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Nate Berkus Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Nate Berkus Quick Info
Height 5 ft 9 in
Weight 68 kg
Date of Birth September 17, 1971
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Spouse Jeremiah Brent

Nate Berkus is an American interior designer, television personality, and author who became a favorite among viewers with his frequent appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show (2004-2011). He has more than 600k followers on Twitter, more than 1.5 million followers on Instagram, and more than 500k followers on Facebook.

Born Name

Nathan Jay Berkus

Nick Name

Nate

Nate Berkus as seen in 2010
Nate Berkus as seen in 2010 (Greg Hernandez / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 2.0)

Sun Sign

Virgo

Born Place

Orange County, California, United States

Nationality

American

 

Occupation

Interior Designer, Television Personality, Author

Family

  • Father – Michael Berkus
  • Mother – Nancy Golden
  • Siblings – Jesse Berkus (Younger Brother)

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 9 in or 175 cm

Weight

68 kg or 150 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Nate has dated –

  1. Fernando Bengoechea (2000-2004) – Photographer Fernando Bengoechea was dating Nate from 2000 until his sad demise in the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Sri Lanka in 2004.
  2. Brian Atwood (2007-2010)
  3. Jeremiah Brent (2012-Present) – Nate and Jeremiah Brent officially became a married couple on May 4, 2014. Even before meeting Brent, Nate used to watch him on The Rachel Zoe Project and liked his hair. They got engaged in Peru. They welcomed daughter Poppy Brent-Berkus (b. March 23, 2015) and son Oskar Michael Brent-Berkus (b. March 26, 2018) via surrogates.
Nate and Jeremiah Brent as seen in 2021
Nate and Jeremiah Brent as seen in 2021 (Nate Berkus / Instagram)

Race / Ethnicity

White

He has Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Gay

Distinctive Features

Wavy hair

Nate Berkus Favorite Things

  • Podcast – How I Built This
  • Instagram Accounts – Eyeswoon (by Athena Calderone), Jeremiah Brent
  • Apps – Curb, Sortly
  • All-Time Favorite Food Group – Dairy Queen
  • BooksShantaram, A Little Life, A Yellow Raft in Blue Water

SourceYouTube, Us Weekly

Nate as seen at the CES press conference in 2014
Nate as seen at the CES press conference in 2014 (LG Electronics / Wikimedia / CC BY 2.0)

Nate Berkus Facts

  1. He is petrified of heights and snakes.
  2. Nate served as the executive producer of the Oscar-winning film, The Help (2011) starring Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, etc.
  3. He and Jeremiah were the 1st gay couple to exchange wedding vows at the iconic New York Public Library.
  4. Nate named his son Oskar in honor of his former boyfriend, Fernando Oskar Bengoechea.
  5. In 2012, he published The Things That Matter, which was praised by the Washington Post as ‘One of the Best Interior Design Books of the Year’.
  6. Nate was raised in Minnesota.
  7. His first car was a Saab. He was 18 at that time.
  8. He once hosted a vintage jewelry sale at one of his friend’s stores in Los Angeles. If he wasn’t an interior designer, he would have loved to do this work instead.
  9. Since he travels frequently, he has his luggage bags packed always. So, he saves his time there.
  10. He is a double Virgo.
  11. Nate finds perfect happiness in the pantry or linen closet with a label maker.
  12. He is a very organized person.
  13. Nate has a habit of reading and tries reading at least 2 books weekly.
  14. As of October 2022, he had a 17-year-old rescue dog named Tucker.
  15. He is having his design firm for over 2 decades.
  16. His grandfather served as a pilot during World War II.
  17. Nate supports a no-kill animal shelter named PAWS in Chicago.
  18. He can speak French since he has resided in Paris for a year.
  19. His designs at The Shade Store have been inspired by his traveling history. Whever he goes, he collects the textiles and brings them back.
  20. He is obsessed with Realtor.com.
  21. Even after chef Rachael Ray‘s multiple efforts of helping him learn cooking, he still found cooking difficult.
  22. His father is the co-founder of National Sports Collectors Convention. He worked there as a teenager and even met all the star athletes of the ’80s.
  23. Each summer, he goes to Alisal Ranch in Solvang, California. He has been doing so for over 3 decades.
  24. He possess great karaoke skills. He once got the chance to sing Warren G’s “Regulate” onstage at a Target corporate event.

Featured Image by Greg Hernandez / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 2.0

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