Carter Oosterhouse

{{Short description|American television personality and former model}}

{{Infobox model

| name = Carter Oosterhouse

| image = CarterOosterhouse.jpg

| caption = Oosterhouse at a 2005 home and garden show

| birth_name = Carter Nicholas Oosterhouse

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|9|19}}

| birth_place = Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Television personality|model}}

| yearsactive = 2003–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Amy Smart|2011}}

| children = 1

| website = {{url|carteroosterhouse.com}}

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Carter Nicholas Oosterhouse (born September 19, 1976) is an American television personality and former model,{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}} who was born in Traverse City, Michigan. He first gained national fame as a carpenter on the TLC series Trading Spaces and has hosted other home improvement and how-to television shows. In 2008, he was host of three HGTV network shows:{{cite web |url=http://www.hgtv.com/carter-oosterhouse/bio/index.html |title=Carter Oosterhouse |publisher=HGTV |date= |accessdate=2017-01-24}} Carter Can, Red Hot & Green, and Million Dollar Rooms.

Education

Oosterhouse's career as a carpenter began at the age of 10, when he began learning carpentry as an apprentice to a carpenter who was his neighbor. He continued to work in carpentry and construction throughout school following in the footsteps of his older brothers, Todd and Tyler, who are also carpenters. For his formal education, he attended Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools in Traverse City. Oosterhouse has a B.A. in nutrition and communication from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant northwest of Saginaw, Michigan.

Early career

After college, Oosterhouse moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and television. He worked there behind-the-scenes for the Project Greenlight{{IMDb title|0299368|Project Greenlight (2001)}} as a production assistant and tape coordinator. When auditioning for a new show on TLC, Oosterhouse landed a part on the show Trading Spaces, and joined the cast in their fourth season.

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 was on 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 has been featured as an expert for programs including Rachael Ray, The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, CNN, Entertainment Tonight, and Extra. In fall 2007, Oosterhouse launched two new shows, Carter Can, a home improvement show premiering on HGTV, and The Inside Job, a behind-the-scenes view of Carter Can, on the DIY Network. In early 2008, a second show was added on the HGTV network, Red Hot & Green, with Nicole Facciuto on which Oosterhouse promotes eco-friendly materials for earth-friendly living.

Oosterhouse was the host of the 2012 HGTV show Million Dollar Rooms, showcasing extravagant features of elaborately built homes. In 2015, Oosterhouse began hosting the ABC reality show The Great Christmas Light Fight with Taniya Nayak. He returned for subsequent holiday seasons in 2016 through 2023.

Print

Oosterhouse has been named one of People magazine's "Sexiest man on TV" in its "Sexiest Man Alive" issue. He was named one of the sexiest men on television by TV Guide Channel, Inside TV magazine, and CosmoGirl.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} He has been featured in US Weekly, OK Weekly, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Everyday with Rachael Ray, LA Confidential, and other publications.

Modeling

Oosterhouse is the face of the 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, Lake Michigan Credit Union, Nivea, Treasure Island in Las Vegas, Gillette's M3Power razor, and Rooms To Go.

Winery

In 2010, brothers, Carter and Todd Oosterhouse, founded Bonobo Winery in Traverse City.{{cite news |title=Bonobo Winery Launches in Traverse City Michigan |url=https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2014/07/08/bonobo-winery-launches-traverse-city-michigan |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Wine Industry Advisor |agency=Press Release |date=8 July 2014}}

Charitable works

Oosterhouse established Carter's Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating and promoting awareness of fitness and self-esteem for America's youth. Its purpose is to increase the activity level of children by building and developing community parks and playgrounds in their neighborhoods. They have the opportunity to take an active part in building up their community by using, sharing, and caring for these public spaces. In 2011, Carter's Kids partnered with Rebuilding Together to build six playgrounds promoting the health and welfare of children in low income communities.{{cite press release |url=http://www.rebuildingtogether.org/content/news/detail/9019/ |title=Rebuilding Together and Lowe's Heroes join Carter's Kids and Environmental Media Association to revitalize San Fernando community |publisher=Rebuilding Together |accessdate=2019-05-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825190257/http://rebuildingtogether.org/content/news/detail/9019/ |archivedate=2011-08-25 |date=July 19, 2011}}

