Jeremiah Brent Explained
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Birth Name: | Jeremy Clevenger Johnson |
Birth Date: | 24 November 1984 |
Birth Place: | Modesto, California, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Modesto High School |
Occupation: | Interior decorator, television personality |
Alias: | Jeremiah Brent Berkus |
Children: | 2 |
Jeremiah Brent (born Jeremy Clevenger Johnson; November 24, 1984) is an American interior designer and television personality. He founded his design firm Jeremiah Brent Design (JBD) in 2011, a full-service interior design firm based in Los Angeles and New York City. He stars in the 2017 TLC series Nate & Jeremiah by Design (2017) and as the event designer in the Netflix reality series Say I Do (2020).
Early life and education
The son of Gwen A. Johnson and Terry Johnson, Brent was born and raised in Modesto, California. Growing up, his father was a deputy sheriff in Modesto and his mother was a paralegal in San Francisco.[1] Brent is a 2002 graduate of Modesto High School, where he went by the name Jeremy Johnson.[2] While at Modesto High, Brent was active in drama, speech and debate.
In 2004 at the age of 19, he moved to Los Angeles.[3] Brent spent his first year living on friends' couches and in his Jeep.[4] His first apartment was across the street from Covenant House, a shelter for homeless teens, which he later helped redesign.[5]
Career
Brent is an actor and producer, known for Nate & Jeremiah by Design (2017), The Nate & Jeremiah Home Project (2021), The Rachel Zoe Project (2011), Say I Do (2020), and Home Made Simple (2015). In early 2014, Brent and Nate Berkus were featured in clothier Banana Republic's "True Outfitters" ads in InStyle and Rolling Stone, among other magazines.[6] The New York Times noted they were the first same-sex couple to be featured in ads for the magazines.[7] Their Manhattan apartment was featured in the September 2015 issue of Architectural Digest magazine, where Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus appeared on the cover with their daughter Poppy.
Brent was featured in many television shows with a big break in 2011 when he became a styling associate to Rachel Zoe on her syndicated show The Rachel Zoe Project in the fourth season of the show. He has also appeared in covers of various publications such as Domino magazine, Architectural Digest, Harper's Bazaar and People magazine. He was host of the Emmy Award-winning show Home Made Simple, broadcast for two seasons on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network. Alongside his husband, fellow interior designer Nate Berkus, he launched in 2017 the TV show Nate & Jeremiah by Design broadcast on TLC network. In 2017, he also became part of Living Spaces, particularly Living Spaces presents Behind the Design. Brent and Berkus have been on the HGTV Show The Nate and Jeremiah Home Project, which premiered in 2021.[8]
In 2020, Brent began starring as the design expert on Netflix's reality show Say I Do - a wedding version of hit show Queer Eye.
In 2024 Netflix announced Brent will be joining the Queer Eye cast as the interior design expert in season nine.[9]
Personal life
After one year of dating, he became engaged to fellow interior designer and television personality Nate Berkus in April 2013.[10] They were married on May 4, 2014, in Manhattan.[11] The couple's Jewish–Buddhist ceremony was officiated by the then-president of the Oprah Winfrey Network, Sheri Salata.
Brent's daughter, Poppy Brent-Berkus, was born on March 23, 2015, and their son, Oskar Michael Brent-Berkus, followed on March 26, 2018.[12] [13] [14] Each child has distinct egg donors and surrogates contracted through Growing Generations, and neither Brent nor Berkus have publicly disclosed who the biological parents of their children are.[15]
In 2019, Brent and Berkus moved back to Manhattan.[16]
External links
Notes and References
- News: May 4, 2014 . A Friendship Has Designs of Its Own . April 22, 2019 . . Section ST, Page 21 . en-US . 0362-4331 . April 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422210353/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/fashion/weddings/a-friendship-has-designs-of-its-own.html . live .
- News: Rowland . Marijke . April 7, 2017 . Modesto High grad and husband Nate Berkus have designs on stardom in new TLC series . https://web.archive.org/web/20170722034300/https://www.modbee.com/news/article143365174.html . July 22, 2017 . The Modesto Bee.
