John Gidding

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John Gidding

John Gidding (born January 7, 1977 in Istanbul , Istanbul Province , Turkey ) is a Turkish architect , television actor and former fashion model.

Gidding started modeling in 2000 when he was still a student. Even then he was aware of his homosexuality . He appeared on the catwalk for Armani , Gucci and Hugo Boss , among others , before he was represented by Wilhelmina Models in New York City . Before starting the design profession, Gidding became the showcase model for Jhane Barnes in 2004 and 2005. He was also featured on the covers of romance novels .

Previously, in 1999, Gidding was named one of the “50 Most Beautiful People at Yale ” by Rumpus Magazine , and in 2002 as one of “Boston's Most Elitist Bachelors” by The Improper Bostonian , one of “Atlanta's 50 Most Beautiful People” by Jezebel Magazine and to one of Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles's “Emerging Talent: Twenty Under 40” in 2008.

Life

Gidding was born in Istanbul. His father was a US national while his mother was an ethnic Turkish woman .

He grew up in Turkey until he went to the United States to study at a college. Before that, he attended the American School in Leysin ( Switzerland ). He graduated from Yale University in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in architecture. He received his masters degree from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University . At Yale University he sang a cappella with the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus , and choral music with the Yale Glee Club and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum .

Gidding later moved to New York City where he his company John Gidding Design, Inc. opened. Before that he worked for Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates as a designer for two years .

Giddings entry into the television business began with the shipment Knock First of ABC Family , where he and three other designer makeover made for bedrooms of young people. Gidding's previous 2006 television series Designed to Sell was retired in early 2011, but reruns are still on HGTV, and Knock First is syndicated worldwide.

He is best known for his appearance on Curb Appeal: The Block , where his team spent $ 20,000 on home renovations. Less expensive repairs have been made to homes in the neighborhood to increase the property values ​​of the entire neighborhood. In 2015 he was one of the expert judges in the Fox TV telecast HomeFree . He was part of the cast of the restart of Trading Spaces , along with Paige Davis and Vern Yip .

Personal

John Gidding is a much older ballet dancer Damian Smith Since 2013 married . Openly gay John Gidding could avoid military service by revealing his homosexuality. However, the Turkish military regards homosexuality as a "psychosexual illness" and requires "rectal exam" and visual "evidence" to support the claim.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Rob Beck: Designed to sell in the ATL. In: Southern Voice Atlanta (archive). April 2008, archived from the original on June 9, 2008 ; Retrieved January 16, 2010 .
  2. ↑ 2013 Mid-Atlantic Home & Garden Show . "John Gidding." Retrieved 04/06/2013
  3. ^ The Buffalo Home & Garden Show: Celebrity Designer John Gidding. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 13, 2011 ; Retrieved November 27, 2010 .
  4. ^ NY Daily News: The Closer: Wall Street's top retail. Retrieved November 27, 2010 .
  5. ^ Leba Hertz: Damian Smith retiring from SF Ballet after 18 years. In: San Francisco Chronicle. August 14, 2013, accessed April 13, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Gidding, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish architect, television actor and former fashion model
DATE OF BIRTH 7th January 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Istanbul