Kurtis Eugene "Kurt" Warner is a former American football quarterback, a current part-time TV football analyst, and a philanthropist. He played for three National Football League teams, the St. Louis Rams, the New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals. He was originally sig...
American football player, Athlete, Football Analyst, Philanthropist
Education
Regis High School, University of Northern Iowa
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Brenda Warner (m. 1997)
Children
Zachary Taylor Warner, Jesse Jo Warner
Parents
Gene Warner, Sue Warner
Siblings
Matt Warner
Nicknames
Kurtis Eugene Warner
Awards
All-Pro, Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, Best NFL Player ESPY Award, Bert Bell Award, Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award, AP Most Valuable Player
Nominations
Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year, Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Reality Show Host, Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Analyst, NFL Honors - FedEx Air Player of the Year, Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite MVP
TV Shows
The Moment, Dancing with the Stars, Thursday Night Football
Star Sign
Cancer
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Trademark
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Wears jersey #13
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Flat-top haircut
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Quote
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[re wife Brenda, on her advise on his reality-TV hosting] She's always telling me, 'Don't use your hands so much.' I'll try to work on that and then, on "The Moment" , they'll say, 'Go ahead and use your hands more.' I'm trying to find the balance, because I have big hands and I'm a big guy.
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Fact
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Plays for the Arizona Cardinals. [October 2005]
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Los Angeles, CA: As host, taping episodes of new reality-TV series "The Moment" on USA Network, in which contestants get a shot at fulfilling their dream jobs. [April 2013]
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Quarterback with the St. Louis Rams (1998-2003), Arizona Cardinals (2005-present) and New York Giants (2004).
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Has stated in interviews that whenever he and his family go out to a restaurant, they will look for a family that is enjoying themselves and anonymously pay for that family's meal. However, one time he ended up paying for a meal that turned out to be for the family of a player from the Pittsburgh Steelers, his opponent in Super Bowl XLIII.
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Only quarterback in NFL history to throw for three touchdowns in each of his first three career NFL starts. He and Dan Marino are the only QB's to do it in their first two starts.
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Adopted son Zachary suffers from motor imbalance due to head injuries that occurred when he was accidentally dropped as an infant.
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His wife gave birth to twin girls, Sierra and Sienna. They're their sixth and seventh children. (2005)
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Welcomed twin daughters, Sierra and Sienna, on December 19, 2005.
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Sons Zachary, Kade and Elijah. Daughters Jesse Jo and Jada Jo.
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Adopted Brenda's two children from a previous relationship, son Zachary and daughter Jesse Jo.
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Met his wife, Brenda Warner, at a dance club, during his senior season at Northern Iowa.
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His wife's parents, Larry and Jenny Carney, were killed when a tornado struck their home in 1996.
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Has two "brothers" named Matt. One is his real brother, the other is a step-brother from his father's second marriage.
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Early in his NFL career, he was asked to be a guest on a local St. Louis radio show to discuss the 1983 Sugar Bowl. The producers mistakenly thought he was former NFL running back Curt Warner, who played in that game at running back for Penn State.
$30 Million
$11 Million
