Nathan Jay Berkus (born September 17, 1971)[1][2] is an American interior designer, author, and television personality.

Berkus started working in design immediately after leaving high school and interned at Dominique Aurientis in Paris and Leslie Hindman in Chicago.

Berkus was the host of the short-lived reality show Oprah's Big Give, which premiered March 2, 2008, but the series ended on April 20 that same year.

[9] It was recorded in Studio 42 at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, but aired in the nation's largest markets on the ten NBC-owned-and-operated stations.

[23] In March 2013, television journalists noted Berkus began working on a primetime series with NBC, initially titled Renovation Nation.

Berkus was the host and one of the producers of the show in which, according to NBC, "American top designers, builders, architects and landscapers go head-to-head each week, putting their talents to the test on extreme home renovations.

In December 2004, Berkus and his then-partner, photographer Fernando Bengoechea, were vacationing at a beach resort in Sri Lanka when the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit.

[29][30] In April 2013 Berkus became engaged to fellow interior designer Jeremiah Brent after nearly a year of dating.

In early 2014, they were featured in clothier Banana Republic's "True Outfitters" ads in InStyle and Rolling Stone, among other magazines.

[39] Their Manhattan apartment was featured in the October 2015 issue of Architectural Digest magazine, where Berkus and Brent appeared on the cover with their daughter Poppy.