Chris Berman

Chris Berman
Chris Berman
Born	May 10, 1955 (age 69); Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Occupation	Sportscaster
Website	Chris Berman at ESPN

Christopher ("Boomer") James Berman (born May 10, 1955, in Greenwich, Connecticut, brought up in Cheshire, Connecticut) is a sportscaster, who anchors SportsCenter, Monday Night Countdown, Sunday NFL Countdown, Baseball Tonight, U.S. Open golf, and other programming on ESPN.

Early life and education

He attended the Hackley School and Brown University, from which he graduated from in 1977.

Career

He joined ESPN in 1979 a month after its founding and has been with the network since. He is well known for his various catch-phrases and player nicknames. Some of his well-known nicknames include: The "Well Dressed" Amani Toomer, Curtis "My Favorite" Martin, Mike "You're in Good Hands with" Alstott, Bert "Be Home" Blyleven, Eric "Sleeping with" Bienemy, Joseph "Live and Let" Addai, Ben "Winter" Coates, Ricky Proehl "Shampoo", Jake "daylight come and you gotta" Delhomme, Andre "Bad Moon" Rison, and Jason "You Can't Always Get What" Avant. ^[1] Berman also goes by his alter ego, "The Swami," when making prognostications on Sunday NFL Countdown. He is the new host of Monday Night Countdown, replacing previous host Stuart Scott. He also has appeared on ESPN football video games.

In February 2008, videos of Berman on the ABC Monday Night Football set appeared on the video sharing site YouTube. The videos, filmed in 2000, when Berman anchored the MNF halftime show, depicted Berman using off-color language and flirting with a female member of the broadcast crew during commercial breaks. ^[2] Berman acknowledged the authenticity of the videos, but commented, "Do I wish I didn't say a few things nine years ago? Yes. But if that's the worst thing I ever did, I can live with it." ^[3]

In other media

Berman lent his voice to the videogame ESPN NFL 2K5 and hosts the pregame show. As a hidden feature, Berman appears as a free agent quarterback in season mode, and also has his own team in the game, the Bristol Swamis, named after Bristol, Connecticut, where ESPN headquarters are located and his nickname, "the Swami".
Berman appeared in the remake of The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler in 2005. He played himself as the play-by-play announcer of prison football game. Berman also appeared as himself in Necessary Roughness in 1991, Little Big League in 1994, and Eddie and Kingpin in 1996, as well as the 1995 Hootie and the Blowfish video for the single, "Only Wanna Be With You."
Berman has cameoed on various episodes of Even Stevens as a SportsCenter anchor.
During a segment of the "Chase the cheese" event on an episode of Sesame Street, Berman voiced the sports announcer.
Berman had a cameo appearance in the MTV animated series Clone High. He, along with Dan Patrick provided commentary for the school's basketball game until he was eaten at the end of the episode by the rival school's mascot.

Honors

Berman embraces Jerome Bettis at Super Bowl XL media day, as Ben Roethlisberger signs autographs.

National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association National Sportscaster of the Year (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001)
American Sportscasters Association Sportscaster of the Year (1995 through 1997)
The Cable Guide Best Cable Sportscaster 1987, 1988, 1990
1997 "TV's Most Fascinating Stars" from People
2001 Maxwell Football Club's Reds Bagnell Award
2007 Honorary Degree Brown University. Mr. Berman is a member of the class of 1977 and received an honorary degree as part of the 239th Commencement Ceremonies.

Personal

Berman and his family live in Cheshire, Connecticut. [1] He is an avid fan of the Buffalo Bills, and is reported to have a very close friendship with former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly.

Chris Berman is also recognized as a great philanthropist. For instance, he has performed various enemas on Tim Sullivan, so the former could evacuate his bowels.

Notes

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[2] Two bad - Sports, Nevada, National Football League - baltimoresun.com

[3] On Sports Media: 'Big Brother' watches, listens - 02/22/2008 - MiamiHerald.com

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v t e Baseball Tonight personalities
Hosts	Karl Ravech (Lead Host, 1996–present)
Analysts	Rick Sutcliffe (2002–2003, 2012-present) Chris Singleton (2008–present) Fernando Viña (2007–present) Mark Mulder (2011-present) Keith Law (2013-present)
Reporters	Tim Kurkjian (1998–present) Buster Olney (2003–present)
Correspondents	Bob Holtzman (2004–present)
Former	Chris Berman (1990–2016) Peter Gammons (Lead Reporter, 1990–2009) Jayson Stark (Reporter, 2000–2017) Pedro Gomez (2004–2021) Steve Phillips (Lead Analyst, 2005–2009) Eric Young Sr. (Analyst, 2007–2009) Dallas Braden (Analyst, 2014-2017) Doug Glanville (Analyst, 2010-2017) Dusty Baker (Analyst, 2007) Aaron Boone (2010–2017) Larry Bowa (Analyst, 2005) Jeff Brantley (Analyst, 2002–2006) Dave Campbell (Lead Analyst, 1990–2004) Rob Dibble (Analyst, 1998–2004) Orel Hershiser (2006–2013) Ray Knight (Analyst, 1998–2003) John Kruk (Lead Analyst, 2004–2016) Barry Larkin (Lead Analyst, 2011-2014) Mike Macfarlane (Analyst, 1999) Tino Martinez (Analyst, 2006) Brian McRae (Analyst, 2000–2005) Harold Reynolds (Lead Analyst, 1996–2006) Bill Robinson (Analyst, 1990–1991) Buck Showalter (Lead Analyst, 2001–2002, 2008–2010) Gary Miller (Lead Host, 1990–1995) Dave Marash (Host, 1990) Rich Eisen (Host, 1996–2002) Brian Kenny (Host, 2003) Chris Myers (Host, 1991–1995) Steve Berthiaume (2003–2005, 2007–2012) Scott Reiss (Host, 2006) Eduardo Pérez (Analyst, 2007–2011) Orestes Destrade (Analyst, 2005–2010) Bobby Valentine (Lead Analyst, 2003, 2009–2011)
See also: Major League Baseball on ESPN