Will Kirby facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Will Kirby
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William Terence Kirby
January 2, 1973 Florence, Italy
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| Nationality | American |
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| Occupation | Dermatologist, physician, spokesman, television personality |
| Television | Big Brother 2 (winner) Big Brother 7 The Price Is Right (winner) The Book of Boba Fett Dr. 90210 The Doctors Deal or No Deal Island |
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Erin Brodie
(m. 2017; div. 2022) |
| Children | 2 |
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William Terence Kirby (born January 2, 1973), often called Dr. Will, is an American skin doctor (dermatologist) and a TV star. He is famous for winning the TV show Big Brother 2. He also won The Price Is Right and appeared in the Star Wars TV series The Book of Boba Fett.
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Early Life and Education
Will Kirby was born in Florence, Italy, on January 2, 1973. He went to kindergarten in Paris, France. He spent some of his childhood in Tallahassee, Florida. He graduated from Florida State University School in 1991.
College and Medical School
In 1995, Dr. Kirby earned a degree in biology from Emory University. He then went on to get his medical degree in 2000 from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Medical Career
Dr. Kirby is a skin doctor who specializes in making skin look better (aesthetic dermatology). He is also a professor of dermatology. He is the Chief Medical Officer at LaserAway, a group that focuses on skin treatments.
Expert in Skin Care
Dr. Kirby often gives talks at medical meetings. He has written articles about skin care for medical journals. He is an expert in removing tattoos with lasers. He even created a special scale, called the Kirby-Desai Scale, to help predict how many laser treatments are needed to remove a tattoo. He has also written parts of medical textbooks about lasers and medical rules. Dr. Kirby used to be a national spokesperson for Neutrogena Dermatologics, a skin care brand.
Entertainment Career
Dr. Will Kirby became well-known after winning the second season of CBS's reality show Big Brother in 2001. He later returned for Big Brother: All-Stars in 2006, where he finished in 4th place.
TV Appearances
After Big Brother, he was a medical reporter for the show Extra!. In 2002, he hosted a dating show called Love Shack for NBC. He also appeared on Dr. 90210 for two seasons. Dr. Kirby has been on many other TV shows, including The Young and the Restless, Regis & Kelly, The Talk, LA Ink, Chelsea Lately, and The Traitors. He has also made several appearances on The Doctors.
Recent Roles
In 2015, Dr. Kirby voiced an animated doctor in an episode of Adult Swim's Robot Chicken. He also appeared on two seasons of Then and Now on Bravo. In 2019, he became a health and beauty reporter for Life and Style magazine. In 2022, he played Karales the Bounty Hunter in the Star Wars TV series The Book of Boba Fett. In 2025, he joined the second season of Deal or No Deal Island. After being eliminated from the show, he announced that he was retiring from reality television.
Personal Life
Dr. Kirby's father is David Kirby, a well-known American poet. In 2011, Dr. Kirby got engaged to Erin Brodie. She was a two-time winner of the reality show For Love or Money. They got married in 2017.
Family Life
Dr. Kirby and Erin Brodie have two children. Their son, Cash, was born in 2010. Their daughter, Scarlett, was born in 2012. Dr. Kirby and Erin Brodie divorced in 2022. Dr. Kirby also takes care of a special two-headed turtle.
