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Antoni Porowski (born March 14, 1984) is a Canadian television personality, actor, chef, and model. He is the food and wine expert on the Netflix series Queer Eye.
Early life
Porowski was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Polish parents after they immigrated to Canada with his two older sisters. His father is a physician.[1] He grew up speaking Polish, English, and French.[1] He and his parents moved to Glade Springs, West Virginia, when he was twelve, and he lived between there and Montreal throughout his high school years before finally returning to Montreal to attend Marianopolis College and then university.[2] Porowski and his mother do not have a good relationship, as revealed in season four of Queer Eye.[3]
After graduating from Concordia University with a bachelor's degree in Psychology, Porowski moved to New York City to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, from which he graduated in 2011.[1][4][5][6] He taught himself to cook by referring to his grandmother's cooking techniques.[7][8] He is also a close friend of the original Queer Eye’s cooking expert and sommelier Ted Allen, who was a mentor.[9]
Career
Upon moving to New York City, Porowski began auditioning for various acting roles. He has stated that being Polish made it difficult for him to find work, which at the time made him consider anglicizing his last name.[1] He has landed roles in movies such as Elliot Loves (2012), Daddy's Boy (2016), The Pretenders (2018), and as the lead officer in a 2014 episode of TV series The Blacklist.[10] Porowski was also featured in the 2015 short docudrama about the Vinnytsia massacre, To My Father, as Adam Bandrowski.[11] The short film was part of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival's Short Film Corner.
In the meantime, he worked in food service to cover his rent, first working as a busboy at a family-run Polish restaurant.[5] He worked his way up in the restaurant industry, working as a waiter and sommelier, eventually managing a Bond Street sushi restaurant.[1][12] Porowski lives in the same neighborhood as Ted Allen, the original Queer Eye food and wine expert and current host of Food Network cooking competition Chopped. The two became friends, and for a time Porowski worked for Allen as a personal chef.[2][10]
In December 2017, it was announced that Porowski would play the role of food and wine expert in the Netflix revival of Queer Eye, which began airing in February 2018.[13] The second season of the show was released in June 2018.
In April 2018, Porowski signed a deal with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for his first cookbook, released in Spring 2019.[14] In June 2018, he announced that he would be opening The Village Den, a fast-casual restaurant in New York City's West Village.[12] Additionally, Porowski deals vintage furniture.[15]
On September 10, 2018, Porowski alongside co-hosts of Queer Eye received an Emmy for Outstanding Structured Reality Program.[16]
Porowski was featured in Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" music video, released on June 17, 2019.[17]
In November 2019, he was named Sexiest Reality Star, in People's annual list.[18]
Personal life
Porowski states that his sexuality is "a little more fluid along the spectrum" and that he prefers not to label. He dated Joey Krietemeyer for more than seven years, but the relationship ended in October 2018.[19] He confirmed via Instagram in December that he was dating Trace Lehnhoff.[20] However, the two split after one year of dating.[21] In October 2019, he confirmed via Instagram that he is dating Kevin Harrington.[22]
Porowski and his Queer Eye costar Jonathan Van Ness trolled the internet by setting up a joint Instagram account, pretending to be a couple. Later they confirmed that there was nothing serious to it.[23]
In the Queer Eye episode titled "Lost Boy" (S3 E2), Porowski revealed that he has struggled with addiction issues in the past.
Filmography
Television and web
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Blue Mountain State | Lacrosse Player | Episode: "LAX" |
2014 | The Blacklist | Lead Officer | Episode: "Monarch Douglas Bank (No. 112)" |
2018–present | Queer Eye | Himself | Series regular, 47 episodes |
2018 | Nailed It! | Himself | Guest judge, Episode: "Bonus:3,2,1...Ya Not Done!!" |
2018 | Don't Watch This | Himself | Episode: "Antoni Psycho" |
June 28, 2018 | W Magazine: "Queer Eye Cast Gives Life Advice" | Himself | |
July 10, 2018 | ELLE: "Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski Insta-Stalks The Fab Five" | Himself | |
July 12, 2018 | Marie Claire: The Cast of Queer Eye Play 'How Well Do You Know Your Co-Star' | Himself | |
Sept. 5, 2018 | BUILD Series: "Tan France & Antoni Porowski Join The Table" | Himself | |
Nov. 10, 2018 | Health Magazine: "My Mantra Is... Tan France & Antoni Porowski" | Himself | |
Nov. 12, 2018 | Tinder: "Jonathan Van Ness And Antoni Porowski Critique Dating Advice" | Himself | |
2019 | Lip Sync Battle | Himself | Season 5, Episode 1 |
2019 | Big Mouth | Himself | Season 3 |
March 12, 2019 | The Hollywood Reporter: "Antoni Porowski Teases Queer Eye Season 3" | Himself | |
March 15, 2019 | Bon Appétit: "Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski Tries to Keep Up with a Professional Chef" | Himself | |
March 20, 2019 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen: "How Did Antoni Porowski And His ‘Flipping Out’ Beau Meet?" | Himself | |
March 29, 2019 | WIRED: "Queer Eye Cast Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions" | Himself | |
April 16, 2019 | Bustle: Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski Tries AERIAL YOGA | Himself | |
