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Al Roker is a Actor American born on 20 august 1954 at Queens (USA)

Al Roker

Al Roker
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Birth name Albert Lincoln Roker, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 20 august 1954 (69 years) at Queens (USA)
Awards Daytime Emmy Award

Albert Lincoln "Al" Roker, Jr. (born August 20, 1954) is an American television personality, weather forecaster, actor, and book author. He is best known as being the weather anchor on NBC's Today. From Monday, July 20, 2009 to Friday, October 2, 2015, he co-hosting his morning show, Wake Up with Al, on The Weather Channel, which aired weekdays live from 5:30 to 7:00 am ET one hour and a half earlier than Today. Roker also appears occasionally on NBC Nightly News. He holds an expired American Meteorological Society Television Seal #238. Writing with Dick Lochte, Roker began a series of murder mysteries in 2009 that feature Billy Blessing, a celebrity chef turned amateur detective. The second book in the series, The Midnight Show Murders (2010), was nominated for a 2011 Nero Award. On November 12, 2014, 10 PM EST, Roker attempted to beat the previous unofficial world record for an uninterrupted live weather report of 33-hours held by Norwegian weather broadcaster Eli Kari Gjengedal. On November 14, 2014, 8 AM EST, Roker set the new official Guinness World Record by reporting for 34-hours.

Biography

Roker's wife, his second, is fellow journalist Deborah Roberts, who has reported for both ABC and NBC, met Roker when she joined NBC in 1990 as a reporter.

Roker has three children, two daughters Courtney (b. 1987) and Leila (b. 1998) and one son Nicholas Albert (b. 2002).

On November 7, 2010, he ran in the ING New York City Marathon.




Health issues
In 2002, Roker underwent gastric bypass surgery to lose weight, which he said he did after failing at numerous diets. Eight months after that surgery, the New York Daily News reported he had dropped 100 pounds (45 kg) off his 320-pound figure. On Thursday, June 7, Roker underwent a total knee arthoplasty (replacement, or "TKA") on his left knee. In 2005, Roker had a back operation.


Charity work
In 2007, Roker became an official supporter of Ronald McDonald House Charities and is a member of their celebrity board, called the Friends of RMHC. He also served as the official spokesperson for Amtrak's National Train Day, which took place on May 10, 2008.


Olympic logo controversy
"Remember that controversial Olympic logo for the 2012 Olympics in London? Some folks have complained that the campaign actually sent them into epileptic seizures. Well, we asked you to weigh in on our website in an informal poll; those of you who could get up off the floor after shaking around were able to actually log in"— Al Roker, June 7, 2007, describing the reaction to the logo for 2012 Summer Olympics

The following day Roker stated, "I started joking about [the logo]. I want to make this clear—I was not joking about epilepsy or anyone who suffers from epilepsy. We understand and know that this is a serious affliction and would never joke about that. We were joking about the logo—not about epilepsy. If anybody was offended, I heartily and really humbly apologize."


White House accidental defecation incident
In 2010, Roker made headlines after he admitted in a nationally televised interview that he had defecated in his pants during a visit to the White House, following his gastric bypass surgery.

Usually with

Ian Ziering
Ian Ziering
(5 films)
Tara Reid
Tara Reid
(5 films)
Chris Miller
Chris Miller
(2 films)
Paul Feig
Paul Feig
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Al Roker (17 films)

