer Self
Necessary Roughness 1991 Himself Self
1991 NFL Draft 1991 TV Special Himself – Host Self
1991 NFL Pro Bowl 1991 TV Special Himself – sideline reporter Self
1989 NFL Draft 1989 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
1988 NFL Draft 1988 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
NFL Primetime 1987 TV Series Himself Self
1987 NFL Draft 1987 TV Movie Himself – Reporter Self
1986 NFL Draft 1986 TV Special Himself – Reporter Self
1985 NFL Draft 1985 TV Movie Himself – Reporter Self
1984 NFL Draft 1984 TV Special Himself – Reporter Self
1983 NFL Draft 1983 TV Special Himself – Host Self
1982 NFL Draft 1982 TV Movie Himself Self
1981 NFL Draft 1981 TV Movie Himself – Reporter Self
1980 NFL Draft 1980 TV Special Himself – Reporter Self
Mike & Mike 2014-2016 TV Series Himself – ESPN Archive Footage
30 for 30 2010-2016 TV Series documentary Himself / Himself – Anchor Archive Footage

Chris Berman Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2010 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Television On 24 May 2010. At 6259 Hollywood Blvd. Won
1995 CableACE CableACE Awards Sports Host Sunday NFL Countdown (1985) Won
1993 CableACE CableACE Awards Sports Host Sunday NFL Countdown (1985) Won
2010 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Television On 24 May 2010. At 6259 Hollywood Blvd. Nominated
1995 CableACE CableACE Awards Sports Host Sunday NFL Countdown (1985) Nominated
1993 CableACE CableACE Awards Sports Host Sunday NFL Countdown (1985) Nominated