Erin Andrews

Erin Andrews

Active - 2012 - 2013  |   Born - May 4, 1978 in Lewiston, Maine, United States  |   Genres - Comedy, Sports & Recreation, Drama

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The daughter of six-time Emmy-winning journalist Steve Andrews, sportscaster Erin Andrews seemingly had a genetic advantage in her chosen career. After working in the local and regional sports journalism scene in her home state of Florida during the early 2000s, the striking reporter joined ESPN in 2004. She would cover hockey, football, basketball, and other professional sports over the coming years, though she would also garner attention in 2009 when a nude video of her circulated on the Internet. The clip was recorded through a peephole in her hotel room without her knowledge, resulting in a federal suit against the man responsible for the video, who pleaded guilty to charges of interstate stalking. Andrews bounced back, however, joining the cast of the popular reality series Dancing with the Stars in 2010. Two years later she landed her first film role -- as a receptionist for a character played by ESPN alumni Dan Patrick in the Adam Sandler comedy That's My Boy.

Factsheet

  • Danced for the University of Florida Gators basketball dance team, The Dazzlers, from 1997 to 2000.
  • Began her broadcasting career as a sideline reporter or studio host for all four major sports with Fox Sports Florida, Sunshine, TBS and Turner Sports South.
  • Joined ESPN in 2004 and quickly became a sideline fixture at hockey, college football and basketball games, later adding Major League Baseball to her schedule.
  • Voted America's Sexiest Sportscaster multiple times by Playboy Magazine.  
  • Struck by a foul ball (hit by Alex Cora) at a Dodgers-Mets game in New York, but was reported to only have sustained a bruised chin following a trip to the hospital.
  • Appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss the invasion-of-privacy case in which an Illinois man made a video recording of her through a hotel peep hole and posted it on the Internet. The man was sentenced to 30 months in prison.
  • Chosen as a contestant for Season 10 of Dancing With the Stars on ABC.