Biography
Few celebrities claim a broader omnipresence in the media than former MTV veejay and all-around heartthrob Carson Daly. This quintessential Southern California native shot to fame in the late '90s, initially as the host of the MTV channel's Total Request Live -- a long-running showcase for the most requested music videos of the day, voted on by viewers. In time (around January 2002), Daly left the program and received an offer from NBC to host one of that network's late-late-night talk spots,
Last Call with Carson Daly, which premiered to -- and sustained -- excellent ratings, particularly given the limited viewership at that hour and competition from the likes of Craig Kilborn and others. Off-camera, Daly has been romantically linked with
Tara Reid (to whom he was engaged for a time) and
Jennifer Love Hewitt. In addition to the said television gigs, Daly's resumé sports appearances in such features as the 2001
Josie and the Pussycats (opposite Reid),
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002), and
Windy City Heat (2003). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide