Dave Salmoni Biography
Daniel Foster | Name | dave salmoni |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Place of birth / city | sarnia |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Animal trainer |
| Net worth | N/A |
| eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| weight in kg | N/A |
| Famous for | Animal trainer, animator, producer |
| subject with | Chelsea Handler |
| Married | N/A |
| Education | Laurentian University |
Synopsis
Dave Salmoni is a Canadian animator, animal trainer, television producer, and entertainer. He also has his own production company, Triosphere, based in South Africa. Likewise, he has also specialized in movies about wildlife.
Early life
Dave Salmoni was born on September 4, 1975 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. His father was a chemical engineer and his mother a competitive figure skating coach. Salmoni went on to study zoology at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario and was also certified in chemical restraint of wildlife. He wrote his undergraduate thesis on tracking the hibernation of Canadian black bears.
early career
In 1998, Dave Salmoni began his career as an animal trainer at Bowmanville Zoological Prak. However, he left Canada for South Africa as part of the controversial tiger reconstruction project in 2000. At that time, he was attacked by one of his trained big cats named Bongo.
Producer
Dave Salmoni has also produced and hosted several television documentaries, including Sharks: Are They Getting Us? , Into the Lion Den for both the Discovery Channel and Living with Tigers. Dave has also starred on the show Animal Face-off as a pundit and presenter. He currently produces and hosts the Discovery Channel show Rogue Nature along with Into the Pride and After the Attack on Animal Planet.
Controversy
Dave Salmoni has also been criticized by reputable research biologists for his theatrics, which is an effort to make television more entertaining at the expense of wild lions. According to them, it is not appropriate to use wild animals as a source of entertainment, but Dave argued that he was not using wildlife for entertainment.
Personal life
Dave Salmoni was in a relationship with comedian Chelsea Handler. He even announced on his talk show that he was dating Animal Planet star Dave, but their relationship couldn’t last long and they broke up. He later began dating actress Bonnie Somerville in 2009. The couple began dating when he was featured as People magazine’s Sexy Man of the Week. The couple is still in the relationship and looks very happy together.
