Josh Flagg

Josh Flagg was born on August 20, 1985, in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web| url=http://hauteliving.com/2013/09/haute-secrets-million-dollar-listings-broker-josh-flagg/393337/| title=Haute Secrets: 'Million Dollar Listings' Broker Josh Flagg| author=Laura Schrefler| date=September 19, 2013| publisher=Haute Living| accessdate=December 14, 2014}} He is the son of Michael and Cindy (Platt) Flagg of Los Angeles. He is the grandson of philanthropist, electronics industry executive and Jewish leader Herman Platt, and great-grandson of Benjamin Platt, founder and owner of the nationwide Platt Music Corporation chain of stores.{{cite web| url=http://www.topagentmagazine.com/profiles/JoshFlaggFinal.pdf| title=Josh Flagg| publisher=Top Agent Magazine| accessdate=December 14, 2014| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007205909/http://www.topagentmagazine.com/profiles/JoshFlaggFinal.pdf| archivedate=October 7, 2013}} On his father's side, Flagg is the grandson of American (Austrian-born){{Cite web |title=RG-16.10.01.03. Birth certificate for Edith Faierstein; reissued on 30 August 1976; includes translation {{!}} Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust |url=http://lamoth.info/?p=digitallibrary/digitalcontent&id=2364 |access-date=November 29, 2022 |website=lamoth.info}} fashion industry executive and designer Edith Flagg, best known as the first designers to import polyester as a fashion textile to the United States.{{cite web| url=http://heavy.com/entertainment/2014/10/edith-flagg-joshs-grandmother-net-worth-death-died-inc-dead-obituary-funeral-cause-of-million-dollar-listing/| title=Edith Flagg, Josh Flagg's Grandmother: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know| author=Lauren Weigle| date=October 29, 2014| publisher=Heavy| accessdate=December 14, 2014}} Edith was later known for her reoccurring role on Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles alongside her grandson.{{cite web| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/edith-flagg-million-dollar-listing-725262| title=Edith Flagg, 'Million Dollar Listing' Grandma, dies at 94| author=Erin Weinger| date=August 13, 2014| work=The Hollywood Reporter| accessdate=December 14, 2014}}

Flagg grew up in Los Angeles where he attended Brentwood School, a private school in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles. In 2003, Flagg left Brentwood and attended Beverly Hills High School where he graduated the following year.{{cite web| url=http://millenniummagazine.com/?p=2495| title=Josh Flagg: Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles| date=February 10, 2014| work=Millennium Magazine| accessdate=December 14, 2014}}

Flagg began working as a real estate agent at the age of 18{{cite web| url=http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/03-09-13-real-estate-josh-flagg-bravo-million-dollar-listing-great-big-texas-home-show/| title=Bravo's million-dollar Realtor Josh Flagg talks high-rise living and the importance of reputation| author=Rachel Abrams| date=March 9, 2013| publisher=Culture Map Dallas| accessdate=December 23, 2014}} when he started making residential sales in high end neighborhoods such as Beverly Hills and the Sunset Strip. Flagg began his career while still in high school under real estate broker Bruce Nelson with the John Bruce Nelson firm in Bel Air,{{cite web| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-aug-13-re-hotprop13-story.html| title=Go-going away from the Valley| author=Ruth Ryon| date=August 13, 2006| work=Los Angeles Times| access-date=December 23, 2014}} followed by a brief stint at the Coldwell Banker Beverly Hills East office in 2007.

