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<a href="/biography/ty-pennington">Gary Tygert Pennington</a> (now known as <a href="/biography/ty-pennington">Tygert Burton "Ty" Pennington</a>) is primarily an American <a href="/biography/ty-pennington">television host</a> best known for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. He is also an <a href="/biography/ty-pennington">artist</a>, a skilled carpenter, and a former professional model.

Biography

Ty is most famous for hosting Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, which aired on ABC from 2003 to 2012. He is an Atlanta, Georgia native, born on October 19, 1964. Ty is the second <a href="/biography/ty-pennington">son</a> in his family. He was primarily raised by his single mother Yvonne Burton, who worked as a school psychologist. Yvonne and Ty's father split up when Ty and his older brother Wynn were still very young boys, the exact age unknown, they were still very young when it happened. His mother raised the two boys as a single mother for several years before meeting her now husband and getting remarried. Her new husband loved the boys and decided to adopt both of them, and even giving them his last name, which was Pennington. Ty is also has partial Cherokee descent.

After graduating from attending Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia. He attended Kennesaw State University, The Art Institute of Atlanta and Atlanta College of Art.  Originally in Ty's youth, he began teaching himself carpentry and home improvement. Mainly as a side job and a way to earn extra money. To earn enough to put himself through college, he began taking night classes and working during the day. His first few jobs were doing landscaping, and then moving on into construction side jobs. Although he had many skills in carpentry and home improvement, Ty really wasn't interested in doing those professionally full time. His interests and passions seemed to lie in becoming an artist and specializing in graphic design work.

In 2012, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Savannah College of Art & Design. He is the <a href="/biography/ty-pennington">author</a> of two books on home repair and design, and publishes a quarterly magazine on design called Ty Pennington at Home. Ty is currently a manufacturer of furniture for the Howard Miller Company and host of another television show on The Food Network called American Diner Revival.

Ty also shared with the public about his battles with ADHD, which he was diagnosed with in 1992. He discussed this issue with <a href="/biography/glenn-beck">Glenn Beck</a> during his show. Ty has partnered with multiple companies to raise awareness for ADHD such as the company Shire Plc, his promotion helps to raise awareness of ADHD in adults, and the use of Vyvanse which helps treat adult ADHD. Although his heart and mind were in the right place, he was criticized in the media for helping to promote the use of ADHD medications such as Adderall without disclosing to the public that he was sponsored by the company that produces it.

Modeling Career

Pennington was recruited by a modeling agency during his last semester of college and became an overnight success. He excelled at both print media and TV modeling. His most notable assignments included Swatch, Sprite, Levi’s, Diet Coke, Macy’s and Bayer.

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His success as a model required him to travel around the world for his job. He has lived in various cities such as Japan, Italy, Canada, Germany, and Thailand.

Career as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpentry">Carpenter</a> and a TV host

Ty worked as a carpenter in the film industry, and was a set designer for the movie Leaving Las Vegas. He first achieved fame as a skillful and creative carpenter on TLC’s show Trading Spaces. His creativity, out of the box thinking, and on-screen persona paved the way for a string of his own television shows that followed. Apart from reality TV, he has also acted in a few feature films and appeared in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyndi_Thomson">Cyndi Thomson</a> music video.

His biggest television break came when ABC chose him to lead a home design team for their new show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The show was a spectacular hit and turned Ty into a TV star.  Building on Ty's popularity and talent in design, the show focused on rebuilding and redesigning homes for certain families within one week. By the end of the show in 2012, Ty and company had rebuilt more than 200 homes.

The success of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition resulted in a British spin off called Ty’s Great British Adventure, which aired in September, 2008. Following these shows,Ty was cast to host the short-lived talk show The Revolution on ABC and later as host of TNT's cooking competition show On The Menu.

In 2016, Ty Pennington teamed up with <a href="/biography/amanda-freitag">Amanda Freitag</a> to host a new show providing redesign "makeovers" to diners around the country in need of refurbishing, named American Diner Revival.

Also September 13, 2017, it was announced that Ty Pennington had signed on to join his former cast mates for the reboot of Trading Spaces, which is scheduled to begin airing on TLC in 2018. The former cast mates that will join him in this reboot are, <a href="/biography/genevieve-gorder">Genevieve Gorder</a>, Hildi Santo-Thomas, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Wilson_(interior_designer)">Doug Wilson</a>, <a href="/biography/carter-oosterhouse">Carter Oosterhouse</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vern_Yip">Vern Yip</a> are coming back for the show’s 2018 return. The show has been off the air for over 10 years, but because of popular demand, it's coming back!

Other Ventures

Pennington has partnered with Sears to produce a line of furnishings, bath accessories, home decor, bedding and miscellaneous decor items. He is involved deeply with the design, marketing and PR for Sears.

In 2003, Ty penned down his design tips and tricks to guide homemakers with his first book, Ty's Tricks: Home Repair Secrets Plus Cheap and Easy Projects to Transform Any Room. In 2008, he published another book, Good Design Can Change Your Life: Beautiful Rooms, Inspiring Stories. Pennington also publishes his own quarterly magazine, Ty Pennington at Home.

Personal Life

Pennington is a <a href="/biography/ty-pennington">philanthropist</a> in real life, and has a net worth of approximately $10 million. He and his partner Andrea Bock have been together since 2004. While they have publicly refused to get married, there are rumors they are already man and wife. Updates about his shows and life can be obtained from his twitter account, @typennington.

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