| Kourtney Brown | |
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| Born | February 9, 1984 Miami, Florida |
| Occupation | actor, TV host, model and artist |
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Kourtney Eugene Brown (born February 9, 1984) is a Bahamian-American actor, television host, model and visual artist. He is best known for starring in Fox's My Network TV game show, My Games Fever.
Kourtney Brown was born in Miami, Florida and raised in New Providence, Bahamas, in the capital city of Nassau. He is the youngest of four sons to father James Eugene Brown, a Bahamian real estate investor, and mother Ethel Lee, a retired registered nurse, who is of African and Native American descent. Known for painting native island scenes and participating in local plays from early childhood, Kourtney received a scholarship to the College of the Bahamas summer fine arts program at age 10. He made his film debut at age 11 when auditioning and landing a minor, one lined role in Flipper, starring Elijah Wood, released summer of 1996. Shortly thereafter, his father fell ill and died. He graduated from St. Andrew's International School of the Bahamas in 2002, where he studied drama and fine art. Kourtney returned to South Florida with plans to enroll in a University for the arts. These were postponed, upon being discovered by a model and talent scout. He has participated in an array of film, TV and commercial projects, including being a martial arts stuntman on the UPN television show, South Beach. Since, Kourtney has starred in commercials for MTV, Nokia and Kentucky Fried Chicken, became the face of Sean Jean's "Unforgivable" cologne spray Viacom campaign and starred in My Games Fever. He received a role in Italian foreign film,Fidanzata di Papà, La (Daddy's Girlfriend). Kourtney is currently signed with Wilhelmina Models, has appeared on the runway at Miami Fashion Week and in several print campaigns for international designers. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Visual Arts and Entertainment from Miami International University of Art and Design in 2009 and specializes in figurative ceramic sculpture.