May 21, 2019 | Harper's BAZAAR: "Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski's Nighttime Skincare Routine" | Himself | |
July 10, 2019 | NHL: "Antoni Porowski discusses Canadians, meme stardom" | Himself | |
Sept. 5, 2019 | Harper's BAZAAR: "Everything Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski Eats In A Day" | Himself | |
Sept. 6, 2019 | Cosmopolitan | Himself | |
Sept. 12, 2019 | NYT Cooking | Himself | |
Sept. 16, 2019 | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: "Celebrating Food as a Love Language with Antoni in the Kitchen" | Himself | |
Sept. 18, 2019 | BuzzFeed Celeb: "Antoni Porowski From Queer Eye Reads Thirst Tweets" | Himself | |
Oct. 8, 2019 | Glamour Magazine UK | Himself | |
Nov. 20, 2019 | BuzzFeed Celeb: "Antoni And Jonathan Van Ness Take The BFF Test" | Himself |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Diary | Eric | Short film |
2011 | The Apartment | Stranger | Short film |
2012 | Elliot Loves | Elliot's Father | |
2013 | Withdrawal | Louis | Short film |
2015 | To My Father | Adam Bandrowski | Short film |
2016 | Daddy's Boy | Christian | |
2018 | The Pretenders | Antoni | |
2018 | Horror Time | Jacob | |
2019 | Blood Surf | Simon |
Music videos
Year | Song | Artist |
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2018 | "This Is Me (The Reimagined Remix)" | Keala Settle, Kesha, & Missy Elliott |
2019 | “You Need to Calm Down” | Taylor Swift |
References
- ^ a b c d e Wertheim, Bonnie (March 6, 2018). "Antoni Porowski Can Cook". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ a b Carley, Brennan (February 26, 2018). "Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski Knows You're Thinking About Him". GQ. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ Szklarski, Cassandra (2019-09-06). "'Queer Eye"s Antoni Porowski dishes on overcoming addiction, career bumps, and ego". CTV News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ Keogh, Joey (2018-10-08). "The untold truth of Antoni Porowski". TheList.com. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
- ^ a b Hall, Gerrad (March 1, 2018). "Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski defends his credentials, T-shirt choices, and love of avocados". Entertainment Weekly. Condé Nast. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ Braxton, Conrad. "Antoni Porowski Answers 5 Burning Questions - Men's Variety". https://mensvariety.com/. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
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- ^ Sachs, Kevin (2019-03-20). "Feast Your Eyes: Volume II - Antoni's Recipes in Queer Eye Season 3". DINE Magazine. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ Sondé, Kari (January 22, 2018). "Queer Eye Is Back - Meet The Show's New Food Expert". Grub Street. New York Media. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Queer Eye: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Antoni Porowski". ScreenRant. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ^ a b Vargas, Alani. "Who's Antoni Porowski from Queer Eye? The Food Expert has a Personal Connection to the Original Show". Bustle. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ ""To My Father" a docudrama about the Vinca massacre by Montreal filmmakers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. September 23, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ a b 92nd Street Y (2018-06-21), Netflix's Queer Eye in Conversation, retrieved 2018-06-23
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Starkey, Adam (February 9, 2018). "Netflix's Queer Eye: Who are the new Fab Five". Metro. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "Exclusive: 'Queer Eye' breakout Antoni Porowski lands cookbook deal". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
- ^ Musiwa, Elaine (May 21, 2015). "Rich Timber and Warm Metals Transform a Brooklyn Apartment". Houzz. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
Porowski is an actor, a chef and a vintage-furniture dealer
- ^ "'Queer Eye' Reboot Wins Top Reality Show Emmy". Huffington Post.
- ^ TaylorSwiftVEVO (2019-06-17), Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down, retrieved 2019-06-17
- ^ "People Magazine's Readers Pick 'Queer Eye' Star Antoni Porowski as Sexiest Reality Star of 2019". EDGE Media Network. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ West, Amy (April 24, 2018). "Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski says his sexuality is fluid". Pink News. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ Braidwood, Ella (December 13, 2018). "Antoni Porowski and boyfriend Trace Lehnhoff are Instagram official". Pink News. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ Calderone, Ana (August 6, 2019). "Antoni Porowski and Flipping Out's Trace Lehnhoff Split After a Year of Dating". People. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "Meet Antoni Porowski's New Boyfriend, Kevin Harrington". YourTango. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ^ Law, Angela (July 5, 2019). "Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness' Joke Couple Instagram Account Just Won the Internet". Popsugar.co.uk. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
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- Living people
- 1984 births
- Canadian chefs
- Canadian expatriates in the United States
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian people of Polish descent
- Canadian television personalities
- Concordia University alumni
- LGBT entertainers from Canada
- LGBT male actors
- Male actors from Montreal
- Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre alumni