Grew up in Montreal, Canada. Has a dog named, Stinky. Underwent a kidney transplant on January 14, 2005, in L.A., receiving the kidney from a close friend. He suffers from polycystic kidney disease. The transplanted kidney became infected and had to be removed on June 27 at an undisclosed Los Angeles-area hospital. He was fired from his job on "Today" three weeks after his kidney transplant operation in January 2005
