Carson Daly Biography
A native of Santa Monica, California, Carson Daly is an American television host, personality, radio personality, and producer. Prior to this, he was a DJ for the Southern California-based radio station 106.7 KROQ-FM and a VJ on MTV’s Total Request Live.
Carson Daly Age|Birthday
Daly was born on June 22, 1973. Therefore, he is 48 years old as of 2021 and celebrates his birthday on 22nd June every year.
Carson Daly Height|Weight
Daly’s height is 6 feet 1inch (approximately 188 centimeters). Moreover, he weighs 93 kilograms.
Carson Daly Family
Daly’s parents are Pattie Caruso (mother) and J.D. (father). His mother is a TV personality and his father was a car salesman. However, his mother married Richard Caruso after his father’s death from bladder cancer.
Carson Daly Wife
In a small ceremony, Daly married Siri Pinter, on December 23, 2015. His wife is a food blogger. The two became engaged in 2013. The couple has four children namely, Jackson, Etta, London, and Goldie.
Carson Daly Education
Daly was a member of Santa Monica High School’s golf team and graduated in 1991. Later, he joined Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. However, he dropped out to pursue a pro golf career. On the radio, he served as an intern to Jimmy Kimmel. Also, he worked with Guinness on local “Proposition 3-17 to make Saint Patrick’s Day an official holiday. As an intern at the former KCMJ FM (now KKUU) under the name Kid Carson, he began his radio career at College of the Desert.
Carson Daly Career
KOME and KROQ
Daly’s broadcasting career began at KOME, a radio station in San Jose, California. At KROQ, KOME’s sister station in Los Angeles, he was given the 6-10 PM time slot. He was recruited by MTV to serve as a VJ during his time at KROQ. He was a VJ during MTV’s summer beach house programming called Motel California. Moreover, he was hired as MTV’s permanent VJ at the end of the summer of 1997. For this, he had to relocate to New York and here he began hosting MTV Live.
TRL and New Year’s Eve with Carson
From 199 to 2003, Daly hosted MTV’s TRL. Two shows, Total Request, and MTV Live both hosted by Daly made up TRL. He had to introduce 10 videos of the day and interview celebrity guests for his role as host of the popular live program. In addition, Last Call with Carson Daly’s debut was in 2002. Moreover, the show was shot on the same set as Saturday Night Live until 2005 when it moved to Los Angeles. From 2003 to 2004, he began hosting New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly for NBC.
The Voice
On NBC’s reality music competition, The Voice, Daly began hosting and executive-producing in 2011. He watched blind auditions alongside the contestant’s family members as his duties as host. Additionally, he won four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program as a producer of The Voice in 2013, and from 2015 to 2017. He became the sole host when social media correspondent Christina Millan departed the show.
My Name Is Earl
In the first episode of My Name Is Earl, Daly appears in a brief but pivotal role. From watching an episode of Last Call with Carson Daly, Earl learns about karma. Daly claims that his success is a direct result of doing good things for other people while in hospital after being hit by a car. Earl sets out to make up for his many past wrongs after being inspired by Carson Daly to turn his own life around. On Dave Chappelle’s show, Daly had a small role.
Today Show
In September 2013, on the Today Show, Daly became the orange room anchor (social media reporter). He also works for the show’s weekend edition (Weekend Today) and serves as a fill-in anchor for Willie Geist.
With Jonathan Rifkind, Jonathan B. Davis, and Bam Margera of an independent record label, 456 Enterprise & Entertainment, which released the Viva La Bands, compilations, Daly is a founding partner.
Radio Shows
2001-2006 – The syndicated daily show, Most Requested
2010-2017- KAMP-FM, Los Angeles, Mornings with Carson Daly
2013 – The Daly Download with Carson Daly
Filmography
Television
1998-2003- TRL as VJ (video jockey)
1999- Miss Teen USA as Host
2000- Daria Presents Is It Fall Yet as David (Quinn’s Tutor), Miss USA as Host
2001- Josie and the Pussycats, Joe Dirt as Himself
2002-2019- Last Call with Carson Daly as Host
2002- Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Himself
2003- Windy City Heat as Himself
2003-2016, 2018 to present – New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly as Host
2005- My Name Is Earl as Himself
2011 to present- The Voice as Host
2013 to present – Today as Orange Room Anchor
Carson Daly Net Worth
Daly’s net worth is $40 million.