Throughout his career as a real estate agent, Flagg has had many record sales, including the highest sale in the history of Brentwood Park and a $25 million residential sale in Beverly Hills. He has also been the listing agent for reputable estates including Merv Griffin's Bel Air estate and the Dorothy Chandler Estate in Hancock Park.{{cite web| url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2014/07/28/joshua-flagg-entrepreneurship-lessons-from-a-top-real-estate-agent/| title=Joshua Flagg: Entrepreneurship Lessons From A Top Real Estate Agent| author=Dan Schawbel| date=July 28, 2014| work=Forbes| accessdate=December 23, 2014}} He has also sold homes to various celebrities including Adam Levine,{{cite web| title='The Voice' Judge Adam Levine Buys $4.8M Beverly Hills Bachelor Pad - Take a Peek Inside| author=Lily Harrison| date=October 26, 2012| publisher=CelebBuzz|url=http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-10-26/take-a-peek-inside-adam-levines-new-beverly-hills-bachelor-pad-photos/| accessdate=January 14, 2015}} Steve Aoki,{{cite web| url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-steve-aoki-20141009-story.html| title=Steve Aoki sells Hollywood Hills West home with studio| author=Lauren Beale| date=October 9, 2014| publisher=Los Angeles| accessdate=April 13, 2015}} Shonda Rhymes{{Cite news|url=https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/66608-tv-hitmaker-shonda-rhimes-buys-los-angeles-home-for-4-6-million|title=TV Hitmaker Shonda Rhimes Buys Los Angeles Home for $4.6 Million|last=Plagianos|first=Irene|access-date=February 28, 2018|language=en}} and Tom Ford,{{Cite news|url=https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/48537-tom-ford-drops-39m-on-a-fashionable-los-angeles-home|title=Tom Ford Drops $39M on a Fashionable Los Angeles Home|last=Hopkins|first=Kathryn|access-date=March 1, 2018|language=en}} Robert Lamm,{{Cite web |title=Million Dollar Listing star reveals there's one thing potential buyers can't resist |url=https://9now.nine.com.au/the-block/josh-flagg-million-dollar-listing-la-secret-to-sell-home-fast/f646f19c-f7be-43e8-ab63-c0110726302f |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=9now.nine.com.au |language=en-AU}} Gavin Palone,{{cite web | url=https://www.compass.com/newsroom/press-releases/2mUiTksTeYnoq88D4zo8q2 | title=Compass Newsroom }} Jody Gerson, Suzanne Somers, Justin Mateen, Matthew Perry.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-02 |title=Josh Flagg's New Listing Is Matthew Perry's $15M Malibu Beach House: See Inside |url=https://www.bravotv.com/million-dollar-listing-los-angeles/style-living/josh-flagg-listed-matthew-perrys-malibu-beach-house |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Bravo TV Official Site |language=en-US}}

In 2009, he started "Josh Flagg Estates." According to Forbes, Flagg has sold over $1 billion worth of property during his career. He later began working with Rodeo Realty. In 2024, he joined Compass.{{Cite web |last=Pener |first=Degen |date=2024-03-12 |title=Josh Flagg Joins Compass Brokerage, Returns Soon for 'Million Dollar Listing' Season 15 (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/real-estate/josh-flagg-joins-compass-brokerage-million-dollar-listing-star-1235850433/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

In 2006, Flagg, along with two other agents, Madison Hildebrand and Chad Rogers, were picked to star in a reality TV series following their careers in the real estate industry. They started filming for the show, Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, and it aired on Bravo in August 2006. The show continued with the original cast until Season 4 when Josh Altman co-starred along with Flagg and Hildebrand.{{cite web| url=http://communityvoices.post-gazette.com/arts-entertainment-living/tuned-in/27106-million-dollar-listing-returns-minus-a-cast-member| title='Million Dollar Listing' returns minus a cast member| author=Rob Owen| date=January 31, 2011| publisher=Community Voices| accessdate=December 23, 2014| archive-date=December 23, 2014| archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20141223135932/http://communityvoices.post-gazette.com/arts-entertainment-living/tuned-in/27106-million-dollar-listing-returns-minus-a-cast-member| url-status=dead}}

