Brian Kleinschmidt

About

Real estate developer, entrepreneur, and television personality best known for co-hosting the HGTV custom home-building television series 100 Day Dream Home alongside his wife, Mika McGee Kleinschmidt. He is also the owner and operator of a chain of Anytime Fitness gyms in FL. He and Mika have also hosted HGTV special engagements such as White House Christmas 2024. He showcases his life and marriage with over 90,000 followers on his mrbreakinground Instagram account to date.

Before Fame

While attending college, he began working in the construction field before ultimately transitioning into flipping houses after he graduated. After originally meeting Mika in the 11th grade, the couple reconnected 10 years later.

Trivia

In 2015, he appeared on the ABC reality television program Shark Tank, where he pitched his idea for EZ-Pee-Z, a seat designed to make potty training easier on both kids and parents.

Family Life

He was previously married to Miss America 2004 Ericka Dunlap. Together, they competed on the reality competition show The Amazing Race in 2009, becoming the first-ever interracial married couple to appear on the U.S. edition of the program. The pair ultimately divorced before he went on to reconnect with his former high school classmate, Mika. He and Mika married in 2015, and he became father to her daughter from a previous relationship, Jade. 

Associated With

He and Mika were declared the winners of Rock the Block Season 2, defeating contestants and fellow television hosts Alison Victoria and Mike Holmes.