While the intrepid “Today” show weatherman Al Roker ranks among TV’s most familiar personalities, there’s likely much you don’t know about the 62-year-old prognosticator — like these fun facts from The National ENQUIRER…
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2 He hates running, coconut, horror movies — although he did wear this scary makeup on "Today"'s 2006 Halloween show — and when people don’t say “thank you” after you hold a door open for them.
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3 Roker loves pie, riding trains and watching “The A-Team” on DVD. He's even joined other celebs in
dressing as Mr. T's character of B.A. Baracus. He also starts each morning with the "A-Team" theme song: “It gets you jazzed — you recite the opening lines, you go on your way, and boom!”
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4 As a writer, he’s a jack-of-all-trades, penning tomes on fatherhood, murder mystery and cooking.
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5 Al admits that even though he lost 140 pounds, he still thinks of himself as fat.
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6 He is the first cousin once removed of actress
Roxie Roker, best known for playing Helen Willis on the long-running comedy series “
The Jeffersons.”
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7 Roker’s weatherman career started while he was still attending the State University of New York at
Oswego, where he took a meteorology course simply to fulfill his science requirement.
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8 Al met his TV journalist wife
Deborah Roberts in 1990 on the set of “Today.”
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9 Al was born in New York City, the eldest Albert Sr. and Isabel Roker's (right) six children.
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10 His favorite candies are York Peppermint Patties and PayDay, and he insists that “fun-size candy bars are no fun at all!”
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2 He hates running, coconut, horror movies — although he did wear this scary makeup on "Today"'s 2006 Halloween show — and when people don’t say “thank you” after you hold a door open for them.
Photo credit: Getty Images
3 Roker loves pie, riding trains and watching “The A-Team” on DVD. He's even joined other celebs in
dressing as Mr. T's character of B.A. Baracus. He also starts each morning with the "A-Team" theme song: “It gets you jazzed — you recite the opening lines, you go on your way, and boom!”
Photo credit: Getty Images
4 As a writer, he’s a jack-of-all-trades, penning tomes on fatherhood, murder mystery and cooking.
Photo credit: Getty Images
5 Al admits that even though he lost 140 pounds, he still thinks of himself as fat.
Photo credit: Getty Images
6 He is the first cousin once removed of actress
Roxie Roker, best known for playing Helen Willis on the long-running comedy series “
The Jeffersons.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
7 Roker’s weatherman career started while he was still attending the State University of New York at
Oswego, where he took a meteorology course simply to fulfill his science requirement.
Photo credit: Getty Images
8 Al met his TV journalist wife
Deborah Roberts in 1990 on the set of “Today.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
9 Al was born in New York City, the eldest Albert Sr. and Isabel Roker's (right) six children.
Photo credit: Getty Images
10 His favorite candies are York Peppermint Patties and PayDay, and he insists that “fun-size candy bars are no fun at all!”
Photo credit: Getty Images
