Carson Kressley
Emmy Award Winning TV Personality, Style Expert, Fashion Designer, Interior Designer & New York Times Best-Selling Author
Carson Kressley
Emmy Award Winning TV Personality, Style Expert, Fashion Designer, Interior Designer & New York Times Best-Selling Author
Biography
Emmy Award winning TV personality, style expert, fashion designer, interior designer and New York Times best-selling author are some of the credits of the multi-talented and unforgettable Carson Kressley.
Carson started his career as an independent stylist and became invaluable to major designers such as Ralph Lauren. He took a leap into television & became a breakout star on Bravo’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which won a primetime Emmy and gained a worldwide following for Carson. In collaborations with Oprah Winfrey, Carson revolutionized America’s personal fashion sense of style. He’s hosted multiple TV shows including Lifetime’s How to Look Good Naked, & ABC’s True Beauty, appeared as a fashion critic & commentator on shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show & Good Morning America. Carson has competed on several reality shows including NBC’s hit show Celebrity Apprentice, Food Network’s Celebrity Cupcake Wars, ABC’s Celebrity Family Feud, and the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars where he was a fan favorite raising awareness & donations for several charities. Another fan favorite was his interior design show, Get A Room with Carson & Thom, which reunited Carson with his co-star from Queer Eye, the celebrated interior designer Thom Filicia.
At present, Carson continues to be a key judge on the groundbreaking TV series, RuPaul’s Drag Race, which continues to win multiple Emmy's-the show has had 48 nominations and 24 wins making it the most awarded reality show in history. The show is currently in its 16th season. Carson won an Emmy last year for his part on the show and is nominated again this year.
Additionally, Carson won “America’s Favorite Houseguest” when he competed on Celebrity Big Brother. He also hosted Live with Kelly and Ryan along with Ryan Seacrest in Kelly’s absence and he was their fashion commentator for the 2022 Academy Awards and continues to be a favorite guest on Live with Kelly and Mark. He also co-hosted The Wendy Williams Show for a week along with Vivica A. Fox. Carson is a favorite guest on many game shows each year including 25 Words or Less and Pictionary and will soon be seen on a new version of Hollywood Squares.
Amongst being a strong supporter of many philanthropic causes, when Kressley is not starring on stage or screen, he can be found astride one of his American Saddle-bred show horses, with which he has achieved World Champion status. Carson also is seen each year at the annual New Year’s Rosebowl Parade riding for Scripts Miramar. He is very involved with the American Humane Society and is on the Board of Directors for Cyndi Lauper’s Charity “True Colors United” which helps homeless LGBT youth.
Speaker Videos
Carson Kressley Tells the Story of How He Got on the Original “Queer Eye”
Carson Kressley Outlines Why LGBTQ+ Visibility Inspires Hope
SCAD Atlanta 2019 Commencement Speaker Carson Kressley
Speech Topics
Telling Your Story Through Interior Design
As an expert in interior design, Carson Kressley stresses the importance of having your space reflect your mission, your professional goals, and the quality of your service. This talk is perfect for home shows, design expos, Colleges and Universities with design programs, commercial events in home improvement, charity fundraisers, and shelter publishing corporations.
10 Steps to Owning Your Personal Style
Carson Kressley knows fashion and self-expression and has carefully curated this fashion driven self-help program to unleash one’s personal style. He stresses the importance of how finding the right fit and style can enhance your life in dramatic ways- from the small additions of accessories to properly utilizing color.
Inclusion & Belonging and the Bottom Line
Carson Kressley paved the way for inclusion through his high profile career. He draws on his plethora of experience to guide the audience through how embracing LGBTQ people in the workplace not only increases social responsibility, but improves profitability. He discusses his journey through television and why LGBTQ+ representation has mattered so much through his career and how he feels it can help millions across the world.
Laughing Your Way to Cultural Change: Carson Kressley’s Guide to Style, Authenticity & Societal Impact
What’s culture without a little pizazz? Carson dives into belonging and authenticity and why a good sense of humor is your secret weapon. Get ready to laugh, learn and maybe even question your fashion choices. Carson will help make your company culture as fabulous as it should be!
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