| Josh Flagg | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 20, 1985 Los Angeles, California |
| Residence | Beverly Hills, California |
| Occupation | real estate broker, and television personality |
| Partner | Colton Thorn (2008-present) |
| Parents |
Michael Flagg Cindy Flagg |
| Relatives | Edith Flagg, Grandmother |
Josh Flagg (born August 20, 1985) is an American real estate agent and media personality who co-stars alongside Josh Altman and Madison Hildebrand on the show Million Dollar Listing on the Bravo! television network. Appearing on television for the first time in 2008, Flagg came back to do the third season of the show in 2009. In 2010, Bravo announced a fourth season of the show, which premiered on February 3, 2011.
The show, now in its fourth season, follows three young real estate agents in Los Angeles as they sell high-end homes.[1]
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Flagg is the grandson of philanthropist and Jewish leader Herman Platt and great grandson of Benjamin Platt, founder of the nationwide Platt Music Corporation chain of stores. His great-grandparents on his mother's side were residents of California since the late 1800s and are known for their contributions to Jewry. On his father's side, Flagg is the grandson of former fashion industry executive and designer, Edith Flagg from Romania, and her husband and Los Angeles Jewish leader Eric Flagg.[2]
Josh Flagg was born on August 20, 1985 in Los Angeles, CA. He is the son of Michael and Cindy Flagg of Los Angeles.[3]
Flagg grew up in Los Angeles, California. He attended Stephen S. Wise Temple Elementary School until 1998. In 1998, Flagg attended the Brentwood School, a private school in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles. In 2003, Flagg left Brentwood, and attended high school at Beverly Hills High School.[2]
Upon graduation in 2004, Flagg started working as a real estate agent in Beverly Hills.[2] Beginning in 2004, Flagg started making residential sales in high end neighborhoods such as Beverly Hills and the Sunset Strip. Flagg started his career under the arm of real estate broker Bruce Nelson with the John Bruce Nelson firm in Bel Air, followed by a brief stint at the Coldwell Banker Beverly Hills East office in 2007. In 2007, Bravo interviewed agents for the second season of the show "Million Dollar Listing". Flagg, along with two other agents, Madison Hildebrand and Chad Rogers, were picked and started filming for the reality TV series. The show follows three agents selling high end properties on the Westside of Los Angeles. The show aired on Bravo in August 2008. "Million Dollar Listing" returned for its third season on October 12, 2009.[4]
In August 2008, within a few weeks of the premier of the television show, Flagg was arrested for allegedly stealing works of fine art belonging to clients of his.[5] The objects allegedly included works by Chagall and Picasso.[6] Flagg was immediately released on $100,000 bail.[7] A few weeks later, the Los Angeles County District Attorney declined to prosecute due to insufficient evidence.[8]
In 2009, Flagg started working at Keller Williams Westside, in Los Angeles California where he started "Josh Flagg Estates".[3] On March 9, 2010, Bravo announced the return of "Million Dollar Listing for a fourth season, although there was no mention if the three real estate agents would return for the fourth season.[1] The series, "Million Dollar Listing" is produced by World of Wonder, with Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey serving as executive producers.[1]
Flagg is openly gay, having come out in March 2011.[9]