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Jesse Brune
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
Occupation(s)Co-founder, Inspire Spiritual Community
Chef
Personal trainer
Lifestyle coach
Years active2006-present
Spouse
Christopher Brune-Horan
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(m. 2014)​
Websitejessebrune.com

Jesse Brune (born 1980)

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

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Los Angeles. While there, he became certified as a personal trainer and started teaching boot camp classes.[3][4]

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

Beverly Hills gym run by Jackie Warner.[5] Featured as both a trainer and a chef, he was on the show for its entire original three-season run.[2][3] After it ended, he moved back to Seattle to launch a new business venture, but with the economic downturn, he lost a key investor. He decided to return to Los Angeles, where he began studying Buddhism, meditation and spiritual living, and working as a personal lifestyle coach.[3]

Brune appeared as a chef on

Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Show.[10] In 2015 the show won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Show.[11]

With a focus on healthy alternatives and organic cooking, Brune's recipes have been featured in Us Weekly,[12] and his fitness tips have been highlighted in Life & Style and OK! magazines.[5] He has worked as a spokesperson for Nair for Men,[1] taught classes at Epicurean and other culinary schools,[4] and teaches spin classes in Los Angeles.[3]

Inspire Spiritual Community

Inspire Spiritual Community is a Los Angeles-based spiritual community focused on supporting members of the

LGBTQ community, helping them find peace of mind and transform their lives for the better.[3] Founded by Brune and Jennifer Hadley, the nonprofit was launched in 2010, with Brune serving as executive director.[7][13]

In 2015, Project Service LA changed its name to Inspire Spiritual Community. [14]

Personal life

Brune is openly gay. He came out of the closet in 1995, at the age of 15.[1] 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

References

  1. ^ a b c d Andrew Belonsky, "Jesse Brune Fights Fat, Fur," Queerty, June 30, 2008.
  2. ^
    Seattle Times
    , April 13, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Neil Woulfe, "Meet Hollywood Hottie Jesse Brune – He’s Got A Lot Cookin’," Radar Online, February 12, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Becki Danchik, "Sweating Bullets with Jesse Brune," Archived 2014-05-25 at the Wayback Machine OutImpact.com, July 9, 2008.
  5. ^ a b Jeff Walsh, "Jesse Brune: Interview," Archived 2014-05-25 at the Wayback Machine Oasis, April 13, 2007.
  6. Fenuxe
    , November 18, 2010.
  7. ^ a b Greg Hernandez, "Wednesday Morning Man: Jesse Brune!" Greg in Hollywood, October 13, 2010.
  8. Oprah.com
    . Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  9. ^ "Chefs Ben Ford and Jesse Brune Share Their Top Healthy Cooking Tips," Fit Bottomed Eats, November 8, 2013.
  10. ^ Andrea Wang, "Daytime Emmy Awards 2014: Complete list of nominees," Los Angeles Times, May 1, 2014.
  11. ^ "Get Inspired with Emmy Award Winning Home Made Simple". MSN. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  12. ^ Allison Corneau, "How to Make Chef Jesse Brune’s Pan Seared Avocado Appetizer," Us Weekly, January 6, 2012.
  13. ^ "Chef Jesse Brune Shares His Passion in the Kitchen," Archived 2014-05-25 at the Wayback Machine Best of You Today, June 17, 2010.
  14. ^ "The Story of Inspire, West Hollywood's LGBT Spiritual Community". 19 December 2016.

External links

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