Dave Salmoni

Profession

Producer

Exclusive: Animal Planet Gets Back to Nature With Frontier Earth

Animal Planet expanded its focus a few years ago, adopting the "Surprisingly Human" tagline and adding shows about people with unique animal stories (think Mike Tyson raising pigeons).

Mon, Mar 26, 2012

Exclusive: Animal Planet Gets Back to Nature With Frontier Earth

Behind the Scenes: Expedition Impossible's Moroccan Adventure

"Let's run to the top of that dune!" yells animal trainer and Expedition Impossible host Dave Salmoni as he guides me to the top of a Saharan sand dune in the southeastern part of Morocco. We're overlooking caravans of camels crossing the horizon against the setting sun. "You've got a friend coming over to say hi," he says, glancing at the dune beetles surrounding our serene ridge — and getting a little too close for comfort. "You've got a beetle-buddy right on your ass!" Salmoni says, laughing. "He wants your shade." It's the evening before the newest reality competition...

Thu, Jun 23, 2011

Behind the Scenes: Expedition Impossible's Moroccan Adventure

Dave Salmoni Shares His Fatal Attractions

Really, who hasn't dreamed of keeping a pet tiger in their apartment? The difference, however, is that the folks profiled in Animal Planet's hit series make it a reality — often with tragic consequences. It's not called Fatal Attractions for nothing (Friday, 9/8c, Animal Planet). We asked Dave Salmoni, the network's large-predator expert, what motivates people to bring the wild things where they are. ...

Fri, Oct 29, 2010

Dave Salmoni Shares His Fatal Attractions

Watercooler: Chelsea Lately's Animal Attraction

Turns out those tabloids weren't totally wrong. Last night on Chelsea Lately, Chelsea Handler welcomed "rumored lover" Dave Salmoni for what would normally have been a run-of-the-mill animal segment...

Tue, Jul 20, 2010

Watercooler: Chelsea Lately's Animal Attraction

NBC Announces Leno's Tonight Show Guest List

Jay Leno returns to hosting The Tonight Show on March 1, and his first two weeks on the job will include a lot of A-list names, as the guest list below indicates. But will the star power be enough to wipe the slate clean after this winter's bitter late-night debacle?NBC debuts new Tonight Show with Jay Leno promosMonday, March 1: Jamie Foxx, Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn and a musical performance by Brad Paisley...

Mon, Feb 22, 2010