Al Roker Biography (1954-)
Full name, Albert Lincoln Roker; born August 20, 1954, in Queens, NY; son ofAlbert Lincoln, Sr. (a bus driver, dispatcher, and labor relations negotiator) and Isabel Roker; married Alice Bell, December 22, 1984 (divorced); marriedthird wife, Deborah Roberts (a news correspondent), September 16, 1995; children: (second marriage) Courtney; (third marriage) Leila Ruth. Addresses: Office: NBC News, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1420, New York, NY 10112-0002.; Agent: Harry Walker Agency, Inc., 355 Lexington Ave., 21st Floor, New York, NY 10017.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Broadcast weather reporter
- Birth Details
- August 20, 1954
- Queens, New York, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Weekend weather reporter, Live at 5, WNBC (New York City), 1983-1984
- Weekday weather reporter, Live at 5, WNBC, 1984-1996
- Weather reporter, Weekend Today, NBC, 1987-1995
- Substitute weather reporter, Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 1988-1995
- Host, Al Roker (talk show), CNBC, 1993-1996
- Weather reporter, Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 1995-?
- Weather reporter, Live at 5, WNBC, 1996-2000
- Feature reporter, Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 1996-?
- Host, Remember This? (quiz show), MSNBC, 1996-1997
- Host, Going Places, PBS, 1997
- Specials
- Christmas at Rockefeller Center, NBC, annually, 1985-?
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, annually, 1995-?
- Narrator, Savage Skies (documentary), PBS, 1996
- Host, National Spelling Bee Championship Finals, CNBC, 1996
- Host, Tournament of Roses Parade, 1996
- Host, Al Roker's World Championship Barbecue, Food Network, 1999
- NY TV: By the People Who Made It, 1999
- Host, Al Roker's Bahamas Reunion, Food Network, 2000
- Host, Al Roker's Dining on the Strip, Food Network, 2000
- Host, Al Roker's Midwest Fest, Food Network, 2000
- Host, Al Roker's Colonial Christmas, Food Network, 2000
- Host, Al Roker's Around the World in New York City, Food Network,2001
- Also appeared in What It's Like to Be Al, MTV.
- Episodic
- Himself, "The Cigar Store Indian," Seinfeld, NBC, 1993
- Himself, "Pandora's Box," Mad about You, NBC, 1994
- Guy, "President," NewsRadio, NBC, 1996
- Dr. Benjamin, "New Year," The Single Guy, NBC, 1997
- Voice of weather man, "Little Girl Lost: Part 1," Superman, The WB, 1998
- Himself, "Chambraigne," Space Ghost Coast to Coast (animated), Cartoon Network, 1999
- Himself, "Acting Out," Will & Grace, NBC, 2000
- Sesame Street, PBS, 2001
- Also appeared on Hollywood Squares, syndicated.
- Television Work
- Series
- Managing editor and segment producer, Going Places, PBS, 1997
- Television Executive Producer
- Specials
- Al Roker's World Championship Barbecue, Food Network, 1999
- Al Roker's Bahamas Reunion, Food Network, 2000
- Al Roker's Dining on the Strip, Food Network, 2000
- Al Roker's Midwest Fest, Food Network, 2000
- Al Roker's Colonial Christmas, Food Network, 2000
- Al Roker's Around the World in New York City, Food Network, 2001
- Film Appearances
- Some sources cite an appearance in the film Quest for Camelot, 1998.
- RECORDINGS
- Audio Books
- Narrator, Don't Make Me Stop This Car! Adventures in Fatherhood, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2000
- WRITINGS
- Books
- Don't Make Me Stop This Car! Adventures in Fatherhood, self-illustrated, Scribner (New York City), 2000
- Columnist for Parents. Contributor to periodicals, including TVGuide.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 12, Gale, 1996
- Roker, Al, Don't Make Me Stop This Car! Adventures in Fatherhood,self-illustrated, Scribner (New York City), 2000
- Entertainment Weekly, February 11, 1994, p. 42; January 31, 1997,p. 43
- New York, August 17, 1987, p. 20
- New York Times, September 2, 1992, pp. C1, C10
- Parade, January 5, 1997
- People Weekly, October 2, 1995, p. 72; April 12, 1999, pp. 85, 86,88
- Al Roker Web Site, http://www.roker.com, December 5, 2001
- Dadmag, http://www.dadmag.com, December 5, 2001