Nate Berkus Biography
Nate Berkus is an interior designer, author, and television personality from the United States. He owns the Chicago interior design business Nate Berkus Associates and was a frequent guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where he gave viewers design advice and coordinated surprise house makeovers. He has created various product lines and written several books.
How old is Nate Berkus? – Age
He is 51 years old as of 17 September 2022. He was born in 1971 in Orange County, California, United States. His real name is Nathan Jay Berkus.
Nate Berkus Family – Education
His mother is designer Nancy Golden, who has appeared on many HGTV and DIY Network shows. Michael A. Berkus, his father, co-founded the National Sports Collectors Conference. In 1973, his parents split. Berkus grew up in Hopkins, Minnesota, in a Jewish household. Cushing Academy, a boarding school in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, was where he went.
Berkus began working in design shortly after graduating from high school, interning at Dominique Aurientis in Paris and Leslie Hindman in Chicago. Berkus earned B.A. degrees in French and Sociology from Lake Forest College in 1994. In 1995, he established Nate Berkus Associates in Chicago. Berkus is connected to venture investor Dave Berkus, architect Barry Berkus, musician/artist Günther Berkus, Software in the Public Interest founder Josh Berkus, casino manager/author Eric David Berkus, and lawyer Matt Berkus.
Nate Berkus Partner
Berkus and his then-partner, photographer Fernando Bengoechea, were on holiday in Sri Lanka in December 2004 when the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami struck. Bengoechea, on the other hand, was missing and assumed dead.
Berkus married fellow interior designer Jeremiah Brent in April 2013 after nearly a year of dating. They married in Manhattan on May 4, 2014. They have two surrogate children: Poppy Brent-Berkus, born on March 23, 2015, and Oskar Michael Brent-Berkus, born on March 26, 2018. Berkus and his family now reside in Manhattan.
Nate Berkus Net Worth
They have an estimated net worth of $18 million.
Nate Berkus Books
They were featured in Banana Republic’s “True Outfitters” advertising in InStyle and Rolling Stone, among other magazines, in early 2014. The New York Times said that they were the first same-sex pair to appear in magazine advertisements. Their Manhattan home was featured in the October 2015 issue of Architectural Digest magazine, with Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent on the cover alongside their daughter Poppy.
Spiegel & Grau released Berkus’ book The Things That Matter on October 16, 2012. It was a New York Times Best Seller and the Washington Post dubbed it “One of the Best Interior Design Books of the Year.” Berkus’s book House Rules: Turn the Place You Live into a Place You’ll Love (ISBN 1-4013-0137-1) was published in November 2005 by Hyperion Books as a step-by-step guide on home design and décor.
Nate Berkus Nate & Jeremiah by Design
Together with his spouse, fellow interior designer Jeremiah Brent, he debuted the TLC network TV program Nate & Jeremiah by Design in 2017. The show Nate & Jeremiah by Design got renewed for a second season on August 30, 2017.
Nate Berkus Career
Berkus began selling his goods at Linens ‘n Things stores across North America in 2005. Berkus hosted the reality show Oprah’s Big Give, which aired on March 2, 2008, but concluded on April 20, the same year. ABC stated on May 13, 2008, that it will not be renewed for a second season.
On September 13, 2010, he made his debut as the host of The Nate Berkus Show, a syndicated daily show co-produced by Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures Television. It was filmed at Studio 42 at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, although it broadcast on the ten NBC-owned and operated stations in the country’s major cities.
Among his visitors was sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, whose living and dining rooms he redecorated after 50 years. Sony Pictures opted not to renew The Nate Berkus Show for a third season in December 2011. Berkus also served as an executive producer on The Help, a 2011 film.
He appeared as himself in the October 12, 2011 and October 13, 2011 episodes of Days of Our Lives, a daytime television soap opera in the United States, designing MadWorld Cosmetics’ offices for Madison James. Berkus also teamed with Target stores in October 2012 to introduce his Target Home collection, a 150-piece range that includes bedding, bath, accessories, lighting, carpets, and window treatments. Since then, he has published several collections for seasonal and holiday adjustments.
Together with his 2015 Cali-inspired spring collection, he just created a range of stationery and office supplies. Berkus debuted his own fabric collection at Calico Corners in January 2013.
Berkus began working on a primetime series with NBC in March 2013, initially titled Renovation Nation, according to television journalists. The title was changed to American Dream Builders in May 2013. Berkus hosted and produced the show, in which “American top designers, builders, architects, and landscapers go head-to-head each week, putting their abilities to the test on extreme house restorations,” according to NBC. After its first season, the program was not renewed. In Gordon Ramsay’s untimed special in 2020, Berkus assisted in the rebuilding of Ellicott City, Maryland.
