Ty Pennington of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
October 6, 2008 by Maricar
Filed under Giveaways, Home Improvement TV shows, b5media Lifestyles Channel
Ty Pennington, the host of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, combines an art education (specifically graphic design, painting and sculpture), carpentry skills, modeling and acting in one package. He attended Kennesaw College before transferring to the Atlanta Art Institute and then the Atlanta College of Art. His modeling after college took him all over the world, working for clothing companies and appearing in TV commercials.
On TV, Ty first gained popularity as the hunky, sometimes-shirtless carpenter of TLC’s Trading Spaces. He has since added to his TV credits as the design team leader and host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and as the author of New York Times bestseller Ty’s Tricks, published in 2003. Ty also has his own line of home accessories. He recently signed an exclusive multi-year contract with Sears, and is the ambassador for the Sears American Dream Campaign.
At the “Move that Bus” reveal of the Home Makeover for the Nickless family, Ty led volunteers in unloading some of the new furniture for the home. I also heard that Arlene’s room was Ty’s special project for this show. Much of the rest of Ty’s time last Friday, however, was spent in the production aspect of the show. During filming, Ty was a bundle of energy. There was a lot of running, and waving of arms, and this was even before the family arrived!
Ty’s bio provided by ABC. Image from personal collection, M.Macalincag, ©2008. Do not use without permission.
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You know, I’m proud of Ty. He has ADHD and it’s amazing that he’s so successful. ADHD is a tough row to hoe.
Yay for neat AND HAPPY shows!
Go Ty…you hottie..
Count me in please.
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