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Actor

Zombieland: Double Tap, 1h39
Directed by Ruben Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films
Actors Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Rosario Dawson, Zoey Deutch
Roles Reporter
Rating67% 3.353153.353153.353153.353153.35315
Dix ans après, Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita et Little Rock font toujours équipe et luttent ensemble pour survivre face aux zombies, qui avec le temps ont évolué : parmi les zombies simples sont apparus les « Homer », en surpoids et simples d'esprit, les « Hawking », capables de stratégie, les « ninjas », rapides et silencieux, mais surtout les « T-800 », plus féroces et résistants aux balles. Le groupe trouve un temps refuge dans la Maison-Blanche. Mais des tensions apparaissent dans le groupe : Columbus et Wichita vivent leur petite vie de couple jusqu'à ce que Columbus demande la main de Wichita, et Tallahassee « couve » Little Rock comme un père, alors que cette dernière, devenue jeune adulte, a des envies d'ailleurs et d'être avec des gens de son âge. Une nuit, Wichita et Little Rock décident de partir à bord de la voiture blindée et surarmée de Tallahassee.
The Last Sharknado: It's About Time, 1h30
Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Time travel films, Films about sharks, Natural horror films, Mise en scène d'un poisson, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Cassie Scerbo, Vivica A. Fox, Judah Friedlander, Tori Spelling
Roles Al Roker
Rating35% 1.777011.777011.777011.777011.77701
À l’issue de Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017), la tornade de requins avait dévasté la Terre et saccagé le patrimoine de l'humanité, de la Muraille de Chine aux Pyramides d'Égypte. Humanité dont il ne restait d’ailleurs plus grand monde. Fin Shepard (Ian Ziering), se retrouvait seul, errant dans un décor de fin du monde.
Ghostbusters, 1h56
Directed by Paul Feig
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Feminist films, Politique, Ghost films, Political films
Actors Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Chris Hemsworth, Leslie Jones, Andy García
Roles Al Roker
Rating67% 3.3822953.3822953.3822953.3822953.382295
Erin Gilbert (Wiig) and Abby Yates (McCarthy) are a pair of unheralded authors who write a book positing that ghosts are real. A few years later, Gilbert lands a prestigious teaching position at Columbia University, but her book resurfaces and she is laughed out of academia. Gilbert reunites with Yates and others when ghosts invade Manhattan and she and her team have to save the world.
Kung Fu Panda 3, 1h35
Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Animation, Martial arts
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Martial arts films, Films about apes, Mise en scène d'un tigre, Kung fu films, Wuxia films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Panda
Actors Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Rebel Wilson, Bryan Cranston, Mads Mikkelsen
Roles Sum (voice)
Rating70% 3.546943.546943.546943.546943.54694
Po reunites with his biological father and travels with him to a secret sanctuary of pandas where, to his surprise, he does not fit in. There he meets Mei Mei, an overly eager panda, who had been promised to Po through an arranged marriage when they were children. To make matters worse, an evil ancient spirit called Kai begins terrorizing China and stealing the powers of defeated kung fu masters. Now, in the face of incredible odds, Po must learn to train a village of clumsy, fun-loving pandas to become a band of Kung Fu Pandas.
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens, 1h25
Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Disaster, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about sharks, Natural horror films, Mise en scène d'un poisson, Disaster films
Actors Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Gary Busey, Cody Linley, Ryan Newman, David Hasselhoff
Roles Al Roker
Rating39% 1.964231.964231.964231.964231.96423
L'histoire se déroule cinq ans après les événements de Sharknado 3. La tempête porteuse de requins tueurs est de retour et la cible des squales est à présent Las Vegas. Après avoir ravagé la ville, le Sharknado se déplace et frappe plusieurs états du centre des États-Unis, sans façade maritime, qui n'ont pas l'habitude des cyclones se formant au-dessus de la mer, mais plutôt des tornades continentales. En se déplaçant et frappant diverses installations (barrage Hoover, champ de pétrole, transformateur électrique, centrale nucléaire), la tornade change de nature en se chargeant de matières de plus en plus dangereuses : poussières, pierres, pétrole, feu, électricité à haute tension, et même radioactivité. Toute la famille Shepard, enfin réunie, va devoir unir ses forces pour en venir à bout.
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming, 1h30
Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about sharks, Natural horror films, Mise en scène d'un poisson, Disaster films
Actors Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Cassie Scerbo, Masiela Lusha, Olivia Newton-John, Chris Kattan
Roles Al Roker
Rating39% 1.971041.971041.971041.971041.97104
