Carson Daly - Biography

Last Editor: McTommykid				Carson Daly Biography -   Name : Carson Daly Profession : TV personality Birth Details : born June 22, 1973 in Santa Monica, California Birth name : Carson Jones Daly Height : 6' 2" (1.88 m) Nickname : Buddha The Tool

Carson Daly Trivia -

Won a golf scholarship to Loyola Marymount University, but quit school after 1 year Has a sister named Quinn Has brown hair and blue eyes Was once a golf caddy for O.J. Simpson. Mother, Pattie Daly Caruso, hosts a local tv talk show, "Valley Views", in Palm Springs. His father, J.D., died of bladder cancer when Carson was 6. His stepfather, Richard Caruso, owns a golf shop. Plays golf and, in fact, contemplated a pro career. He played against Tiger Woods in the American Junior Golf Association. In 1991 he dropped out of L.A.'s Loyola University to pursue a golf career. In the meantime he latched onto an internship at a radio station, which led to four different DJ gigs and ultimately to MTV at age 24. Dated Jennifer Love Hewitt from 1997-1999. She broke up with him by telling her publicist, and Daly first heard about it on the radio rather than from Jennifer herself. (source: People magazine) Mentioned unflatteringly (along with Fred Durst ) in Eminem's vitriolic "tribute" to Christina Aguilera. Engaged to Tara Reid. The couple met while Daly was filming MTV's Spring Break in Cancun, Mexico, during February. [29 October 2000] Relationship with Tara Reid ended in June 2001, after postponing their wedding in May 2001. Claims he wanted to be a priest when he was in Santa Monica High School. Worked as a DJ in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early to mid 90s at the alternative radio station 98.5 KOME. Listeners wondered what happened to him until he just appeared on MTV one day. Jimmy Kimmel met 16-year-old Daly when he discovered Carson's dad was in a fraternity with Bill Foster (The Fox on "The Man Show" (1999) ). Daly immediately became Kimmel's intern at the radio station. He was to have been best man at Daly's wedding to Tara Reid . Daly attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles where he studied theology Ranked #24 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (23 January 2005 issue). Went to the same high school in Santa Monica, California as golfing superstar Tiger Woods. They both were members of the golf team there. Tiger has made guest appearances on Dalys "TRL" on MTV and "Last Call" on NBC. He graduated Santa Monica High School in 1991.

Carson Daly Detailed Biography -

Carson Jones Daly (born June 22, 1973 in Santa Monica, California) is a popular television personality, most known for being a host and VJ on MTV's Total Request Live. Daly attended Santa Monica High School, and wanted to become a priest. His mother, who currently hosts a television talk show in Palm Springs, California, was a dancer and actress. His father died of cancer when Daly was six. Later, Daly began playing golf and dreamed of becoming a professional golf player. He attended Loyola Marymount University on a golf scholarship, where he studied theology. Daly attended university for one year, but changed direction after starting an internship at a Palm Springs radio station and becoming a disc jockey at another station in San Diego. His first DJ job in San Diego led to job offer in 1994 at Live 105 (KITS) in San Francisco. In 1995, Daly was offered the coveted afternoon drive time slot at KOME in San Jose; his first assignment for the station was to cover the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards live from New York City. In 1996, Daly returned to the Los Angeles area as a DJ for popular Los Angeles rock radio station KROQ. In 1997, Daly first appeared on MTV as a "video jockey", or VJ, and the following year he became the host of Total Request Live (TRL). He began a talk show in 2002, called Last Call with Carson Daly, that airs late-night on NBC. In 2003, Daly stepped down from TRL to concentrate on Last Call. In 2000, Daly provided a guest voice for animated telemovie Is It Fall Yet?. In 2002, Daly began his NBC late night show Last Call with Carson Daly.