Ryan Serhant

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Ryan Serhant
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Serhant in 2018
Born (1984-07-02) July 2, 1984 (age 40)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Other namesMatthew
Alma mater Hamilton College
Occupation(s)Real estate broker, television personality, author
EmployerSERHANT
Television
Spouse
Emilia Bechrakis
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(m. 2016)​
Children1
Website https://serhant.com/

Ryan Matthew Serhant (born July 2, 1984) [1] is an American real estate broker, [2] author, and reality television personality. He starred on Bravo's television series Million Dollar Listing New York for nine seasons, as well as on its spin-off Sell it Like Serhant. He stars on a Netflix reality show, Owning Manhattan . [3] [4] Serhant runs a New York real estate firm called SERHANT. [5] [6] [7]

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Early life and education

Serhant was born in Houston, Texas to John and Ellen Serhant. His father was a Vice Chairman of State Street Global Advisors and advisor to GoldenTree Asset Management.[ citation needed ]

Serhant was raised in Topsfield, Massachusetts, on the North Shore of Massachusetts, along with brothers Jim and Jack Serhant.[ citation needed ]

Serhant attended the Pingree School [3] [8] [9] [10] and Hamilton College, where he majored in English literature and theater and was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. [11] After graduating in 2006, Serhant moved to New York City to launch an acting career, eventually starring as Evan Walsh in 19 episodes of As the World Turns . [8]

Career

Real estate

In 2008 Serhant ventured into the New York real estate market. [12] During his first year, he earned just $9,000. [13] After a year-long pursuit, he closed his first major sale of $8.5 million. [13] By 2012, The Real Deal ranked Serhant #15 out of the 100 most successful agents in New York. [13]

In 2008, Serhant was hired at Nest Seekers International, where he became executive vice president and managing director. [14] [15]

In 2012, he launched his bi-coastal brokerage team, the Serhant Team, which consisted of 60 people in New York City, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Miami, and the Hamptons. [5] The Serhant Team specializes in high-end residential condo and co-op sales, homes, and new development sales. [5]

On September 15, 2020, Serhant announced that he was starting his own real estate firm, SERHANT. [16] The firm has quickly grown [17] into one of the most active real estate companies in the United States, using its large social media presence to sell properties. [18]

Television

In 2010, Serhant auditioned for the Million Dollar Listing New York (MDLNY) reality show and was cast as one of three real estate agents featured on the show. [19] [13] The first episode of MDLNY aired on Bravo on March 7, 2012, and followed Serhant, Fredrik Eklund, and Michael Lorber across some of New York's most exclusive real estate deals. [20]

Since his debut on Million Dollar Listing, Serhant has also appeared on Inside Amy Schumer. In 2014, he had a supporting role in Noah Baumbach's 2014 film, While We're Young. [21]

In 2017, Serhant produced and launched the Bravo television show Sell It Like Serhant, a spin-off of MDLNY in which he coaches under-performing salespeople. [13]

The 9th season of Million Dollar Listing New York premiered in the spring of 2021, along with a new spin-off show starring Serhant called "Ryan's Renovation." The limited series followed Serhant and his family as they renovated their home in Brooklyn. [22]

On June 28, 2024, Serhant's reality show Owning Manhattan premiered on Netflix. [23]

Books

On September 18, 2018, the week of his 10-year anniversary in real estate, Serhant published his first book, Sell It Like Serhant:How to Sell More, Earn More, and Become the Ultimate Sales Machine. [24] The book became a best-seller on the New York Times , Wall Street Journal , and Los Angeles Times book lists.[ citation needed ]

Courses

On August 15, 2019, Ryan Serhant launched Sell It Like Serhant: The Course, a real estate sales course. [25]

Personal life

In 2016, Serhant married lawyer Emilia Bechrakis in Corfu, in a Greek church, following Serhant's conversion to the Greek Orthodox Church. [26] A four-part mini-series, Million Dollar Listing New York: Ryan's Wedding, chronicled the event and aired on Bravo in the fall of 2016. [27] [28]

Serhant and Bechrakis have one daughter, who was born in 2019. [29]

In 2021, the couple finished a 3-year renovation of a $7.8 million townhouse in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn; [30] the renovation was documented in a Bravo four-part mini-series, Million Dollar Listing: Ryan's Renovation, [31] which aired in June 2021.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007–2008 As the World Turns Evan Walsh19 episodes
2012–2021 Million Dollar Listing New York Himself117 episodes
2012–2017 Today Himself / Guest5 episodes
2012–2018 Watch What Happens: Live 11 episodes
2013 Bethenny 2 episodes
2013MarieHimselfEpisode: "Corbin Bernsen & Ryan Serhant"
2013Realty Byte with Ryan SerhantHimself / HostAlso executive producer and director
2014 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles HimselfEpisode: "Flagg vs. Serhant"
2015 The Mysteries of Laura Tribeca Film Festival DirectorEpisode: "The Mystery of the Deceased Documentarian"
2016 Inside Amy Schumer SalEpisode: "Brave"
2018 On the Money Himself / Real Estate BrokerEpisode: "Episode #7.3"
2018 Sell It Like Serhant Himself8 episodes; also co-executive producer
2023 And Just Like That... HimselfEpisode: "There Goes the Neighborhood"
2024 Owning Manhattan Himself8 episodes

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2007The EditorBen PetersonShort film
2008Happy Birthday/I'm DeadMan
2008Overheard in NYCDude #2
2010WithdrawalBrian Stanyan
2015 While We're Young Hedge Fund Dave

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