Personal life

Oosterhouse married actress Amy Smart on September 10, 2011, in Traverse City, Michigan.{{cite news |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/amy-smart-marries-carter-oosterhouse-2011109 |title=Amy Smart Marries Carter Oosterhouse! |last=Macatee |first=Rebecca |date=September 10, 2011 |journal=Us Weekly |accessdate=September 11, 2011}}{{cite news |last=Fleeman |first=Mike|title=Amy Smart Marries Carter Oosterhouse |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20527298,00.html?hpt=hp_t2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021085821/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20527298,00.html?hpt=hp_t2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |journal=People |date=September 10, 2011 |accessdate=September 11, 2011}} They had their first child, Flora Oosterhouse, via surrogate on December 26, 2016.{{cite journal|author=Karen Mizoguchi |url=http://people.com/babies/amy-smart-reveals-daughter-flora-carried-by-surrogate/ |title=Amy Smart Reveals Daughter Flora Carried by Surrogate: 'I Give Thanks |journal=People |date=January 24, 2017 |accessdate=2017-01-24}}

In December 2017, a makeup artist on the Carter Can television show accused Oosterhouse of coercing her into performing sex acts in 2008. He acknowledged an "intimate relationship" and claimed it had been consensual, with the woman in question initiating such encounters on the first and several successive occasions. The woman's claims have not been "confirmed or verified".{{Cite web |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywood-media-men-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-and-harassment-post-weinstein-1057193/|title=Notable Entertainment Figures Accused of Sexual Misconduct in Wake of Harvey Weinstein|date=2017-11-30}}{{cite news| title=TV Host Carter Oosterhouse Accused of Coerced Oral Sex by Makeup Artist| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/carter-oosterhouse-accused-coerced-oral-sex-by-makeup-artist-1067502/| last=Baum| first=Gary| date=December 14, 2017| newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519005418/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/carter-oosterhouse-accused-coerced-oral-sex-by-makeup-artist-1067502/| accessdate=2019-05-31| archive-date=2021-05-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/awful-details-revealed-accusations-hgtv-091846519.html |title = Awful New Details Revealed About Accusations HGTV's Carl Oosterhouse Sexually Assaulted a Makeup Artist |first= Sarah |last=Gangraw |date= December 17, 2017 |newspaper=yahoo }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/amy-smart-defends-husband-carter-oosterhouse-sexual-misconduct-claims-1068859/ |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |title=Amy Smart Defends Husband Carter Oosterhouse Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims|first=Lexy|last=Perez|date=2017-12-18}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/carter-oosterhouse-accuser-responds-his-claim-consensual-sex-1070208/|title=Carter Oosterhouse Accuser Responds to His Claim of Consensual Sex|first=Gary|last=Baum|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2017-12-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/tlc-boss-defends-carter-oosterhouse-sexual-assault-allegations-1074521/ |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |title=TLC Boss Defends Carter Oosterhouse Amid Sexual Assault Allegations|first=Bryn|last=Sandberg|date=2018-01-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/me-too-five-years-later-1235228665/ |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |title=#MeToo, Five Years Later: Accusers Reflect|date=2022-09-30}}

References

External links

[http://carteroosterhouse.com/ Official website]
{{IMDb name|1398810}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930235757/http://origin.denverpost.com/room/ci_5453344 WEB EXCLUSIVE: "Trading Spaces" hunk builds following] Denver Post
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070320125501/http://www.canadianliving.com/Canadianliving/client/en/Beauty/DetailNews.asp?idNews=235098&pg=2&idSM=96 6 things to know about Carter Oosterhouse] Canadian Living

Category:American television personalities

Category:1976 births

Category:Living people

Category:Central Michigan University alumni

Category:American people of Mexican descent

Category:People from Traverse City, Michigan