Reef Karim
Reef Karim is a television personality, international speaker, author, and osteopathic physician.[1][2] He is best known as the host of the Court TV television show House of Clues, the host of the Discovery Fit & Health television show Broken Minds,[3] a recurring guest expert on the television show Outrageous Acts of Psych, from Discovery Science,[4] and the comedic host, writer and producer of Karim Madness.
Reef Karim | |
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| Born | Arif Karim |
| Education | Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Alma mater | Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences |
| Career | |
| Show | House of Clues, Broken Minds |
| Station(s) | Court TV |
| Country | United States |
| Website | reefkarim |
Karim has appeared on Oprah,[5] Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, The Today Show, Chelsea Lately, and regularly appears on CNN as a medical and psychiatric commentator. He has written articles for the Huffington Post, Oprah.com, and Fox.com.[6][7] He has also had minor roles in television shows like Lost Transmissions (2019) and Veep (2017).
In 2004, Karim was named one of "The Sexiest Men Alive" by People magazine.[8]
Early life
Karim earned a B.S. degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[9] In 1996, he graduated cum laude with a D.O. from University of Health Sciences (now Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences).[2] He subsequently completed a joint internship in internal medicine/psychiatry/neurology, a residency in psychiatry, and a fellowship in addiction medicine, all at UCLA.[2][9] Karim also completed the professional program in television and feature film writing at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
Medical career
Karim is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience[10] and Senior Attending Physician at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He is also the founder and medical director of The Control Center, an integrated outpatient addiction treatment center in Beverly Hills, California.[11]
Media
Karim is a well known guest expert, actor and writer in the media. He has co-authored a dating book titled Why Does he do that? Why does she do that?.[12] He is a contributor for the Huffington Post, and his work has been profiled in Forbes and the Christian Science Monitor.[13][14]
As an actor, Karim played the lead in the Indie movie Flavors, with supporting roles in Lost Transmissions (2019) (with Simon Pegg), Laurel Canyon (2002) (with Christian Bale), Veep (2017) (with Julia Louis Dreyfus), Lords of Dogtown (2005) (with Heath Ledger), Claire's Cambodia and appeared in The Breakup Girl(2015), Fit to Be Tied (2014), Posey (2012), Goodbye My Friend (2011), The Whisperers (2009), Night of Henna (2005), Russians in the City of Angels (2003), and Flavors (2004). He has also hosted multiple television shows, including Outrageous Acts of Psych, Broken Minds and House of Clues. Karim has also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Dr. Oz Show, Dr. Phil, Hollywood Today, ABC World News Tonight, Larry King Live and Anderson Cooper 360°.
On May 26, 2012, Karim was a guest panelist at Psychology In Action and UCLA's "Psychology On The Big Screen," for his work as psychiatric consultant on the films Thirteen, The Bourne Identity, and the television shows Private Practice and Alias.[15]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Laurel Canyon | ER Doctor |
| 2003 | Flavors | Kartik |
| 2005 | Night of Henna | Baboo |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Dr. Angelo Gamboa |
| 2009 | The Whisperers | Rajat Gulati |
| 2010 | Adios Mi Amigo/Goodbye My Friend | Rahul |
| 2012 | Posey | Bollywood dancer |
| 2014 | Fit To Be Tied | John |
| 2015 | The Breakup Girl | Dr. Kareem |
| 2019 | Lost Transmissions | Dr. Klopek |
TV Roles
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Days of Our Lives | Phillipe | 1 Episode Episode #1.8762 |
| 2003 | Russians in the City of Angels | Omar Santini | 2 Episodes Proshchanie Srok |
| 2004 | House of Clues | Himself | 13 Episodes |
| 2004-2005 | Extreme Makeover | Himself | 3 Episodes Becky & Stacy Heather & Kristi Lachele & Marcelo |
| 2007-2009 | Larry King Live | Self | Multiple Episodes |
| 2007-2009 | Private Practice | Medical Consultant | 30 Episodes |
| 2009-2010 | Anderson Cooper 360 | Self | 3 Episodes |
| 2010 | E! Investigates: Addicted to Pills | Self | 1 Episode |
| 2010 | The Daily 10 | Self | 1 Episode |
| 2010 | Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell | Self | 1 Episode |
| 2010 | E! True Hollywood Story | Self | 1 Episodes |
| 2010 | Good Morning America | Self | 1 Episodes |
| 2010 | Pretty Wild | Himself – Addiction Specialist | 1 Episode And So It Is |
| 2010 | The Early Show | Self | 3 Episodes |
| 2011 | Dateline NBC | Self | 1 Episode |
| 2011 | Charlie Sheen: On the Brink (TV Movie) | Self | 1 Episode |
| 2008-2011 | Showbiz Tonight | Self | Multiple Episodes |
| 2010-2011 | The Joy Behar Show | Self | Multiple Episodes |
| 2012 | Dr. Phil | Self | 2 Episodes |
| 2012 | Broken Minds | Host | 2 Episodes |
| 2012 | Today | Self | Multiple Episodes |
| 2013 | ABC Evening News | Self | 2 Episodes |
| 2013 | TakePart Live | Self | 2 Episodes |
| 2014 | The Dr. OZ Show | Self | Multiple Episodes |
| 2014 | Hollywood Today | Self | Multiple Episodes |
| 2015 | Karim Madness | Host | 2 Episodes |
| 2015 | Outrageous Acts Of Psych | Self | 12 Episodes |
| 2017 | Veep | Dr. Sengupta | 1 Episode |
References
- "Dr. Arif Karim, DO". Health Grades, I. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- "Arif A. Karim, DO". Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- Genzlinger, Neil (2012). "Minds Eclipsed by Peculiar Disorders". New York Times. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- "Outrageous Acts of Psych". TV Guide Channel.
- "America's Heroin Epidemic". Oprah.
- Karim, Reef (2012). "Life After the NFL". Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- "Reef Karim, D.O." Huffington Post. 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- "More Than Just a Sexy Face". People. 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- Karim, Reef. "Curriculum Vitae". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "UCLA Health Sciences Media Report" (PDF). UCLA Health. 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association (2012). "Addictions and Mental Illness: Scientific Innovations and Human Responses". University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- "KTLA-Dr. Reef Karim". Orlando Sentinel. 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- Goodale, Gloria (2012). "Colorado shooting: How Americans deal with media-driven events". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- Walton, Alice G. (2012). "Rich People Are Mean, But Does It Pay To Be Nice?". Forbes.com. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- "Psychology On The Big Screen". Psychology In Action. 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2013.