Christopher James "Chris" Berman, also known by the nickname Boomer, is an American sportscaster. He anchors SportsCenter, Monday Night Countdown, Sunday NFL Countdown, U.S. Open golf, the Stanley Cup Finals, and other programming on ESPN and ABC Sports. Berman calls play-by...
Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
Movies
Tracktown
TV Shows
SportsCentury, NHL on ABC, Monday Night Football, SportsCenter, Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, Baseball Tonight, Boardwalk & Baseball's Super Bowl of Sports Trivia
Star Sign
Taurus
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Trademark
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Football running call: "Whoop!"
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Touchdown call: "He-could-go-all-the-way!"
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Home run call. "Back, back, back, back. Gone."
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Gives nicknames to almost all sports athletes he talks about
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Quote
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Nobody circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills.
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[on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers] This is the franchise that invented losing.
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Fact
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Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6259 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 24, 2010.
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Is an avid fan of the Canadian Football League (CFL); he is known to cover CFL games on a regular basis.
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Is a huge fan of the Buffalo Bills and best friends with Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly.
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Winner of the 2010 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, given annually by the Pro Football Hall of Fame "for longtime exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football".
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His trademark nicknames actually started by accident. According to him, he and his buddies used to drink what they called "Frank Tanana Daquiris", and one day on camera, when he mentioned Frank Tanana, he ended up saying Frank Tanana Daquiri without even thinking about it. This caused the technical director to shout "What?!" in his ear, and one of the camera men starting laughing so hard he was actually shaking the camera up and down.
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Inducted into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame (1991). He was ranked No. 90 on The Sporting News' Top 100 Most Powerful People in Sports (1995).
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Received his Bachelor's degree in History from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island (1977).
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Attended and graduated from Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York (1973).
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Has two children with Kathy Alexinski: Meredith (born 1987) and Douglas (born 1988).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tracktown
2016
Sports Announcer (voice)
Draft Day
2014/I
Chris Berman
Grown Ups 2
2013
The Great Renaldo
The Longest Yard
2005
Chris Berman
Sesame Street
2005
TV Series
Chris Berman Muppet
Even Stevens
2000
TV Series
Sportscaster
Arli$$
1997-1999
TV Series
Chris Berman
Ellen's Energy Adventure
1996
Video
Sports announcer (voice)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sunday NFL Countdown
1993-2016
TV Series
Himself - Studio Host / Himself - Host
Boston Strong an Evening of Support and Celebration
2013
TV Movie
Himself
Lombardi's Legacy
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Host
60 Minutes Sports
2013
TV Series documentary
Himself - ESPN Anchor (segment "Boomer") / Himself - ESPN Host (segment "Boomer")
America's Parking Lot
2012
Documentary
Himself - ESPN
SportsCenter
2006-2010
TV Series
Himself
The Greatest Game Ever Played
2008
TV Movie
Himself - Host
2007 NFL Draft
2007
TV Special
Himself
ESPN 25: Who's #1?
2004-2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Minister of Defense: The Reggie White Story
2006
Video documentary
Himself
Baseball Tonight
2006
TV Series
Himself
Super Bowl XL
2006
TV Special
Himself - Halftime Host
Super Bowl XL Pre-Game Show
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Super Bowl at XL: The Ultimate Super Bowl 40-Man Roster
2006
TV Movie
Himself (Host of show)
The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...
2005
TV Series
Himself
ESPY Awards
2005
TV Special
Himself
ESPN 25: Silver Anniversary Special
2004
TV Movie
Himself - Host
The Complete History of the Philadelphia Eagles
2004
Video documentary
Himself
ESPN NFL 2K5
2004
Video Game
Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2004
TV Series
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2000-2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
Cardinals Kids
2003
TV Series
Himself
ESPY Awards
2003
TV Special
Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2003
TV Series
Himself
Super Bowl XXXVII
2003
TV Movie
Himself - Halftime Show Host
Second String
2002
TV Movie
Himself
Clone High
2002
TV Series
Himself
2001 NFL Draft
2001
TV Series
Himself - Host
2000 NFL Draft
2000
TV Special
Himself - Host
Spin City
1998-1999
TV Series
Himself
1999 NFL Draft
1999
TV Movie
Himself - Host
1998 NFL Draft
1998
TV Movie
Himself - Host
The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
1998
TV Movie
Himself
1997 NFL Draft
1997
TV Series
Himself - Host
My Oh My!
1996
Documentary
Himself
Coach
1996
TV Series
Himself
Kingpin
1996
Himself
Eddie
1996
Himself
1996 NFL Draft
1996
TV Movie
Himself - Host
1995 NFL Draft
1995
TV Movie
Himself - Host
Little Big League
1994
Himself - Cameo appearance
1994 NFL Draft
1994
TV Movie
Himself - Host
Berman's Best: The Nickname Show
1993
TV Movie
Himself - Host
The Program
1993
Himself
1993 NFL Draft
1993
TV Movie
Himself - Host
Monday Night Countdown
1993
TV Series
Himself
1992 NFL Draft
1992
TV Movie
Himself - Play-by-Play Announcer
Necessary Roughness
1991
Himself
1991 NFL Draft
1991
TV Special
Himself - Host
1991 NFL Pro Bowl
1991
TV Special
Himself - sideline reporter
1989 NFL Draft
1989
TV Movie
Himself - Host
1988 NFL Draft
1988
TV Movie
Himself - Host
NFL Primetime
1987
TV Series
Himself
1987 NFL Draft
1987
TV Movie
Himself - Reporter
1986 NFL Draft
1986
TV Special
Himself - Reporter
1985 NFL Draft
1985
TV Movie
Himself - Reporter
1984 NFL Draft
1984
TV Special
Himself - Reporter
1983 NFL Draft
1983
TV Special
Himself - Host
1982 NFL Draft
1982
TV Movie
Himself
1981 NFL Draft
1981
TV Movie
Himself - Reporter
1980 NFL Draft
1980
TV Special
Himself - Reporter
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mike & Mike
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself - ESPN
30 for 30
2010-2016
TV Series documentary
Himself / Himself - Anchor
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2010
Star on the Walk of Fame
Walk of Fame
Television
On 24 May 2010. At 6259 Hollywood Blvd.
1995
CableACE
CableACE Awards
Sports Host
Sunday NFL Countdown (1985)
1993
CableACE
CableACE Awards
Sports Host
Sunday NFL Countdown (1985)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2011
Emmy
Sports Emmy Awards
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
2009
Emmy
Sports Emmy Awards
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
2001
Emmy
Sports Emmy Awards
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
1999
Emmy
Sports Emmy Awards
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
1998
Emmy
Sports Emmy Awards
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
1996
Emmy
Sports Emmy Awards
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
1995
CableACE
CableACE Awards
Sports Host
Sunday NFL Countdown (1985)
1995
Emmy
Sports Emmy Awards
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
1994
CableACE
CableACE Awards
Sports Host
NFL Primetime (1987)
1994
Emmy
Sports Emmy Awards
Outstanding Sports Personality - Studio Host
1989
ACE
CableACE Awards
Sports Host
1988
ACE
CableACE Awards
Sports Host
1987
ACE
CableACE Awards
Sports Host
SportsCenter (1979)
Known for movies
Eddie (1996) as Himself
1998 NFL Draft (1998) as Himself - Host
1997 NFL Draft (1997) as Himself - Host
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2008) as Himself - Host
$18 Million
$5 Million
