American Big Brother winner
William Terence Kirby (born January 2, 1973), popularly known as Dr. Will , is an American aesthetic
dermatologist , an associate clinical professor of dermatology, and a
reality television personality. He is known for winning the CBS reality show
Big Brother 2 as well as winning
The Price Is Right and appearing on
Star Wars television series
The Book of Boba Fett .
Early life
Kirby was born on January 2, 1973, in
Florence , Italy. He attended kindergarten in Paris, France and spent time in his youth in
Tallahassee, Florida , where he graduated from
Florida State University School in 1991.
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Medical career
In 1995, Kirby received his degree in
biology from
Emory University . He received his medical degree from
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2000.
[2] He is the Chief Medical Officer at LaserAway,
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6] an aesthetic dermatology group.
[7]
[8] Kirby lectures at national medical conventions
[9]
[10]
[11] and has published dermatology articles in The Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology ,
[12] is an expert in the field of laser tattoo removal,
[13]
[14] and authored the first predictive scale to assess the number of laser treatments to remove a tattoo (Kirby-Desai Scale).
[15] He has also authored and co-authored medical textbook chapters regarding lasers and their implications
[16] as well as medicolegal considerations and medical ethics.
[17] Kirby served as the national spokesman for
Johnson & Johnson 's Neutrogena Dermatologics where he appeared live on
QVC .
[18]
Entertainment career
Kirby won the
second season of CBS's
Big Brother in 2001.
[19] He also returned for
Big Brother: All-Stars (the seventh season), in which he was evicted on Day 65, finishing in 4th place. He also briefly served as a medical correspondent for
Extra! . In 2002 he hosted a dating show for NBC called Love Shack .
[20] In 2005, he appeared on six episodes of
Bravo's Battle of The Network Reality Stars
[21] and appeared on two seasons
Dr. 90210 .
[22] He has also appeared on
The Young and the Restless ,
[23]
Regis & Kelly ,
The Talk ,
LA Ink ,
Chelsea Lately ,
[24]
The Traitors ,
[25] and has made several appearances on
The Doctors as himself. Kirby has recorded voices for a season eight episode of
Adult Swim 's
Robot Chicken where he played an animated physician and he appeared in two season's of
Then and Now on
Bravo . In 2019, Kirby was named as the health and beauty reporter for pop culture magazine
Life and Style .
[26] In 2022, he plays "Karales the Bounty Hunter" on the
Star Wars television series
The Book of Boba Fett .
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Personal life
Kirby's father is the American poet,
David Kirby . In 2011, Kirby became engaged to Erin Brodie,
[30] who was a two-time winner of the reality series
For Love or Money .
[31] They were married in 2017.
[32]
[33] Kirby and Brodie have two children:
[34] their son William was born in 2010
[35] and in 2012 Brodie gave birth to the couple's daughter named Scarlett.
[36] They were divorced in 2022.
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References
^ Folsom, John (October 19, 2017).
"Paging Dr. Will Kirby" . Tomahawk Talk . 81 (1): 8–9. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^ Rine, Shawn.
"Nova Southeastern Is A Sleeping Giant" . The Intelligencer . Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^ Peiffer, Kim (September 19, 2019).
"Glow This Fall With These Post-Summer Services" . Du Jour . Retrieved September 25, 2019 .
^ Lester, Shallop.
"Your Complete Guide To Removing A Tattoo" . Retrieved April 24, 2019 .
^
"Dr. Will Kirby, D.o., Faocd" . July 29, 2016.
^ -Fotopoulos, Eileen.
"Dermatologists Weigh-In on the Trends in Skin Aging" . The Dermatologist . Retrieved April 7, 2019 .
^ Montell, Amanda (August 12, 2019).
"What Is Preventative Botox? Here's What You Should Know Before Booking Your First Appointment" . Bustle . Retrieved August 12, 2019 .
^ Claredon, Dan (June 4, 2019).
"5 Tips for Glowing, Healthy Summer Skin from a Board Certified Dermatologist" . Retrieved June 4, 2019 .
^
"Medical Spa Show 2022 Presents Unprecedented Gathering of Medical Aesthetics Superstars" . Retrieved November 17, 2021 .
^ Wise, Martha (October 15, 2015).
"2015 AOCD FALL MEETING" . AOCD . Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^ Wise, Marsha.
"2019 AOCD FALL CURRENT CONCEPTS IN DERMATOLOGY" . AOCD . Retrieved July 11, 2019 .