After Season 6 concluded in 2013, Hildebrand left the show, making Flagg the only remaining original cast member.{{cite web| url=http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/madison-hildebrand-why-im-leaving-mdlla| title=Madison Hildebrand: Why I'm Leaving 'MDLLA'| author=Kevin O'Donnell| date=June 20, 2014| publisher=Bravo| accessdate=December 23, 2014}} Flagg and Altman were joined by James Harris and David Parnes for Season 7.{{cite web| url=http://www.eonline.com/news/553182/million-dollar-listing-los-angeles-casting-shakeup-and-premiere-date-revealed-who-s-in-and-who-s-out-for-season-7| title=Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles Casting Shakeup and Premiere Date Revealed—Who's in and Who's Out for Season 7| author=Tierney Bricker| date=June 23, 2014| publisher=E!| accessdate=December 23, 2014}}{{cite web| url=http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/first-look-at-mdlla-season-7| title=First Look at 'MDLLA' Season 7| date=June 23, 2014| publisher=Bravo| accessdate=December 23, 2014}} The series aired its 10th Season in 2017, with Flagg, Harris, Hildebrand and Parnes returning and realtor Tracy Tutor joining its cast.{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/home/james-harris-madison-hildebrand-fight-million-dollar-listing-los-angeles-season-10-premiere/|title=WATCH: Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles' Return Features a Fiery Realtor Showdown: 'He's an Unethical Wimp'|work=People|access-date=February 28, 2018|language=en}}

At 14 years old, Flagg began writing a book about his grandmother, Edith Flagg. As her only grandchild, Flagg was close to his grandmother, who was a Holocaust survivor and, later, a fashion industry executive. The book, A Simple Girl: Stories My Grandmother Told Me, was published in 2009. Proceeds from the book's sales go towards the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.{{cite web| url=http://www.jewishla.org/blog/entry/authors-corner-josh-flagg-dishes-on-his-new-book-ia-simple-girl-i/| title=Authors Corner: Josh Flagg Dishes on His New Book A Simple Girl| date=September 25, 2009| publisher=The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles| accessdate=December 23, 2014}}

Flagg published his second book, Million Dollar Agent: Brokering the Dream, in 2011. The book is an autobiography that details his personal life from growing up in Los Angeles to becoming one of the city's top real estate agents.{{cite web| url=http://outfrontonline.com/culture-3/film/gay-real-estate-mogul-josh-flagg-talks-love-life-and-million-dollar-houses-in-out-front-colorado-interview/| title=Gay Real Estate Mogul Josh Flagg Talks Love, Life and Million Dollar Houses in Out Front Colorado Interview| date=March 23, 2011| publisher=Out Front| accessdate=December 23, 2014| archive-date=December 23, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223142959/http://outfrontonline.com/culture-3/film/gay-real-estate-mogul-josh-flagg-talks-love-life-and-million-dollar-houses-in-out-front-colorado-interview/| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| url=http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/17370649| title=Million Dollar Listing's Josh Flagg comes out gay| date=March 24, 2011| publisher=Chicago Pride| accessdate=December 23, 2014| archive-date=December 23, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223143238/http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/17370649| url-status=dead}}

In 2012, Flagg started a mobile app called 'Star Maps,' which is a directory of hundreds of properties associated with celebrities in the Los Angeles area.{{cite web| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/million-dollar-listing-hollywood-star-maps-333496| title=Sayonara, Star Maps! Bravo Reality Star Says He Will Put Them Out of Business| author=Daniel Miller| date=June 6, 2012| work=The Hollywood Reporter| accessdate=December 23, 2014}} The app uses GPS to direct users and tourists to places of well-known estates or celebrity properties with details about the home and its celebrity-ownership that are cross-referenced with research from the city's public records.{{cite web| url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/13/josh-flaggs-star-maps_n_1423429.html| title=Star Maps? Josh Flagg Has An App For That| author=Ann Brenoff| date=April 13, 2012| work=HuffPost| accessdate=December 23, 2014}}

Melissa Rivers presented Flagg with the Next Generation award from the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust in 2013.{{cite web| url=http://www.bravotv.com/million-dollar-listing-los-angeles/videos/playlist?clip=2687955| title=The Museum of the Holocaust Celebrates Josh Flagg| publisher=Bravo| accessdate=April 13, 2015| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418213819/http://www.bravotv.com/million-dollar-listing-los-angeles/videos/playlist?clip=2687955| archivedate=April 18, 2015}}

