Nate Berkus
- Producer
- Actor
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).