Will Kirby

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Will Kirby
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Born
William Terence Kirby

(1973-01-02) January 2, 1973 (age 52)
Florence, Italy
NationalityAmerican
Education
Occupation(s) Dermatologist, physician, spokesman, television personality
Television Big Brother 2 (winner)
Big Brother 7
The Price Is Right (winner)
The Book of Boba Fett
Dr. 90210
The Doctors
Deal or No Deal Island
Spouse
Erin Brodie
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(m. 2017;div. 2022)​
Children2
Father David Kirby

William Terence Kirby (born January 2, 1973), popularly known as Dr. Will, is an American aesthetic dermatologist, an associate clinical professor of dermatology, and a reality television personality. He is known for winning the CBS reality show Big Brother 2 as well as winning The Price Is Right and appearing on Star Wars television series The Book of Boba Fett as Karales the Bounty Hunter.

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Early life

Kirby was born on January 2, 1973, in Florence, Italy. He attended kindergarten in Paris, France and spent time in his youth in Tallahassee, Florida, where he graduated from Florida State University School in 1991. [1]

Medical career

In 1995, Kirby received his degree in biology from Emory University. He received his medical degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2000. [2] He is the Chief Medical Officer at LaserAway, [3] [4] [5] [6] an aesthetic dermatology group. [7] [8] Kirby lectures at national medical conventions [9] [10] [11] and has published dermatology articles in The Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, [12] is an expert in the field of laser tattoo removal, [13] [14] and authored the first predictive scale to assess the number of laser treatments to remove a tattoo (Kirby-Desai Scale). [15] He has also authored and co-authored medical textbook chapters regarding lasers and their implications [16] as well as medicolegal considerations and medical ethics. [17] Kirby served as the national spokesman for Johnson & Johnson's Neutrogena Dermatologics where he appeared live on QVC. [18]

Entertainment career

Kirby won the second season of CBS's Big Brother in 2001. [19] He also returned for Big Brother: All-Stars (the seventh season), in which he was evicted on Day 65, finishing in 4th place. He also briefly served as a medical correspondent for Extra! . In 2002 he hosted a dating show for NBC called Love Shack. [20] In 2005, he appeared on six episodes of Bravo's Battle of The Network Reality Stars [21] and appeared on two seasons of Dr. 90210 . [22] He has also appeared on The Young and the Restless , [23] Regis & Kelly , The Talk , LA Ink , Chelsea Lately , [24] The Traitors, [25] and has made several appearances on The Doctors as himself. Kirby has recorded voices for a season eight episode of Adult Swim's Robot Chicken where he played an animated physician and he appeared in two season's of Then and Now on Bravo. In 2019, Kirby was named as the health and beauty reporter for pop culture magazine Life and Style . [26] In 2022, he plays "Karales the Bounty Hunter" on the Star Wars television series The Book of Boba Fett . [27] [28] [29] In 2025, he appeared on the second season of Deal or No Deal Island , joining in the second episode as part of a twist and becoming a regular contestant starting in the third episode. Upon his elimination in the seventh episode, he officially announced his retirement from reality television. [30]

Personal life

Kirby's father is the American poet, David Kirby. In 2011, Kirby became engaged to Erin Brodie, [31] who was a two-time winner of the reality series For Love or Money . [32] They were married in 2017. [33] [34] Kirby and Brodie have two children: [35] their son Cash was born in 2010 [36] and in 2012 Brodie gave birth to the couple's daughter named Scarlett. [37] They were divorced in 2022. [38] Dr. Kirby is the caretaker of a bicephalid Trachemys scripta elegans (two-headed turtle). [39]

