Al Roker / Biography

Daughter Leila, with wife Deborah Roberts, was born. [November 1998]
Welcomed second child, with wife Deborah Roberts, son Nicholas Albert on July 18, 2002.
Graduated from State University of New York (SUNY) College at Oswego with a degree in communications.
Graduated from the prestigious Xavier High School in New York City, where he was a member of the Cartooning & Illustration club.
Went through stomach by-pass surgery which he chronicled on the Today Show in order to educate other obese people that something can be done to help them.
Initially wanted to be a cartoonist before he got into television.
Double majored in graphic design and broadcasting/journalism in college.
31 August 2005 - Underwent back surgery for a ruptured disc.
Cousin of Roxie Roker and her son, singer Lenny Kravitz.