Carson Daly has become one of the familiar faces on television since the late ’90s.

Daly’s rise to fame started when he joined MTV in the late ’90s.

“I literally was OK with having nothing,” Daly added.

Carson Daly holding up peace sign

In 1997, he started working part-time for MTV to earn some extra money.

But little did he know that his life was about to be changed.

Soon, he decided to quit the KROQ job and began working full-time for MTV.

Carson Daly and Jennifer Lopez talking

At the time, he just wanted to work and be around music.

As time passed, Daly began associating with other big networks such as NBC to boost his career.