- Born
- Birth nameNathan Jay Berkus
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Nathan Jay Berkus was born on 17 September 1971 in Orange County, California, USA. He began working in interior design straight out of high school and interned at Dominique Aurientis in Paris and Sotheby's in Chicago. He then went on to study at Lake Forest College in Chicago and graduated with degrees in French and Sociology. After college, Nate took a full time job at Leslie Hindman's auction house before beginning his own Chicago-based company, Nate Berkus Associates, in 1995. Nate has won many awards and commendations during his career including: Chicago Social Magazine Design Director 2000, House Beautiful's Next Wave Design Talent 2003, and Craine Business Magazine's 40 Under 40 To Watch 2003. Nate is currently single and lives in Chicago, Illinois, where he runs his own interior design company. He also makes regular guest appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986).
- IMDb mini biography by: Calliope
- SpouseJeremiah Brent(May 3, 2014 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenOskarPoppy
- His former partner, Fernando Bengoechea, was killed when the tsunami hit Sri Lanka in December 2004. The couple were vacationing there at the time.
- Cites Auntie Mame (1958), Casino (1995), The Fountainhead (1949), Howards End (1992), Interiors (1978), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Pillow Talk (1959), Sabrina (1954), and Something's Gotta Give (2003) as his "favorite all-time personal favorite design-inspiring films".
- He was born in Southern California, but he was raised in Minnetonka, Minnesota. He went through the Hopkins school district from kindergarten through high school, and graduated from Hopkins High School in Minnetonka.
- In 1995, he started his own design firm, Nate Berkus Associates.
- Graduated from Lake Forest College in Illinois with a degree in French and Sociology.
- I didn't know this was going to be my calling, I just knew I was sensitive to surroundings.
- I made my parents crazy. As a kid, I redecorated my bedroom every month. I would literally save my allowance and go buy things.
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