Post by MFWalkoff on Sept 14, 2019 9:03:28 GMT
Karamo
Season 28
Paired with Jenna Johnson
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Three-time Emmy® Award winner and culture expert on the Netflix reboot of Queer Eye, Karamo Brown is a sympathetic talk therapist warped inside a life coach and zipped into a fast-fashion bomber jacket. Lauded for his ease and natural comfort in relating to different types of people, Brown is tasked with making over the hearts and minds of the individuals they help on the show: by helping them to confront and grow beyond the internal and external issues holding them back.
On stage, Brown draws from his work as a social worker to show how he both discovered and learned to explore his many different identities. Whether as a black man, openly gay man, a son of immigrant parents, a Christian, a single father or former social worker, Brown strategically utilizes the strengths of his numerous identities to achieve success and teaches others to do the same.
His memoir, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope, explores how the challenges in his own life have allowed him to forever transform the lives of those in need. Available through Luminary, Karamo's podcast, "Karamo," is an in-depth look at life's thorniest issues where everyday people from around the world can call in and chat with Brown to receive direct advice or share their personal feelings on the everyday situations affecting their lives. The show also includes special interviews with Brown's celebrity friends who share personal moments from their lives with him. His upcoming children's book, I Am Perfectly Designed, is an empowering ode to modern families, co-authored with his son Jason.
With Queer Eye, Brown has won three Emmys, including for Outstanding Structured Reality Program, and a Television Critics Association Award. The show has been renewed for a fourth and fifth season.
Beginning his television career in 2004 as a housemate on the MTV hit reality series The Real World, Brown was the first openly gay African American in the history of reality television. Shortly after the conclusion of The Real World, Brown learned that he was the father of a 9-year-old boy, Jason. With the support of his child's mother, Brown petitioned and gained full custody of his son. A year later, Brown adopted Jason's half-brother, Christian.
Jenna Johnson
Jenna Johnson is a five-time U.S. National Latin Champion, U.S. National Youth 10 Dance Champion, as well as a three-time National Contemporary Winner. In 2012, she represented the United States at the World Latin Championships held in Beijing, China.
At the age of 18, she appeared as a finalist on season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance, where she placed in the Top 4 Girls. She is well-remembered for her routine with All-Star Mark Kanemura, entitled "I Am the Best." After the season, she was made dance captain of the 44-city So You Think You Can Dance tour. Once she returned from the tour, she was made an All-Star and has appeared as one for the past four years. She recently competed on Season 14 where she and her partner, Kiki, finished in the finale.
Johnson has been a dancer on Dancing with the Stars for eight seasons and participated in four of the Dancing with the Stars: Live! tours, where she was made dance captain for three out of the four. She is passionate about creating and choreographing, and cannot wait for another amazing season.
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