^ Ravneet Ruby Kaur; Kirby, William; Maibach, Howard (2009).
"Cutaneous allergic reactions to tattoo ink" (PDF) . Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology . 8 (4): 295–300.
doi :
10.1111/j.1473-2165.2009.00469.x .
PMID
19958434 .
S2CID
8463825 .
^ Jitchotvisut, Janaki.
"9 questions you've always had about tattoo removal, answered" . Insider . Retrieved July 17, 2019 .
^ Mack, Lindsay.
"Here's what you can do if you don't like your tattoo" . Insider . Retrieved June 20, 2019 .
^ Kirby, William (March 2, 2009).
"The Kirby-Desai Scale A Proposed Scale to Assess Tattoo-removal Treatments" . The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology . 2 (3): 32–37.
PMC
2923953 .
PMID
20729941 .
^ Kirby W, Kartono F, Small R. (September 2011). "Chapter 30: Tattoo Removal with Lasers. Dermatologic and Cosmetic Procedures in Office Practice"
ISBN
978-1-4377-0580-5
^ Nouri K, Kirby W.(September 2011)."Chapter 30: Ethical Issues, Chapter 31: Medicolegal Issues (Documentation/Informed Consent)".
ISBN
978-0-85729-280-3
^ Vanessa (January 21, 2011).
"Q&A with Dr. Will Kirby of Neutrogena Dermatologics" . QVC . Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^ Wolk, Josh (September 26, 2001).
"EW.com meets the winner of Big Brother 2 " . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^
"BB2 winner 'Evil Will' to host NBC's 'Love Shack' reality show" . Reality TV . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
^
"Battle of the Network Reality Stars" . TV Guide . Retrieved February 24, 2019 .
^ Rice, Lynette (August 6, 2007).
"Dr. Will: I'm the P.T. Barnum of reality TV " . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^
"Big Brother's Will Kirby makes Young and the Restless appearance!" . Soaps . October 23, 2006. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^
"Chelsea Lately Episode Guide" . TV Guide . August 29, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^ Quinn, Robert (January 14, 2024).
"Kate Chastain Makes Surprise Return to 'The Traitors' for Season 2: 'I Think You Missed Me' (Exclusive)" . People . Retrieved March 18, 2024 .
^
"Say Goodbye to Sun-Damaged Skin With LaserAway's IPL Photofacial" . Life & Style . October 7, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2020 .
^ McGovern, Tim (January 20, 2022).
" 'Big Brother' Winner and Dermatologist Dr. Will Kirby Lands Role on 'The Book of Boba Fett' " .
Us Weekly . Retrieved January 20, 2022 .
^ Schonberger, Rachel.
"Big Brother winner Will Kirby says his Book of Boba Fett cameo brought his life 'full circle' " . Retrieved January 22, 2022 .
^ Reiher, Andrea.
"Big Brother's' Will Kirby Is A Bounty Hunter On the New 'Star Wars' Show" . Heavy . Retrieved February 1, 2022 .
^ Lesley, Messer (August 23, 2011).
"Will Kirby Is Engaged to Erin Brodie" . People . Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^ Messer, Lesley (August 23, 2011).
"Big Brother's Will Kirby Engaged" . People . Retrieved August 31, 2012 .
^
" 'BIG BROTHER 2' WINNER Reality Check ... LOVE WINS!!!" (October 29, 2017) . TMZ . Retrieved February 27, 2019 .
^ Kwiatkowski, Elizabeth (October 30, 2017).
"Will Kirby from 'Big Brother' marries 'For Love or Money' fiancee Erin Brodie after six-year engagement" . Reality TV World. Retrieved November 1, 2017 .
^ Marks, Brian (February 12, 2019).
"From 'Big Brother' into the Real World" . Playa Vista Direct . Retrieved February 28, 2019 .
^
" 'Big Brother' Star Delivers Own Baby, Gets Cash" . TMZ.com. December 5, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2012 .
^ Mirtich, Kirsin (September 27, 2012).
"Will Kirby & Erin Brodie Welcome Baby No. 2: Scarlett Brodie" . Celebrity Baby Scoop . Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^
" 'BIG BROTHER 2' WINNER DR. WILL KIRBY OFFICIALLY SINGLE ... Divorce Final" (September 4, 2022) . TMZ . Retrieved September 4, 2022 .
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