Ty Pennington

Ty Pennington, born Gary Tygert Burton on October 19, 1964, is an American television host, artist, carpenter, author, and former model and actor. He gained recognition for his role as a carpenter on the TLC home improvement reality show Trading Spaces from 2000 to 2003. Pennington's career reached new heights as he hosted the ABC reality series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition from 2003 to 2012, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards. Since then, he has been involved in various projects such as hosting ABC's The Revolution in 2012 and TNT's On the Menu in 2014. He also co-hosted The Food Network's American Diner Revival from 2015 to 2016. In 2018, Pennington joined the revival of Trading Spaces on TLC.More