Carter Oosterhouse
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Oosterhouse at a 2005 home and garden show.
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Carter Nicholas Oosterhouse September 19, 1976 Traverse City, Michigan, U.S. |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Smart (m. 2011) |
| Website | www |
Carter Nicholas Oosterhouse (born September 19, 1976) is an American television personality and model, who was born in Traverse City, Michigan. Oosterhouse first gained national fame as a carpenter on the TLC series Trading Spaces and has hosted other home improvement and how-to television shows. As of 2008, he is the host of three programs on the HGTV network: Carter Can, Red Hot & Green, and Million Dollar Room.
Oosterhouse's career as a carpenter began at the age of 12, when he began learning carpentry as an apprentice to his neighbor, a carpenter. 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 the Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools. Oosterhouse has a B.A. in nutrition and communication from Central Michigan University.
After college, Oosterhouse relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and television. In LA, he worked behind-the-scenes for the Project Greenlight as a production assistant and tape coordinator.
When going for an audition for a new show on TLC, Oosterhouse ended up landing a part on the show Trading Spaces, and joined the cast in their fourth season.
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.
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