Carter Oosterhouse
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| Carter Oosterhouse | |
 Carter at a 2005 home and garden show. |
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| Date of birth | September 19, 1976 |
| Place of birth | Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.  |
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Carter Oosterhouse (born September 19, 1976) is a Mexican-American television personality and model who was born in Traverse City, Michigan. The child of Mary López and Ronald Oosterhouse[1] Oosterhouse first gained national fame as a carpenter on the TLC series Trading Spaces. Oosterhouse has a B.A. in nutrition and communication from Central Michigan University, which he attended on a rugby scholarship. Oosterhouse (pronounce "Ooster" as "Oh-ster") currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
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[edit] Early life
Oosterhouse's career as a carpenter began at the early age of 11, when he began learning carpentry as an apprentice to his neighbor, a master carpenter. He continued to work in carpentry and construction throughout school following in footsteps of his older brothers, Todd and Tyler, who are also carpenters.
[edit] Early career
After college, Oosterhouse relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and television. His first job was working behind-the-scenes for Project Greenlight as a production assistant and tape coordinator.
While struggling to get his big break in Hollywood, Oosterhouse auditoned whenever possible, but he continued to work in carpentry to pay his bills.
When going for an audition for a new show on TLC, Oosterhouse ended up landing a part on the already popular show Trading Spaces, and joined the cast in their fourth season.
[edit] Television Shows and Appearances
In 2003, Oosterhouse joined TLC's series Trading Spaces in its fourth season. In that same year, TLC also added the spin-offs Trading Spaces: Family and Trading Spaces: Boys V. Girls to their programs, which allowed Oosterhouse the opportunity to work with children.
In 2004, Oosterhouse did an episode of CBS Sunday Morning in New York in which he remodeled correspondent Bill Geist's office with the help of commentator Andy Rooney.
In 2005, Oosterhouse was a contributor to NBC's show Three Wishes, a primetime unscripted series with Amy Grant, in which Oosterhouse visited small towns across America to help wishes come true.
Oosterhouse is a contributor to the morning show Today on NBC as "America's Favorite Handyman".
Oosterhouse is a reoccurring design guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and has also appeared on The Tyra Banks Show, Inside Edition, and Extra.
In Fall 2007, Oosterhouse began two new shows, Carter Can, a home improvement show premiering on October 4th on HGTV, and The Inside Job, a behind-the-scenes view of Carter Can, which will offer homeowners take away information, on the DIY Network.
[edit] Print
Oosterhouse has been named one of People magazine's "Sexiest man on TV" in its "Sexiest Man Alive" issue. He was also named one of the sexiest men on television by TV Guide Channel, Inside TV magazine, and Cosmogirl.
He has also been featured in Home magazine, TV Guide, Star magazine, US Weekly, Organic Style, Catalina magazine, Cargo magazine, and USA Today.
[edit] Modeling
Oosterhouse is the face of the new men's fragrance Voyage by Nautica.
In the past, Oosterhouse has modeled in print campaigns for Nivea, Lincoln, Hewlett Packard, and Miller Light. In addition, he has also appeared in television advertisements for Bud Light, Nivea, Treasure Island in Las Vegas, and Gillette's M3Power razor, but he now focuses his time on television.
[edit] Charitable Works
Oosterhouse has contributed his time to New York's Books for Kids Foundation, COACH (Community Outreach Assistance for Children's Health), Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and Nautica's Kayak for Cause, a charity event which raised money for Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, and the Fulfillment Fund.
In 2006, he won $20,000 on Celebrity Poker for COACH.
Oosterhouse has just established a new foundation for kids called "Build It Up" in which he will build playgrounds alongside members of the community starting in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
In addition to the organizations listed above, Oosterhouse is an eco-friendly carpenter, meaning he finds ways to incorporate green solutions into each episode of his new show Carter Can.
[edit] Off Camera
Oosterhouse enjoys the outdoors and is a sports enthusiast. Some of the activities he enjoys most are basketball, kayaking, horseback riding, hockey, sailing, baseball and rugby, and he is an avid basketball and hockey fan. Oosterhouse mentions his Mexican-American heritage in interviews.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ carteroosterhouse.com
