Al Roker Biography

Date of Birth
20 August 1954, Queens, New York, USA
Birth Name
Albert Lincoln Roker Jr.

Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)

Spouse
Deborah Roberts (16 September 1995 - present) 2 children
Alice Bell (22 December 1984 - 1994) (divorced) 1 child
? (? - ?) (divorced) 1 daughter

Trivia

Daughter Leila, with wife Deborah Roberts, was born. [November 1998]

Welcomed second child, with wife Deborah Roberts, son Nicholas Albert on July 18, 2002.

Graduated from State University of New York (SUNY) College at Oswego with a degree in communications.

Graduated from the prestigious Xavier High School in New York City, where he was a member of the Cartooning & Illustration club.

Went through stomach by-pass surgery which he chronicled on the Today Show in order to educate other obese people that something can be done to help them.

Initially wanted to be a cartoonist before he got into television.

Double majored in graphic design and broadcasting/journalism in college.

31 August 2005 - Underwent back surgery for a ruptured disc.

Cousin of Roxie Roker and her son, singer Lenny Kravitz.

Personal Quotes

"I don't make plans, because life is short and unpredictable - much like the weather!"

Salary
"Today" (1952) $1,500,000

Source: imdb.com