Flagg lives in Beverly Hills, California, and in January 2013, he purchased a micro-estate above the Sunset Strip{{cite web| url=http://la.curbed.com/archives/2013/08/million_dollar_lister_josh_flagg_buys_david_katzenbergs_house.php| date=August 2, 2013| title=Million Dollar Lister Josh Flagg Buys David Katzenberg's House| author=Adrian Glick Kudler| publisher=Curbed LA| access-date=January 8, 2015}} and sold the property in 2015.{{cite web| url=https://www.tmz.com/2015/03/04/josh-flagg-sells-home-million-dollar-listing-house-photos/| title='Million Dollar Listing' Star Cashes In By Selling Playhouse For String of Celeb Kids|date= March 4, 2015| publisher=TMZ| accessdate=April 13, 2015}} In June 2015, Flagg bought an estate in Beverly Hills.{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/local/westside/la-fi-tear-down-20150607-story.html| title='Million Dollar' development in Beverly Hills| author=Neil J. Leitberg| date=June 6, 2015| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| accessdate=July 9, 2015}} He also owns his late grandmother's penthouse in the Century Towers complex in Century City.{{cite web| url=https://variety.com/2013/dirt/real-estalker/david-katzenberg-sells-sunset-strip-digs-to-josh-flagg-415/| title=David Katzenberg Sells Sunset Strip Digs To Josh Flagg| author=Mark David| date=August 2, 2013| work=Variety| accessdate=December 14, 2014}}

Flagg is openly gay, having come out in March 2011.[http://www.sdgln.com/news/2011/03/18/sdgln-exclusive-josh-flagg-comes-out-million-dollar-listing-boyfriend-memoir SDGLN EXCLUSIVE: Josh Flagg comes out on Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing," reveals his boyfriend, discusses memoir] In July 2016, Flagg proposed to his fiancé, Bobby Boyd, during a flash mob at the Four Seasons Hotel George V.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/million-dollar-listing-josh-flagg-engaged-boyfriend-bobby-boyd |title=Million Dollar Listing: LA's Josh Flagg is Engaged to Boyfriend Bobby Boyd| work=People|author1=Aurelie Corinthios|author2=Brittany King |date=July 18, 2016 |accessdate=August 3, 2016}} The couple got married on September 10, 2017, at the Beverly Hills Hotel, LA. The couple announced their divorce in March 2022.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/home/million-dollar-listing-tracy-tutor-josh-flagg-bobby-boyd-divorce/ |title=Josh Flagg and Bobby Boyd Are 'Hanging In' Amidst Divorce, Says MDLLA Co-star Tracy Tutor|first1=Lanae|last1=Brody|work=People|date=March 14, 2022}}

Flagg is a collector of fine art,[http://bellalamag.com/josh-flagg-reveals-why-he-has-yet-to-buy-his-own-million-dollar-listing/ "Josh Flagg, The Man Behind The Million-Dollar Lifestyle"] Bella. Retrieved July 20, 2018. rare automobiles, and one of the largest collectors of Billy Haines furniture in the country.[https://www.christies.com/features/I-bought-it-at-Christies-Josh-Flagg-8925-1.aspx "I bought it at Christie's"] Christies.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.[https://blog.viyet.com/2017/04/20/million-dollar-magnate-josh-flagg/ "Million Dollar Magnate: Josh Flagg"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720225314/https://blog.viyet.com/2017/04/20/million-dollar-magnate-josh-flagg/ |date=July 20, 2018 }} Viyet. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

Flagg serves on the Board of Governors of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Jewish home. In 2016, he co-chaired the "Rock for Research" event for Cedars-Sinai.[http://egvodka.com/event/rock-for-research-summer-concert/ "1ST ANNUAL ROCK FOR RESEARCH SUMMER CONCERT"] EG Vodka. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

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