Nate Berkus(born September 17, 1971) is an American interior designer and decorator and a survivor of the 2004 more...Indian Ocean tsunami. He runs an interior design firm in Chicago, Nate Berkus Associates, and has been a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, on which he offers design advice to viewers. Berkus was born in Southern California, and grew up mainly in suburban Minneapolis. He graduated from Lake Forest College near Chicago in 1994. In December 2004 Berkus and his partner, photographer Fernando Bengoechea, were vacationing at a beach resort in Sri Lanka when the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit. While Berkus survived, Bengoechea is still missing and presumed dead. Berkus is currently involved in a relationship with Bally Shoe designer Brian Atwood. less
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