Carson Kressley | |
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Born | Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 11, 1969
Alma mater | Gettysburg College |
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Years active | 2003–present |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Board member of | The True Colors Fund The American Saddlebred Museum Thomas Jefferson University |
Awards | Outstanding Reality Program (Primetime Emmy - 2004) for Queer Eye for the Straight Guy |
Carson Kressley (born November 11, 1969)[1] is an American television personality, actor, and designer. Beginning in 2003, he appeared in the Bravo series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. He was also the motivational host of the TV show How to Look Good Naked and OWN's Carson Nation and a contestant on season 13 of Dancing with the Stars.
Since 2015, Kressley has been a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race. Beginning in October 2018, he teamed up with former Queer Eye colleague Thom Filicia for a new series called Get a Room with Carson & Thom on Bravo. The series followed the two as Thom mentored Carson in the interior design business, and featured two clients in each episode. The show lasted one ten-episode season on Bravo, with the final episode broadcast on December 22, 2018.[2]