Karamo Brown Is Alive

ORIGIN
Karamo Brown is an American television host, author, and LBGTQ activist from Coral Springs, Florida. He held prominent roles on programs like The Real World: Philadelphia, Where the Bears Are!, and Are You the One: Second Chances. Currently, he serves as a culture and lifestyle expert on the Netflix series Queer Eye. Brown has guest-hosted Dr. Drew On Call, The Young Turks, HuffPost Live, and Access Hollywood Live. He was honored with the Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award in 2018 for his contribution to the LGBTQ community.

The youngest of 4 children, Brown was born on November 2, 1980, in Houston, Texas. He grew up in Coral Springs, Florida, where he attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The February 2018 mass shooting at his school prompted him to join the Never Again MSD movement. Brown completed his undergraduate degree in business administration at Florida A&M University. He worked for several years as a social worker before fully immersing himself in the entertainment industry.

CAREER
In 2004, Brown made his television debut on the MTV reality series The Real World: Philadelphia. His time on the show was significant because he was the very first openly gay African-American on reality TV. Brown was a contestant on Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II (2005). He served as a panelist/correspondent on 4 episodes of the talk show Bethenny (2012-13). He held a recurring role as “Ronnie Bishop/Reporter” on the web series Where the Bears Are (2013-14).

Brown served as a contributing host and correspondent on 54 episodes of HLN’s Dr. Drew On Call (2014-16). He hosted multiple episodes of HuffPost Live, Access Hollywood Live, and Are You the One: Second Chances. Brown joined the main cast of Netflix’s ‘Queer Eye’ in 2018. The show was created by David Collins and co-stars Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Bobby Berk, and Jonathan Van Ness. His film credits include the documentary Visible: The LGBTQ Caribbean Diaspora (2017), and the comedy film The Princess Diaries (2001). Brown makes his return to television in September 2019 as a contestant on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. He’s paired with Latin/ballroom expert Jenna Johnson.

PERSONAL
Karamo Brown’s height is 6ft 2in and he’s of Cuban and Jamaican descent. He’s a Scorpio. His net worth is estimated at $4 million USD. In 2006, Brown discovered that he was the father of a 10-year old son named Jason. He was granted full custody of Jason and in a few years adopted Jason’s half-brother Chris. Karamo Brown is openly gay. He came out at age 16. His book ‘Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope’ was published in March 2019. On the topic of relationship, the “Queer Eye” star is currently engaged to director ‘Ian Jordan.’ They dated for 8 years leading up to their engagement.

Karamo Brown Bio, Net Worth, Height