- Born
- Birth nameChristopher James Berman
- Nicknames
- Boomer
- The Swami
- Height6′ 3½″ (1.92 m)
- Chris Berman was born on May 10, 1955 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Longest Yard (2005), Draft Day (2014) and Kingpin (1996). He was previously married to Kathy Alexinski.
- SpouseKathy Alexinski(July 23, 1983 - May 9, 2017) (her death, 2 children)
- Gives nicknames to almost all sports athletes he talks about
- Home run call. "Back, back, back, back. Gone."
- Touchdown call: "He-could-go-all-the-way!"
- Football running call: "Whoop!"
- 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.
- Is a huge fan of the Buffalo Bills and best friends with Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly.
- Is an avid fan of the Canadian Football League (CFL); he is known to cover CFL games on a regular basis.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6259 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 24, 2010.
- Berman was a season ticket holder for the Hartford Whalers, and was a strong supporter of the team's staying in Connecticut.
- [on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers] This is the franchise that invented losing.
- Nobody circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills.
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