Carson Kressley
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| Carson Kressley | |
 Carson Kressley in July 2006. |
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| Birth name | Carson Lee Kressley |
| Born | November 11, 1969 Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Official site | CarsonKressley.com |
Carson Lee Kressley (born November 11, 1969 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania) is the fashion expert on the American television program Queer Eye, where he is one of the show's "Fab Five" members.
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[edit] Biography
Kressley was born and raised in Claussville, in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. His family raised ponies and he competed in equine events from an early age, and was a member of the U.S. World Cup Saddle Seat equitation team. [1]
Growing up, he attended Northwestern Lehigh High School in the Northwestern Lehigh School District. He graduated from Gettysburg College with a degree in management and fine art in 1991, with Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude honors. While at Gettysburg College, Kressley became a brother of Alpha Phi Omega.
He currently resides in New York City, where he is active in numerous gay-rights, animal and health-related charities.
[edit] Career
He began as an independent stylist, then worked for Ralph Lauren from 1994 until 2002, working in several areas including menswear and corporate advertising. His leap into television took place in 2003 when he gained great exposure as the "fashion savant" on Queer Eye when the show debuted on the Bravo cable television network. He remains active and visible on television as a fashion critic or commentator. Kressley has frequently appeared on The Today Show and for the E! Network, among others, and has critiqued red carpet fashions at high-profile events such as the Oscars and the Golden Globes. In 2005 he acted as a judge for the Miss Universe pageant, which aired live from Bangkok, Thailand. In 2006 he returned to the Miss Universe pageant, but as commentator, and was also commentator for the 2006 Miss USA.
Since the success of Queer Eye he has pursued various acting opportunities. In 2005, Kressley made his film debut in the movie The Perfect Man starring Heather Locklear and Hilary Duff, playing Lance, a bartender. In July 2006 he announced he had started production on his second feature, The Year Without a Santa Claus, playing an elf. This TV movie, starring John Goodman as Santa, aired December 11th, 2006 on NBC.
He has also pursued fashion design opportunities. In November 2006, Kressley is scheduled to release his own fashion line, "Perfect" on QVC. [2]
He is the author of the 2004 book Off The Cuff: The essential style guide for men and the women who love them (ISBN 0-525-94836-8). He also has authored a children's book called You're Different and That's Super, the story of a unicorn among a herd of colts. He co-authored Queer Eye for the Straight Guy with the four other cast members in 2003.
In February 2007, he was announced as the host of new Lifetime makeover show, How to Look Good Naked (a US version of a British show). The pilot is due to start shooting later in February. [3]
In April 2006, Kressley became ordained over the Internet as a minister of the Universal Life Church, in order to be able to perform a wedding ceremony during an episode of Queer Eye[4].
Through a flub, he announced he had been ordained by the "Universal Unitarian Church of Modesto, California", much to the amusement of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Modesto, California.
[edit] Awards
- In 2004 Queer Eye won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Reality Program." It was also nominated again for that category in 2005.
[edit] References
- ^ CarsonKressley.com. Retrieved on October, 2006.
- ^ QVC.com. Retrieved on November, 2006.
- ^ Variety.com. Retrieved on February, 2007.
- ^ "Queer Eye" episode 4.2, "Marriage, Vegas Style: Asher and Tsiliana", aired 6/13/2006 http://www.bravotv.com/Queer_Eye/
