Carson Kressley
Carson Kressley in July 2006.
Born	Carson Lee Kressley November 11, 1969 (1969-11-11) (age 38) Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Occupation	TV host and fashion expert.
Website http://www.carsonkressley.com

Carson Lee Kressley (born November 11, 1969 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania) was the fashion expert on the American television program Queer Eye, where he was one of the show's "Fab Five" members. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Lehigh County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Lehigh County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Queer Eye is an Emmy award-winning American reality television series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network on July 15, 2003. ...

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] For other uses, see Lehigh Valley (disambiguation). ... horse, see Horse (disambiguation). ... A riders equitation is her/his ability to ride correctly with a strong, supple position and effective aids. ...

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. Northwestern Lehigh School District is a public school district in the northwestern corner of Lehigh County, in Pennsylvania. ... Gettysburg College is a private national four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, adjacent to the famous battlefield. ... For other uses, see Management (disambiguation). ... Fine art refers to arts that are concerned with beauty or which appealed to taste (SOED 1991). ... The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an honor society which considers its mission to be fostering and recognizing excellence in undergraduate liberal arts and sciences. ... Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. ... Alpha Phi Omega (commonly known as APO, but also ΑΦΩ, A-Phi-O, and A-Phi-Q) is a co-ed service fraternity organized to provide community service, leadership development, [1] and social opportunities to college students. ...

He currently resides in New York City, where he is active in numerous gay-rights, animal and health-related charities. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Carson Kressley is a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton's campaign for President and has headlined a number of events in her honor. At one such rally in Philadelphia on April 12, 2008, Kressley exclaimed, "I'm a native Pennsylvanian and I'm not bitter -- I'm fabulous!" in response to the recent controversy over Barack Obama's "Bittergate" comments. REDIRECT Hillary Rodham Clinton   This is a redirect from a title with another method of capitalisation. ...

Career

Kressley at a book signing in New York City

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 pageant. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (621 × 621 pixel, file size: 53 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (621 × 621 pixel, file size: 53 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... For the company, see Polo Ralph Lauren. ... Queer Eye is an Emmy award-winning American reality television series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network on July 15, 2003. ... This article is about the U.S. cable network. ... The Today Show, officially known as Today, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. Debuting on January 14, 1952, it was the first of its genre, spawning similar morning news and entertainment television programs across the United States and around the world. ... E!: Entertainment Television is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... For the concept in economics and game theory, see Keynesian beauty contest. ... Location within Thailand Coordinates: , Country Settled Ayutthaya Period Founded as capital 21 April 1782 Government  - Type Special administrative area  - Governor Apirak Kosayothin Area  - City 1,568. ... Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith, who competed as Miss Tennessee USA Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner, who competed as Miss Kentucky USA Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley, who competed as Miss North Carolina USA Not to be confused with Miss America. ...

In February 2007, he was announced as the host of new Lifetime makeover show, How to Look Good Naked (a U.S. version of a British series).^[2] The show's premiere episode on January 4, 2008 drew record numbers for Lifetime—1.6 million viewers, which included significant numbers in the adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 demographics, as well as the network's target demo of women 18-34. As of January 2008, the debut episode of How to Look Good Naked is Lifetime's highest-rated premiere in those three demographics.^[3] Lifetime Television is an American television network devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. ...

In May 2007 he acted as a judge on reality series Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants where mother and daughter teams compete in a beauty pageant. ^[4] Crowned debuted on The CW on December 12, 2007. The CW Television Network, normally abbreviated to The CW, also known as The New CW in its first season of the network, is a television network in the United States launched during the 2006 television season. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Acting

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 the elf costumier. This TV movie also stars John Goodman as Santa, and aired December 11th, 2006 on NBC. In October 2007 he started filming his third movie, the independent comedy Duck Farm No. 13, in which he plays a cameo role. The Perfect Man is a 2005 romantic comedy drama film directed by Mark Rosman and written by Gina Wendkos. ... Heather Locklear (born September 25, 1961 in Westwood, California) is an American actress, primarily on soap operas, movies and television. ... Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, producer, fashion designer, and spokesperson. ... For other persons of the same name, see John Goodman (disambiguation). ... This article is about the television network. ...

Fashion Design

He also has moved into fashion design. In November 2006, Kressley debuted "Perfect", his own clothing for men and women, on QVC. ^[5] He cites his experience as a stylist with Ralph Lauren and on Queer Eye as inspiration for the line, and says he "...realized a lot of people are missing great basics in their wardrobe. I consider my Perfect collection for QVC to be 'basics with a twist.'"^[6] QVC is a West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, multinational corporation, specialising in televised home shopping. ... Queer Eye is an Emmy award-winning American reality television series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network on July 15, 2003. ...

Books

• 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).
• Author of You're Different and That's Super, a 2005 children's story deriving inspiration from the classic tale "The Ugly Duckling," featuring a unicorn who grows up among a herd of horses from foalhood to maturity.^[7]
• Co-author, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The Fab Five's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Better (Clarkson Potter, 2004), with the four other cast members.

Youre Different and Thats Super is the name of a childrens book by Queer Eye for the Straight Guy fashion expert Carson Kressley published in October 2005. ... For other uses, see The Ugly Duckling (disambiguation). ... The gentle and pensive maiden has the power to tame the unicorn, in this fresco in Palazzo Farnese, Rome, probably by Domenichino, ca 1602 For other uses, see Unicorn (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... A foal is a young horse of either gender; a female foal is called a filly, while a male foal is called a colt. ...

Other vocations

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^[8]. During the episode he mistakenly announced he had been ordained by the "Universal Unitarian Church of Modesto, California," and the slip aired, much to the amusement of the Unitarian Universalist Churchin Modesto, California. Logo The Universal Life Church (or ULC) is a religious organization that offers anyone semi-immediate ordination as a ULC minister free of charge. ...

Kressley is also known as an owner of American Saddlebred horses and respected for his success as a horse show exhibitor.^[9] His interest in horses combined with his interest in promoting respect for diversity, resulted in his authorship of 'You're Different and That's Super!', illustrated by cartoonist Jared Lee. The American Saddlebred, formerly known as the American Saddle Horse, is a breed of horse that was developed in Kentucky by plantation owners. ... A horse show is a judged exhibition of horses and ponies. ... Jared D. Lee (August 19, 1943 - ), artist/cartoonist/humorous illustrator, was born and raised in Van Buren, Indiana. ...

Kressley is also ambassador for the Melbourne Cup, recently playing a part in the 'Fashion On The Field'. ^[10] The Melbourne Cup is Australias major annual thoroughbred horse race. ...

Awards

• In 2004 Queer Eye won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Reality Program." It was nominated again for that category in 2005.

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References

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External links

• Carson Kressley Official Web Site.
• Carson Kressley at the Internet Movie Database
• Carson Kressley Biography at Bravo Television.