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Name: Justin Chambers
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Date of Birth:
July 11, 1970
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Place of Birth:
Springfield, Ohio
Mini-bio:
Television and movie heartthrob Justin Chambers began life on a difficult course; along with his fraternal twin brother, he reportedly battled multiple bouts of pneumonia, which forced the two boys to... read more spend lengthy periods of time in oxygen tents. As a young man, this Springfield, OH, native flipped burgers at Hardee's and sold orthopedic shoes, then signed with a modeling agency and tackled print work across Europe in the early '90s. The leap from modeling to acting was a relatively short and easy one, and in 1996, Chambers commenced supporting roles in big-screen feature films, telemovies, and prime-time series. He began with acclaimed telemovies -- such as the Hallmark Hall of Fame production Rose Hill (1996), directed by Christopher Cain, and the fish-out-of-water drama Harvest of Fire (1996), directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman -- before landing one of his highest-profile roles as Trey in Barry Levinson's gentle coming-of-age period piece Liberty Heights (1999). In 2001, he could be seen in action adventure The Musketeer as lead character D'Artagnan and in The Wedding Planner as Massimo, a quirky love-struck Italian. A number of small-scale limited releases followed over the next several years, until 2005, when Chambers landed the role that first brought him substantial acclaim and recognition: the cocky but emotionally guarded Dr. Alex Karev on the popular medical drama Grey's Anatomy. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
Justin Chambers mini-bio: Chambers is an actor and former male fashion model currently starring in the ABC drama series Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Alex Karev. He has five children with his wife, Keisha, a former model agency booker. Chambers was discovered by a modeling scout on the Paris subway and went on to represent Calvin Klein in a fragrance campaign. He worked throughout Europe, Japan and the United States for CK and Armani. After setting his sights on an acting career, he moved to New York, where he studied at H.B. Studios for 4 years.
