Karamo Brown Biography
Karamo Brown is a reality television host, author, actor, and activist from the United States. Brown debuted on the MTV reality show The Real World: Philadelphia in 2004, becoming the first openly gay black man cast on a reality show.
How old is Karamo Brown? – Age
He is 42 years old as of 2 November 2022. He was born in 1980 in Houston, Texas, United States. His real name is Karamo Karega Brown.
Karamo Brown Family
Brown is the youngest of three sisters. He has Jamaican and Cuban ancestors. He came out as gay when he was 15 years old.
Karamo Brown Education – Degree
Brown grew up in Coral Springs, Florida, and graduated from Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 1999. Following the school shooting in 2018, Brown became an active member of the Never Again MSD movement, which advocated for new gun control legislation. After The Real World, he graduated from Florida A&M University, a historically black university, and worked in social services for nearly a decade.
Is Karamo Brown Married? – Boyfriend
Brown married his eight-year partner, director Ian Jordan, in May 2018. They will divorce amicably in June 2020.
Karamo Brown Son – Children
Brown was informed in 2007 that he was the father of a boy named Jason, and he was given custody of him that year. In 2010, Brown adopted Jason’s half-brother Chris. Brown and his two sons relocated to Los Angeles in 2011, where they currently reside.
Karamo Brown Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $9 million.
Karamo Brown The Real World
Karamo made his television debut in 2004 on the MTV reality series The Real World: Philadelphia, becoming the first openly gay black man on reality television. Later, he competed in the Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II, but was eliminated in episode six.
Karamo Brown Book
Brown’s children’s book, I Am Perfectly Designed, written with Jason “Rachel” Brown and illustrated by Anoosha Syed, was published by Henry Holt in November 2019. Jason stated that the title of the book was inspired by Brown’s repeated use of the phrase to him as a child.
Karamo Brown Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches(1.88 m).
Karamo Brown Career
Brown returned to reality television in 2016 on TV One’s The Next 15, which followed him and five other reality stars. Brown has appeared as a guest host on HLN’s Dr. Drew On Call, YouTube’s The Young Turks, as the host and producer of HuffPost Live for the Huffington Post, and as a recurring guest host on Access Hollywood Live. Brown joined the Own Show as a host and segment producer in 2014.
Brown hosted Are You The One: Second Chances on MTV. Brown is the Netflix revival of Queer Eye’s culture expert. In February 2018, Netflix released the first season. Brown released her memoir Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope in March 2019. Brown appeared in Taylor Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” music video in June 2019.
Brown appeared on the 28th season of the celebrity dance competition Dancing with the Stars in 2019. He was paired with Jenna Johnson, a professional dancer. Brown and Johnson were the fourth and final couple to be eliminated. Former Trump White House press secretary Sean Spicer was also a contestant on the show, and he was viewed as a divisive and contentious choice. Brown came out in public to “defend” him, calling him “a good guy” and “a friend.” He even said he was “proud of him.” Many people, including author Roxane Gay, chastised Brown for normalizing Spicer and his work in the White House.
Brown stated that he did not appreciate Spicer acting as a mouthpiece for many lies in Trump’s service. Brown strategically had transgender friends over and invited Spicer to socialize in his DWTS trailer, which shared a wall with him. Later, he would explain to Spicer how actions and policies opposing LGBTQ rights affect those people. Brown stated that he felt he could connect with Spicer because “he has the ability to understand where others are coming from and to help them become more open-minded and educated.”
Brown began sharing some of his best advice about promoting self-esteem to students at various universities in 2018.
Karamo Brown collaborated with Honest Company alumni in 2020 to launch MANTL, a premium personal care brand for bald and balding men. Brown was named to the Ebony Power 100 List in 2020. He was a judge on an episode of Netflix’s Is It Cake?, which premiered in March 2022.
During the 2021-22 season, Brown appeared as a guest host on several episodes of Maury. Brown was announced as host Maury Povich’s successor in March 2022; Povich retired, and Brown hosted a new talk show for NBCUniversal Television Distribution, Karamo, which began recording in August and premiered September 19.
Karamo Brown Movies and TV Shows
♦ 2022 – Is It Cake?
♦ 2022 – Karamo
♦ 2021 – Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
♦ 2021 – Miracle Workers
♦ 2020 – Miss Americana
♦ 2020 – The Thing About Harry
♦ 2020 – Raven’s Home
♦ 2020 – Selling Sunset
♦ 2019 – Lip Sync Battle
♦ 2019 – Dancing with the Stars
♦ 2019 – The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
♦ 2019 – MTV
♦ 2019 – Yahoo Lifestyle
♦ 2019 – Good Morning America
♦ 2019 – Broadly
♦ 2019 – Big Mouth
♦ 2019 – The Wendy Williams Show
♦ 2018–present – Queer Eye
