Al Roker, 56, (Today airs daily at 7 a.m. and Wake Up With Al is on The Weather Channel daily at 6 a.m.) shares the 25 things you don't know about him with Us Weekly.
1. I am extremely shy.
2. I am an animation freak and own more than 100 original cels.
3. I don't like coconut.
4. I hate when you hold a door open and people don't say "thank you."
5. I am the oldest of six kids.
6. I think Brian Williams is one of the three funniest people on the planet.
7. My wife, Deborah Roberts, has a wicked sense of humor.
8. I miss my parents every day.
9. I refuse to go to horror movies.
10. I love riding trains.
11. Even though I lost 140 pounds, I still think of myself as fat.
12. I am Willard Scott's love child.
13. I would give half my possessions to find the portal to Toontown.
14. I like pie.
15. I hate running.
16. I run so I can eat pie.
17. I've written cookbooks, books on fatherhood and mysteries.
18. I'm very subtle about plugging my projects.
19. I can still fly into a rage when, in broad daylight, wearing a suit, I get passed up by a cabdriver.
20. My two favorite candies are York Peppermint Patties and PayDay.
21. Fun-size candy bars are no fun at all!
22. I own all five seasons of the A-Team on DVD.
23. I find it hard coming up with 25 things people don't know about me.
24. But I'm pretty good at padding out this list.
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25. I am Lenny Kravitz's cousin. By admitting this in public, I forfeit a monthly stipend to keep this fact quiet.
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