Bobby Berk | |
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 Berk in 2020 | |
| Born | August 25, 1981 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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| Television | Queer Eye |
| Spouse | Dewey Do (m. 2012) |
| Website | bobbyberk |
Bobby Berk (born August 25, 1981) is an American interior designer, television personality, and writer. The recipient of four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, he starred in the Netflix series Queer Eye as the interior design expert for its first eight seasons. [1]
Berk was born in Houston, Texas [2] to a young mother and then adopted by his maternal aunt and her husband, Connie and Jerry Berk. He grew up in Mount Vernon, Missouri in the middle of Amish farm country. [3] [4] Berk cites that being gay in the Bible Belt and attending an Assemblies of God church throughout his childhood was difficult, and that he faced both internal and external homophobia growing up. [5]
Berk left home at the age of fifteen. He landed in Springfield, Missouri, and got a job at Applebee's in Branson, sleeping in his car or staying with friends. He drove home for school as a sophomore and attended Kickapoo High School for junior year. He then worked as a telemarketer for MCI Communications. It was through this job that he first met his biological father. [6] Just before he turned eighteen, he moved to Denver, Colorado, where he got a gig at the Bombay Company. [7] [8]
Berk relocated to New York City in 2003. [8] [9] He found employment at Restoration Hardware and Bed, Bath and Beyond before moving on to Portico, a high-end home furnishing company. With no high school diploma or formal training he worked his way up to creative director. [10]
After Portico folded, Berk launched his online store, Bobby Berk Home, in 2006, [11] opening his first store in SoHo, Manhattan a year later. [10] Midtown Miami, Florida followed in 2010 as well as Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. [12] [13] He later launched Bobby Berk Interiors + Design, specializing in interior design services, whose headquarters is in Downtown Los Angeles. [14] He appeared on television networks such as HGTV, NBC, CBS, and Bravo. [14] Through his businesses, Berk has his own line of wallpaper, furniture, and art.
In 2018, Berk began starring as the interior design expert on the Netflix reality series Queer Eye . [1] During his time on Queer Eye, he appeared alongside his castmates in Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" music video. [15] Berk announced in 2023 that he would be departing the series after its eighth season, which aired in January 2024. [16] He elaborated on his decision when the season released, explaining that he had already planned his next projects and thus chose not to re-sign his contract upon Netflix's decision to renew Queer Eye a year after their original contracts ended in 2022. [17]
In 2021, Berk competed in season six of The Masked Singer as the wild card contestant "Caterpillar". He was eliminated alongside Willie Robertson as "Mallard" in Group B semi-final's episode. In 2022, Bobby was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts from Otis College of Art and Design. [18]
Berk and his husband Dewey Do, a maxillofacial surgeon, met online in 2004 and married in 2012 "as soon as it was legal to get married". [19] In July 2018, the couple moved to Los Angeles, California after living in New York City for over a decade. [3] [20] In 2023, they began living part-time in Portugal with their dog Bimini, whom they adopted in 2021. [21]
Berk endorsed Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. [22]
On June 23, 2020, Berk and Queer Eye co-star Jonathan Van Ness praised recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions which ruled that LGBT employment discrimination was a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. [23] However, both of them still urged the United States Congress to pass the proposed Equality Act, which Berk claimed would amend the Civil Rights Act so it "would really extend healthcare and housing rights." [23]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2018–2024 | Queer Eye | Himself | Main (Seasons 1–8), 58 episodes |
| 2018 | Nailed It! | Himself | Episode: "3, 2, 1...Ya Not Done!!" |
| 2019 | Lip Sync Battle | Himself | Season 5, Episode 1 |
| 2019 | Big Mouth | Himself | Season 3 |
| 2019 | Alexa & Katie | Annoyed Mini Golf Customer | Part 3, Episode 8 |
| 2020 | Miss Americana | Himself | |
| 2021 | Masked Singer | Caterpillar | Season 6 |
| 2021 | Blown Away | Himself | Guest judge, Host |
| 2023 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Chef's Table guest diner for the Red Team; Episode: "Citizens of Hell's Kitchen" |
| Year | Song | Artist |
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| 2018 | "This Is Me (The Reimagined Remix)" | Keala Settle, Kesha, & Missy Elliott |
| 2019 | "You Need To Calm Down" | Taylor Swift |
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