Invité à Londres par le gouvernement britannique pour participer à une conférence de l'OTAN comme spécialiste en combat contre les requins, Fin est entraîné par Nova à explorer un temple souterrain situé sous Stonehenge. Des peintures rupestres leur apprennent que l'humanité a déjà été confrontée aux Sharknado à la préhistoire, mais les humains ont conçu un artefact (en forme d'aileron dorsal de requin) pour contrôler ces tornades. En s'en emparant, Fin et Nova déclenchent involontairement un Sharkado mondial qui frappe successivement les plus grandes villes du monde : Londres, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Tokyo... Leur fils Gil ayant été aspiré par la tornade à Londres, Fin et sa femme April la poursuivent à travers le monde, pour tenter de sauver leur fils et empêcher la fin du monde.
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, 1h33
Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Disaster, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about sharks, Natural horror films, Mise en scène d'un poisson, Disaster films
Actors Ian Ziering, David Hasselhoff, Tara Reid, Frankie Muniz, Cassie Scerbo, Ryan Newman
Roles Al Roker
Rating40% 2.011722.011722.011722.011722.01172
Fin et April passent leurs vacances d'été en Floride. Pas de chance ! Cet État, habituellement ensoleillé, est détrempé par la pluie. Mais il y a pire : un Sharknado s'annonce. C'est toute la côte Est, d'Orlando à Washington, qui cette fois-ci sert de garde-manger aux requins volants. Fin et April vont devoir, une fois de plus, sortir le grand jeu.
Sharknado 2: The Second One, 1h35
Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about sharks, Natural horror films, Mise en scène d'un poisson, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, Vivica A. Fox, Kelly Osbourne, Kari Wuhrer, Judah Friedlander
Roles Al Roker
Rating40% 2.0094652.0094652.0094652.0094652.009465
Fin Shepard and his ex-wife April Wexler are flying to New York City to promote How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters, a book April has written about the Los Angeles sharknado. As the plane comes in for a landing through a storm, it is battered by airborne sharks, losing an engine. Sharks enter the plane, killing passengers and crew, including both pilots. While Fin successfully lands the plane, April's hand is bitten off by a shark while she attempts to shoot it with an air marshal's handgun.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, 1h35
Directed by Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Comedy science fiction films, Films about apes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bridget Hoffman, Neil Patrick Harris, Andy Samberg
Roles Patrick Patrickson (voice)
Rating63% 3.1512653.1512653.1512653.1512653.151265
After Flint Lockwood and his friends save the world from the food storm in the first film, super-inventor Chester V, the CEO of Live Corp, is tasked to clean the island. He relocates Flint, his friends, and the citizens of Swallow Falls to San Franjose, California. Unbeknownst to Flint, the FLDSMDFR survived the explosion and landed in the center of the island, and Chester is determined to find it. Chester invites Flint, his biggest fan, to work at Live Corp, where he meets Chester's assistant Barb, a talking orangutan with human intelligence. Six months later, Flint humiliates himself during a promotion ceremony when his invention, the "Celebrationator", explodes. Meanwhile, Chester is informed that his search-parties on the island have been attacked by monstrous cheeseburgers named Cheespiders (a combination of a Cheeseburger and a Spider) which are learning how to swim. Seemingly fearing the world's inevitable doom, Chester tasks Flint to find the FLDSMDFR and destroy it once and for all. Despite Chester's demands to keep the mission classified, Flint recruits his girlfriend, meteorologist Sam Sparks; her cameraman Manny; police officer Earl Devereaux; Steve, a monkey who communicates via a device on his chest; and "Chicken" Brent. Much to Flint's dismay, his father Tim joins the crew and they travel to Swallow Falls on his fishing boat.
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!, 1h28
Directed by Peter Lord
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Political films, Children's films, Films about royalty
Actors Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Imelda Staunton, David Tennant, Jeremy Piven
Roles Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens (US) (voice)
Rating66% 3.347423.347423.347423.347423.34742
In 1837, the Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant), inexpert in the ways of pirates, leads a close-knit, rag-tag group of amateur pirates who are trying to make a name for themselves on the high seas. To prove himself and his crew, the Pirate Captain enters the Pirate of the Year competition, with the winner being whoever can plunder the most. After several failed attempts to plunder mundane ships, the Pirate Captain talks with his best friend and first mate, the Pirate with a Scarf (Martin Freeman), about giving up and selling baby clothes as a living, but is convinced to try boarding the next ship they find, which happens to be the Beagle. They find no treasure but succeed in capturing Charles Darwin (David Tennant). Darwin recognizes the crew's pet Polly as the last living dodo, and implores the Pirate Captain to enter it into the Scientist of the Year competition at the Royal Society in London for a valuable prize. The Pirate Captain directs his ship to London. The Pirates disguise themselves as Girl Scouts, so that they don't get caught and executed, as Queen Victoria has a strong hatred of Pirates.
