Ryan Matthew Serhant (born July 2, 1984) is an American real estate broker, author, and reality television actor. He currently stars on

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's television series ''

Million Dollar Listing New York ''Million Dollar Listing New York'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on March 7, 2012. The show follows the lives of several luxury real estate agents as they represent property owners in New York's five boroughs ...

'' and its spin-off ''Sell it Like Serhant.'' Serhant runs his own New York real estate firm.

Early life and education

Serhant was born in

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, Texas to John and Ellen Serhant. His father is a former Vice Chairman of

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and advisor to

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. He was raised in

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, on the North Shore of

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, along with brothers Jim and Jack Serhant. Serhant attended the

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. and

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where he double majored in English literature and theater and was a member of the

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fraternity. After graduating in 2006, Serhant moved to New York City to launch his acting career, eventually starring as Evan Walsh in 19 episodes of ''

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''.

Career

Real estate

In 2008 Serhant ventured into the New York real estate market. During his first year in real estate, he earned just $9,000. After a year-long pursuit, he closed his first major sale of $8.5 million. By 2012, '' The Real Deal'' ranked Serhant #15 out of the 100 most successful agents in New York. Hired at

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in 2008, Serhant became executive vice president and managing director. In 2012, he launched his bi-coastal brokerage team, the Serhant Team, which consists of over 60 people in New York City, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Miami, and the

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. His team specializes in high-end residential condo and co-op sales, homes, and new development sales. On September 15, 2020, Serhant announced he was starting his own real estate firm, SERHANT. The firm has quickly grown into one of the most active real estate companies in the United States, using their large social media exposure to sell properties. In April 2021, Ryan Serhant's real estate brokerage, SERHANT reported it is consistently averaging $100 million in sales volume per month for its first six months of business.

Television

In 2010, Serhant auditioned for the ''

'' (MDLNY) reality show and was cast as one of three real estate agents featured on the show. The first episode of MDLNY aired on Bravo on March 7, 2012, and followed agents Ryan Serhant, Fredrik Eklund, and

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across some of New York's most exclusive real estate deals. Serhant has appeared on

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, and

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. Since his debut on ''Million Dollar Listing'', Serhant has also appeared on ''

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.'' In 2014, he had a supporting role in

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's 2014 film, '' While We're Young.'' In 2017, Serhant produced and launched the Bravo television show ''Sell It Like Serhant'', a spin-off of MDLNY in which he coaches under-performing salespeople, helping them improve their sales skills. The 9th Season of Million Dollar Listing New York premiered in the spring of 2021, along with a new spin-off show starring Serhant called 'Ryan's Renovation'. The limited series followed Serhant and his family as they renovated their home in

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Books

On September 18, 2018, the week of his 10-year anniversary in real estate, Serhant debuted his first book, ''Sell It Like Serhant:'' ''How to Sell More, Earn More, and Become the Ultimate Sales Machine'', which became a best-seller on the ''

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'', and ''

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'' book lists.

Sell It Like Serhant: The Course

On August 15, 2019, Ryan Serhant launched Sell It Like Serhant: The Course, a real estate sales course.

Personal life

In 2016, Serhant married lawyer Emilia Bechrakis in

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, in a Greek church following Serhant's conversion to the

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. A four-part mini-series, ''Million Dollar Listing New York: Ryan’s Wedding'' chronicled the event and aired on

in the fall of 2016. They have one daughter, born 2019. In 2021, the couple finished a 3-year renovation of a $7.8 million townhouse in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn; the renovation experience was documented in a Bravo four-part mini-series, ''Million Dollar Listing: Ryan's Renovation'', which aired in June 2021.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

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