Jesse Brune

Jesse Brune is a celebrity chef, wellness expert and television personality best known for starring on Bravo’s Work Out. Brune attended Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Pasadena where he trained as a chef. Prior to that, he pursued acting and studied at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles.

Brune rose to fame in 2006 as part of the original cast of Bravo’s reality series Work Out, which followed fitness trainer Jackie Warner and her team. The show ran for three seasons and gave Brune a national platform. He later transitioned into the wellness space, becoming a certified spiritual life coach and joining the show Private Chefs of Beverly Hills as a resident chef. He later joined the show Home Made Simple from 2011 to 2012.

Outside of Work Out, Brune has worked as a chef and wellness consultant. He continues to be active in the wellness community and offers coaching programs focused on personal development and mindfulness.

Brune is openly gay and has spoken publicly about LGBTQIA+ issues. In 2014, he tied the knot with Christopher Horan.