Behr is of South African Jewish descent. She is a graduate of the Sylvia Young Theatre School, and was discovered by Pet Shop Boys manager Tom Watkins, who put her in his female Bros concept, Faith Hope and Charity singing alongside future Xpansions star Sally Ann Marsh, signed to the WEA record company. However the band was not successful and Behr moved into television production.

Dani Behr was a presenter on the late night Channel 4 music show, The Word, for five years. She went on to present over 30 TV shows, including The Big Breakfast, Hotel Babylon, Ice Warriors, and in 2002 The Saturday Show for the BBC.

After numerous presenting jobs for shows in the United States, Behr decided to move permanently to Hollywood to begin presenting "Extra" for NBC. She went on Read more...

Behr has dated several high-profile names whilst living in the UK, including footballer Les Ferdinand, Ryan Giggs and J from boy band '5ive'. During this time her relationships were well publicised by the tabloids. Behr married American restaurateur (Founder of Kauai Juice, South Africa) and surfer Carl Harwin in Malibu, California, on 5 May 2005 - with pictures of the wedding featured in Hello! Read more...