References

  1. ↑ Folsom, John (October 19, 2017). "Paging Dr. Will Kirby". Tomahawk Talk. 81 (1): 8–9. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ Rine, Shawn. "Nova Southeastern Is A Sleeping Giant". The Intelligencer. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ Peiffer, Kim (September 19, 2019). "Glow This Fall With These Post-Summer Services". Du Jour. Retrieved September 25, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ Lester, Shallop. "Your Complete Guide To Removing A Tattoo" . Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Dr. Will Kirby, D.o., Faocd". July 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ -Fotopoulos, Eileen. "Dermatologists Weigh-In on the Trends in Skin Aging". The Dermatologist. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  7. ↑ Montell, Amanda (August 12, 2019). "What Is Preventative Botox? Here's What You Should Know Before Booking Your First Appointment". Bustle. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  8. ↑ Claredon, Dan (June 4, 2019). "5 Tips for Glowing, Healthy Summer Skin from a Board Certified Dermatologist" . Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Medical Spa Show 2022 Presents Unprecedented Gathering of Medical Aesthetics Superstars" . Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  10. ↑ Wise, Martha (October 15, 2015). "2015 AOCD FALL MEETING". AOCD. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  11. ↑ Wise, Marsha. "2019 AOCD FALL CURRENT CONCEPTS IN DERMATOLOGY". AOCD. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  12. ↑ Ravneet Ruby Kaur; Kirby, William; Maibach, Howard (2009). "Cutaneous allergic reactions to tattoo ink" (PDF). Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 8 (4): 295–300. doi:10.1111/j.1473-2165.2009.00469.x. PMID   19958434. S2CID   8463825.
  13. ↑ Jitchotvisut, Janaki. "9 questions you've always had about tattoo removal, answered". Insider. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  14. ↑ Mack, Lindsay. "Here's what you can do if you don't like your tattoo". Insider. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  15. ↑ Kirby, William (March 2, 2009). "The Kirby-Desai Scale A Proposed Scale to Assess Tattoo-removal Treatments". The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology. 2 (3): 32–37. PMC   2923953 . PMID   20729941.
  16. ↑ Kirby W, Kartono F, Small R. (September 2011). "Chapter 30: Tattoo Removal with Lasers. Dermatologic and Cosmetic Procedures in Office Practice" ISBN   978-1-4377-0580-5
  17. ↑ Nouri K, Kirby W.(September 2011)."Chapter 30: Ethical Issues, Chapter 31: Medicolegal Issues (Documentation/Informed Consent)". ISBN   978-0-85729-280-3
  18. ↑ Vanessa (January 21, 2011). "Q&A with Dr. Will Kirby of Neutrogena Dermatologics". QVC. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  19. ↑ Wolk, Josh (September 26, 2001). "EW.com meets the winner of Big Brother 2". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  20. ↑ "BB2 winner 'Evil Will' to host NBC's 'Love Shack' reality show". Reality TV. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Battle of the Network Reality Stars". TV Guide. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  22. ↑ Rice, Lynette (August 6, 2007). "Dr. Will: I'm the P.T. Barnum of reality TV". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Big Brother's Will Kirby makes Young and the Restless appearance!". Soaps. October 23, 2006. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  24. ↑ "Chelsea Lately Episode Guide". TV Guide. August 29, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  25. ↑ Quinn, Robert (January 14, 2024). "Kate Chastain Makes Surprise Return to 'The Traitors' for Season 2: 'I Think You Missed Me' (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Say Goodbye to Sun-Damaged Skin With LaserAway's IPL Photofacial". Life & Style. October 7, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  27. ↑ McGovern, Tim (January 20, 2022). "'Big Brother' Winner and Dermatologist Dr. Will Kirby Lands Role on 'The Book of Boba Fett'". Us Weekly . Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  28. ↑ Schonberger, Rachel. "Big Brother winner Will Kirby says his Book of Boba Fett cameo brought his life 'full circle'" . Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  29. ↑ Reiher, Andrea. "Big Brother's' Will Kirby Is A Bounty Hunter On the New 'Star Wars' Show". Heavy. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  30. ↑ "How Dr. Will Kirby's Controversial Arrival Shook Up Deal or No Deal Island". NBC Insider Official Site. January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  31. ↑ Lesley, Messer (August 23, 2011). "Will Kirby Is Engaged to Erin Brodie". People. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  32. ↑ Messer, Lesley (August 23, 2011). "Big Brother's Will Kirby Engaged". People. Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  33. ↑ "'BIG BROTHER 2' WINNER Reality Check ... LOVE WINS!!!" (October 29, 2017). TMZ. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  34. ↑ Kwiatkowski, Elizabeth (October 30, 2017). "Will Kirby from 'Big Brother' marries 'For Love or Money' fiancee Erin Brodie after six-year engagement". Reality TV World. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  35. ↑ Marks, Brian (February 12, 2019). "From 'Big Brother' into the Real World". Playa Vista Direct. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  36. ↑ "'Big Brother' Star Delivers Own Baby, Gets Cash". TMZ.com. December 5, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  37. ↑ Mirtich, Kirsin (September 27, 2012). "Will Kirby & Erin Brodie Welcome Baby No. 2: Scarlett Brodie". Celebrity Baby Scoop. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  38. ↑ "'BIG BROTHER 2' WINNER DR. WILL KIRBY OFFICIALLY SINGLE ... Divorce Final" (September 4, 2022). TMZ. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  39. ↑ Tharp, Sharon (April 14, 2025). "Big Brother's Dr. Will Kirby Introduces His New Two-Headed Turtle". Parade. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
Preceded by
Eddie McGee
 Big Brother U.S. winner
Season 2 (2001) 		Succeeded by
Lisa Donahue
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