The Hollywood 5 is a fast-paced countdown of the stories you and your friends are talking about wrapped in your favorite music and delivered by Bert Weiss! Each week Bert counts down to the #1 story in Hollywood with the help of his celebrity friends and Hollywood insiders. With exclusive access to celeb-filled red carpets, premieres and parties, The Hollywood 5 is everywhere! From the inside scoop to the music, The Hollywood 5 countdown is your new pop culture fix.
About Bert:
At a very young age, I was absolutely certain what I wanted to do for a living. There was never a doubt in my mind. Being a sportscaster was my focus in high school and college and nothing could change that course! Except when a country radio station in San Diego offered me… wait for it… $16,500… to assist in the promotions department, run the research department and be a small part of the station’s morning show. At 20 years old, I immediately abandoned my life journey to dabble in morning radio and live the life of the rich and famous on $16,500.
My wife and I met at a radio station promotion in Washington, DC, and I can point to that ONE day as the most important of my life. She’s every literal cliché in the book for me. She has changed my life in so many ways; she’s made me a better man, helped me escape my demons, taught me how to love and given me two remarkable sons, Hayden and Hollis.
My passion is traveling. I want to see it all. I’ve hiked in Venezuela, surfed in Costa Rica, almost drowned in Hawaii, driven beach buggies in Brazil, danced at midnight on a rooftop in Colombia, gotten caught in a sea storm off Capri, crashed a scooter in Greece, sailed around the Caribbean for New Year’s…I am the most interesting man in the world, now that I think of it.
What else? I’m a gym rat, but no meathead. I can’t jump rope. My favorite comedy is either The Hangover or Bridesmaids. I’m not ashamed to say I cried at the end of reading The Notebook. I hate running. I’ve lied to my wife for over a decade and told her I like U2 way more than I really do ‘cause it’s her favorite band. I’m quite sure I have ADD. I’m conflicted about my religion. My biggest accomplishment is being the father and husband I have learned to be. My biggest frustration is that I can’t get good at surfing and I can’t grasp anything but basic Spanish. I’m a germaphobe.
My wife and I have a nonprofit called Bert’s Big Adventure. We take children that have chronic and terminal illnesses down to Walt Disney World on an all-expenses-paid, five- day trip and we bring everybody in their family! Pure magic!
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