- Web site: June 25, 2012 . Jeremiah Brent . https://web.archive.org/web/20190507144346/https://www.bravotv.com/people/jeremiah-brent . May 7, 2019 . The Rachel Zoe Project, Bravo . live .
- Web site: O Magazine X Covenant House LA. Brent. Jeremiah. October 20, 2017. O-Atrio. https://web.archive.org/web/20190507140818/https://o-atrio.com/blog/2017/10/19/covenant-house-la. May 7, 2019. dead.
- Web site: Jeremiah Brent Renovates Covenant House to Feel Like Home. Partner. Design. July 5, 2018. Living Spaces. https://web.archive.org/web/20190507144346/https://www.livingspaces.com/inspiration/ideas-advice/behind-the-design/jeremiah-brent-renovates-covenant-house-to-feel-like-home. May 7, 2019. live.
- Web site: TOO CUTE: Nate Berkus And His Fiancé Star In Banana Republic Campaign. February 26, 2014. HuffPost. February 28, 2024. February 28, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240228025243/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nate-berkus-banana-republic_n_4855870. live.
- News: Elliott . Stuart . February 20, 2014 . Banana Republic Ads With Real-Life Unions Include a Gay Couple . . Section B, Page 6.
- Web site: The Nate and Jeremiah Home Project . HGTV . March 3, 2024 . March 3, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240303125323/https://watch.hgtv.com/show/the-nate-and-jeremiah-home-project-hgtv-atve-us . live .
- Web site: Senanayake . Natalie . Jeremiah Brent Is Officially Joining the Cast of Queer Eye Following Bobby Berk's Exit . People . February 28, 2024 . February 28, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228162008/https://people.com/jeremiah-brent-queer-eye-bobby-berk-replacement-netflix-8406304?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=photo&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=&fbclid=IwAR3nP6pdpdJ1aFVEDnBWHrsZ4yJUf1z4HE0KCSVBy3gHEH8uBgaua-zsL90 . live .
- Web site: Boehm . Kristin . Triggs . Charlotte . April 10, 2013 . Nate Berkus Is Engaged to Jeremiah Brent . https://web.archive.org/web/20130411120846/https://people.com/people/article/0,,20689945,00.html . April 11, 2013 . People.
- Web site: Webber. Stephanie. Nate Berkus Marries Fiance Jeremiah Brent in NYC: New Details on Ceremony, Reception. Us Weekly. May 3, 2014. May 5, 2014. June 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230622034516/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/nate-berkus-marries-fiance-jeremiah-brent-in-nyc-201435/. live.
- Web site: Jeremiah & I are thrilled to announce.... Nate Berkus verified Facebook pager. March 25, 2015. March 25, 2015. January 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125015720/https://www.facebook.com/NateBerkus/posts/10152709736932765. live.
- Web site: Wong . Curtis M. . March 25, 2015 . Nate Berkus Shares BIG News On Facebook . HuffPost . August 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220803100014/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nate-berkus-daughter-_n_6940864 . live .
- Web site: Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent's Snaps of Their Daughter, Poppy, Are Devastatingly Sweet. Ryan. Roschke. September 10, 2015. Popsugar. February 28, 2024. December 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221208002659/https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Nate-Berkus-Jeremiah-Brent-Cute-Family-Instagram-Pics-38357774. live.
- Web site: TLC Co-dads Nate Berkus & Jeremiah Brent Share Their Biggest Parenting Surprise. MacCarthy. Mariah. June 15, 2018. SheKnows. en-US. May 7, 2019. May 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190507160312/https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1139946/nate-berkus-jeremiah-brent-kids-interview/. live.
- Web site: Schmidt . Mackenzie . March 20, 2019 . Jeremiah Brent Reveals the Secret Affordable Decor Source Uses to Deck Out Homes on their Show . May 7, 2019 . . April 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422221727/https://people.com/home/jeremiah-brent-reveals-the-secret-home-decor-source-he-and-husband-nate-berkus-use-on-their-show/ . live .