Born in October 31, 1966, Hammer whose real name is Andrew Goldberg, grew up in New York and studied at the University of Hartford. He graduated in Philosophy in the year 1988. He is actively involved with the official Jewish fraternity in America which is called as Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. He is also a professional model who has appeared in books, magazines, and music videos.

Profession

Hammer started his career in journalism when he worked with WNBC Radio situated in New York City at the young age of 15. He then worked at Court TV anchoring its crime and justice show ‘Hollywood Heat’. He also worked for Sirius Satellite Radio hosting several of its entertainment programs. He has also anchored programs like the Good Day New York, which is a daily program telecast in the mornings, and the entertainment news program Extra. He also hosted the News Live program at E! Channel. He later joined CNN and HLN, and has been with the network since he started working there in the year 2005. His radio stint includes his time at VH1 where he hosted the popular show ‘Top 10 Countdown’. He also covered the special events, daily entertainment and music show and the live awards coverage. He also worked for WPLI for a period of four and a half years and at the Z100 of New York City.

Professional Model

Hammer, who is good looking and attractive, is also a professional model. He has modeled for the book Heartthrob: A Hundred Years of Beautiful Men and has also appeared in the book The Mane Thing written by stylist Kevin Mancuso. He has also featured in the music video by Debbie Gibson titled ‘What You Want’.

Hammer has spent over twenty years in the entertainment industry anchoring live events related to movies, music, and other entertainment shows. Hammer also loves to involve himself in social service and charity work. He works for Birch Service during his spare time, which is a pediatric AIDS service organization situated in New York. He is a strong supporter of gay marriage.