Tarek El Moussa

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Tarek Gustave El Moussa

(1981-08-21) August 21, 1981 (age 42)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Real estate investor
Television Personality
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Tarek Gustave El Moussa (born August 21, 1981) is an American real estate investor and television personality. He is best known for co-hosting HGTV's Flip or Flop alongside his ex-wife Christina Hall. [1] The pair found success flipping houses as an alternative to their previous business of selling real estate, which took a hit during the 2008 economic crisis. [2]

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Early life

Tarek Gustave El Moussa was born on August 21, 1981, to a Lebanese Catholic father, whose family migrated to Egypt, and a Belgian mother, whose maiden name is Arnould, [3] in Long Beach, California. [4] In 2000, he graduated from Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, California. He has an older sister.

Career

El Moussa got his real estate license in 2002, at the age of 21. [5] He had a lucrative career selling real estate until the 2008 economic crisis, when the business he shared with his then-wife, Christina Haack, began to struggle. [2] At that time, the couple had no choice but to give up their $6,000/month home to move to a $700/month apartment. [6] The pair then ventured into a new real estate strategy - flipping houses. During their first flip, El Moussa submitted an audition tape to HGTV that followed the pair's process of flipping a house. [7] [8] The network picked up the show, which has seen a popular 10-season run, with season 10 premiering on HGTV in December 2021. [9]

Despite the couple's divorce, they continued working together on Flip or Flop , with Tarek saying to People, "From the beginning, HGTV has shown Christina and me tremendous support and we are excited to go out there and flip many more houses for Flip or Flop." [10]

In 2020, El Moussa launched a second HGTV show, Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa , in which he serves as a mentor to novice house-flippers. [11] On December 2, 2022, he and his second wife Heather Rae shared a first look at their 2023 show The Flipping El Moussas, [12] which premiered on March 2, 2023. [13]

Personal life

He married Christina Haack in May 2009. [14] The couple met while working at a real estate office, later entering into business together. Their daughter was born on September 22, 2010. Their son was born on August 20, 2015. [15] In 2013, Tarek was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. A Flip or Flop viewer, nurse Ryan Reade, "noticed that at certain angles, at certain times, it just caught my eye that Tarek had a lump on his throat" [16] and contacted producers. Tarek has been in remission since 2014. [17] Tarek and Christina divorced in 2018. [18]

El Moussa started dating former Playboy Playmate and real estate agent Heather Rae Young in 2019. They married October 23, 2021, at the Rosewood Miramar Beach Hotel in Montecito. [19] The wedding was the subject of the Discovery+ special Tarek and Heather: The Big I Do. [20] Tarek announced their son's birth on January 31, 2023, on Instagram. [21]

Filmography

As himself
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–2022 Flip or Flop Co-host149 episodes
2013–2014 Brother vs. Brother Himself and Judge7 episodes
2015Flip or Flop Follow-UpHost3 episodes
2017–2024 Entertainment Tonight Guest and guest co-host19 episodes
2019, 2021Rock the BlockHimself and Judge2 episodes
2019 Face the Truth Panelist1 episode
2020–present Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa Host27 episodes
2021–2022 Selling Sunset Himself2 episodes
2021Tarek & Heather: The Big I DoHimself Discovery+ special
2021Tarek's Flip SideHost4 episodes
2023The Flipping El MoussasHost8 episodes

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Tarek el Moussa - Biography - Real Estate Agent from Flip Or Flop TV series". CelebriCo. 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
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  9. ↑ "Christina Anstead Shares 'Flip or Flop' Will Return for Season 10: "Thank You HGTV for Sticking with Us"". 6 November 2020.
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