The Big Year, 1h40
Directed by David Frankel
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Rosamund Pike, JoBeth Williams, Rashida Jones
Roles New York Weatherman
Rating61% 3.098473.098473.098473.098473.09847
The film follows three amateur birders who each set out to achieve a Big Year. They are Brad Harris (Jack Black), a 36-year-old computer programmer based in Baltimore; Stu Preissler (Steve Martin), founder and CEO of a New York company bearing his name; and a roofing contractor named Kenny Bostick (Owen Wilson), who holds the current Big Year record of 732 birds.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 1h30
Directed by Chris Miller, Phil Lord
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Cooking films, Comedy science fiction films, Films about apes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Neil Patrick Harris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T
Roles Patrick Patrickson (voice)
Rating68% 3.446893.446893.446893.446893.44689
Flint Lockwood is a wannabe-scientist who lives in Swallow Falls, a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean that has sardines as the base of its economy. Flint lives with Tim, his widowed technophobic father who misunderstands his son's talent, and his pet monkey, Steve. Despite Flint's zealous enthusiasm, his inventions, including spray-on shoes, a remote controlled television, rat birds, hair-un-balder, and a flying car, all ended in failure.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, 1h29
Directed by Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Mise en scène d'une girafe, Films about lions, Films about birds, Films about apes, Films about penguins, Buddy films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer
Roles Newscaster (voice)
Rating65% 3.298713.298713.298713.298713.29871
As a cub, Alex the Lion was called Alakay and was the son of Zuba, the alpha lion. Though Zuba tries to teach Alakay to be a hunter, the cub is more interested in dancing, and is captured by poachers when Makunga, Zuba's rival, challenges Zuba to a fight for the position of alpha lion. Alakay is forced into a crate, and taken away despite Zuba's attempts to rescue him. The crate falls into the ocean where it drifts to New York. There, Alakay is renamed Alex and sent to the Central Park Zoo where he grew up, meeting Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, and Gloria the Hippopotamus. Most of the events of the first film are then described through a series of news flashes.
Unaccompanied Minors, 1h29
Directed by Paul Feig
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Christmas films, Transport films, Aviation films, Children's films
Actors Lewis Black, B. J. Novak, Wilmer Valderrama, Tyler James Williams, Dyllan Christopher, Brett Kelly
Roles Self
Rating53% 2.658272.658272.658272.658272.65827
Spencer Davenport (Dyllan Christopher) and his sister Katherine must fly from California to Pennsylvania on Christmas Eve to spend the holidays with their dad, an environmentalist. Unfortunately, during their layover at the Hoover Airport in Kansas, a massive blizzard grounds all planes and cancels all flights, and the siblings are sent to the anarchic UM (unaccompanied minors') room, where they meet Christmas-spirited, but Jewish, smarty-pants Charlie Goldfinch (Tyler James Williams), surly and tomboyish tough girl Donna Malone (Quinn Shephard), glamorous and arrogant rich girl Grace Conrad (Gia Mantegna), and mysterious Beef Wellington (Brett Kelly).
Robots
Robots (2005)
, 1h31
Directed by Carlos Saldanha, Chris Wedge
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Animation, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Robot films
Actors Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear, Mel Brooks, Amanda Bynes
Roles Mailbox (voice)
Rating63% 3.199983.199983.199983.199983.19998
In Rivet Town, Herb Copperbottom, a dishwasher at Gunk's Greasy Spoon diner, races through the streets, elated that he is going to be a father. He and his wife, Lydia, after 12 hours of "labor", construct the baby. He is named Rodney, and he becomes a young inventor who dreams of making the world a better place. Rodney idolizes Bigweld, a master inventor and owner of Bigweld Industries. During Rodney's adolescence, he invents a gadget, "Wonderbot", intended to help his father clean the dishes at the restaurant. When Herb's supervisor unexpectedly confronts them, Wonderbot breaks dishes, causing Herb to be put in debt and Rodney to be dismissed. Rodney takes his invention to Robot City to see Bigweld and get a job as an inventor at Bigweld Industries, so that he can help his father pay back his supervisor. His father encourages him and confides that he has always regretted not pursuing his dream of becoming a musician. Rodney arrives in Robot City and meets Fender, a ramshackle robot who takes souvenir photos and sells maps to the stars' homes. After a spectacular but harrowing ride on the crosstown express, Rodney arrives at the gate of Bigweld Industries.