Justin Chambers is an American actor. He gained worldwide recognition through his starring role as Alex Karev in the hit series Grey’s Anatomy.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about his life and career!
- His full name is Justin Willman Chambers
- He was born on July 11, 1970
- He is an American actor and former model
- He was born in Ohio
- He went to Southeastern High School, South Charleston
- He later studied acting at New York’s HB Studio
- Chambers began modeling after being approached by a modeling scout in Paris
- He went on to represent fashion brands including Calvin Klein, Armani, and Dolce & Gabbana
- Chambers began his acting career with a recurring role in soap opera Another World
- He made his feature film debut with a supporting role in 1999’s comedy drama Liberty Heights
- His breakthrough role came in 2005 when he was cast as Dr. Alex Karev in the ABC medical drama series Grey’s Anatomy
- Chambers gained widespread recognition as the series progressed
- The character became one of the most popular from the hit series
- Earning multiple nominations and the 2017 Best TV Network Drama Actor at the People’s Choice Awards
- As well as nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award
- Chambers was born in Springfield, Ohio, on July 11, 1970
- His parents are Pamela Sue (Willman) and John William Eugene Chambers II
- They were both deputy sheriffs
- Chambers was brought up in Springfield
- Growing up he aspired to be a dentist
- He has a fraternal twin brother, Jason
- One older brother, John Jr. (Chip)
- And two older sisters, Mia and Susan
- Chambers and his twin brother were frequently hospitalized as children due to frequent bouts of pneumonia
- He attended Southeastern High School in South Charleston, Ohio, and later moved to New York
- In New York, he studied for four years at HB Studio and Ron Stetson Studios
- In 1993, he married Keisha Chambers, a former model agency booker
- The two met while Chambers was working for ad campaigns for Calvin Klein and Keisha was working at a modeling agency
- They have five children together
- These are Isabella (December 1994), twins Maya and Kaila (June 1997), Eva (March 1999) and Jackson (January 2002)
- They have adopted two rescue dogs and own a beagle
- Chambers is involved with the nonprofit Pentecostal Christian Church mission Dream Center of Los Angeles
- In late January 2008, he revealed that he suffered from a biological sleep disorder
- He had checked himself into Los Angeles’s UCLA Medical Center to treat exhaustion after a period of only two hours of sleep each week
- Chambers follows a healthy lifestyle and practices hot yoga
- On January 10, 2020, Chambers had officially announced his departure from Grey’s Anatomy and that his final episode had aired on November 14, 2019
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