Becoming a MTV VJ was the last thing on Carson Daly's mind. In fact, Daly aspired to become a priest or a professional golfer, not a MTV icon.Born in Santa Monica, California, Daly grew up with strong Christian beliefs. He was a lover of golf and was part of the Santa Monica High School Vikings golf team. His hard work on the course paid off when he was awarded a partial golf scholarship to Loyola Marymount University where he opted to major in Theology.By the end of his first semester, Daly dropped out of Loyola Marymount University and relocated to Palm Springs, California. He had given up
For years, New Year's Eve was Dick Clark's domain with New Year's Rockin' Eve, but now Carson Daly hosts his own special on NBC (New Year's Eve with...) that's much more rockin' in the tradition of the early days of the show Clark