Jesse Brune

Jesse Brune (born 1980) is a celebrity chef, personal trainer and lifestyle coach. He is best known for his roles on the reality television series Work Out on Bravo, Private Chefs of Beverly Hills on the Food Network, and Home Made Simple on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). He is the co-founder and executive director of Project Service LA.

Early life and education Brune was born and raised by Southern Baptist parents in Renton, Washington. He studied dance at the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Told by his management company that in order to become a successful actor he needed to pretend to be straight, he rejected the advice and decided to change course and become a chef.

Career

Chef and personal trainer In 2006, while he was finishing up culinary school, and after developing a following teaching at Barry's Boot Camp, Brune was cast as one of the trainers on the Bravo reality television show Work Out, about the goings on at a high-end Beverly Hills gym run by Jackie Warner. Featured as both a trainer and a chef, he was on the show for its entire original three-season run. Starting in 2011, he has spent three seasons as a resident chef on Home Made Simple on OWN. The show was nominated for a 2014 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Show. In 2015 the show won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Show.

With a focus on healthy alternatives and organic cooking, Brune's recipes have been featured in Us Weekly, and his fitness tips have been highlighted in Life & Style and OK! magazines.

In 2015, Project Service LA changed its name to Inspire Spiritual Community.

Personal life Brune is openly gay. He came out of the closet in 1995, at the age of 15. He married writer Christopher Horan on February 15, 2014, becoming Jesse Brune-Horan.

Television appearances Year Series Network Appeared on 2006-08 Work Out Bravo Seasons 1-3 2008 The Bonnie Hunt Show Syndication 1 episode 2009-11 Private Chefs of Beverly Hills Food Network Seasons 1-2 2011 The Doctors CBS 1 episode 2011 Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag OWN 1 episode 2012 Marie Hallmark Channel 1 episode 2011-13 Home Made Simple OWN Seasons 1-3