- Born
- Birth nameCarson Lee Kressley
- Height1.78 m
- Carson Lee Kressley was born on 11 November 1969 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. Growing up, he was very interested in horses and owned his first pony (named Sparky) when he was five years old. Carson still loves horses and is now a world champion equestrian. In 1987, he graduated high school and went on to study at Gettysburg College from which he graduated in 1991 (magna cum laude and phi beta kappa) with degrees in Finance and Fine Arts. Following his college graduation, Carson worked as a stylist for Ralph Lauren for many years before auditioning for Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (2003).
In 2004, after Carson's first year with "Queer Eye", the show won an Emmy for "outstanding reality program". Post "Queer Eye" Carson appeared as the critically acclaimed host of "How to Look Good Naked" and a fan favorite contestant on Dancing with the Stars 13th season. In April 2012 Shop NBC launched Carson's collection of affordable glamour wear, "Love, Carson".- IMDb mini biography by: Calliope
- Often wears the Danish/American brand Von Dutch
- Holds degrees in both Finance and Fine Art
- Previously worked for Polo Ralph Lauren, New York City, men's sportswear and advertising divisions.
- Graduated from Gettysburg College in '91 with honors in Management
- It's incredibly hard to program a network from scratch for 24 hours.
- I love music. I love going out dancing.
- I love fashion, but it's always been my job, whereas horse riding is my hobby.
- I am not much about rules, I like to break 'em and don't like to make 'em.
- I was into Barbie and designer jeans.
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