Birth Name : Carson Lee Kressley
Date of Birth : 11 November 1969, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Height : 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Occupation : TV host, Fashion expert
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 nationally ranked equestrian. In 1986, he graduated high school and went on to study at Gettysburg College from which he graduated in 1990 (magna cum laude and phi beta kappa) with degrees in Finance and Fine Arts.
As the fashionably flamboyant frontman for the non-musical quintet known as the “Fab Five,” Carson Kressley knew a thing or two about style. Openly gay (and damn proud of it), Kressley came to national prominence as one of the stars of the wildly popular reality show, “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” (Bravo, 2003- ). One of the most visible icons of the “metrosexual revolution,” Kressley was credited for helping destigmatize fashion for millions of clueless heterosexual slobs all over the U.S.
In 2005, Kressley made his film debut playing a bartender in the Hilary Duff/Heather Locklear chick flick, “The Perfect Man.” The following year, Kressley was cast in a made-for-TV family movie called, “The Year Without Santa Claus” (2006), with the stylist playing an elf to John Goodman’s jolly old St. Nick. In addition to his work on screen, Kressley also authored three books, including one for young children called You're Different and That's SUPER (2005).
A strong supporter of many philanthropic causes, Kressley uses his celebrity to advance many different concerns such as The Trevor Project, The Human Rights Campaign, The Empire State Pride Agenda, LIGALY, GLSEN, AIDS WALK, and the Al D. Rodriguez Liver Foundation. Kressley is also a trustee on the board of The True Colors Fund. He is the founder of Manhattan's Ali Forney Center's "Styled For Success" program, which provides career wardrobes for formerly homeless youth and he was the founding donor of the first scholarship program for GLBT youth in his hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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