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			{{Short description\|American television host}}
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	\| caption = Ty Pennington in ], 2006
	\| ~~birthname~~ = ~~Tygert~~ ~~Burton~~ Pennington		\| caption = Pennington in 2006
			\| birth_name = Gary Tygert Burton<ref name=thelist>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thelist.com/197465/the-real-reason-ty-pennington-changed-his-name\|title= the real reason Ty Pennington changed his name\|date= 29 March 2020\|access-date=2020-08-06}}</ref>
	\| birthdate = {{birth date and age\|1965\|10\|19}}
			\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1964\|10\|19}}
	\| location = {{flagicon\|USA}} ], ]
			\| birth_place = ], ], U.S.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Brody \|first=Ambrosia V. \|date=2021-09-21 \|title=What Ty Pennington Did Before He Was Famous \|url=https://www.thelist.com/612016/what-ty-pennington-did-before-he-was-famous/ \|access-date=2022-06-01 \|website=TheList.com \|language=en-US}}</ref>
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			\| occupation = TV host/presenter, artist, author
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			\| years_active = 1995–present
	\| height = 6' (1.83 m)
			\| spouse = {{marriage\|Kellee Merrell\|2021}}
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	'''Tygert Burton "Ty" Pennington''' (born ], ] and raised in ]) is a ], TV personality, and a former fashion model.

			'''Tygert Burton''' "'''Ty'''" '''Pennington''' (born '''Gary Tygert Burton'''; October 19, 1964) is an American ], artist, carpenter, author, and former ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pennington, Ty 1965- {{!}} Encyclopedia.com \|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/pennington-ty-1965 \|access-date=2023-05-14 \|website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.housedigest.com/995704/heres-what-really-happened-to-ty-pennington/\|title=Here's What Really Happened To Ty Pennington\|date=September 6, 2022\|website=House Digest}}</ref>
	He is most famous for being the host of '']'' which currently airs on ]. Previously, Pennington was a carpenter on the ] ] '']''.

			His rise to prominence began with his role as carpenter on the ] home improvement reality show '']'' (2000–2003), and continued when he hosted the ] reality series '']'' (2003–2012), where he won two ].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Ty Pennington\|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/ty-pennington\|access-date=2020-06-29\|website=Television Academy\|language=en}}</ref> Following the show's conclusion in 2012, Pennington has focused on numerous other projects, including host of ABC's short lived talk show '']'' in 2012, TNT's '']'' opposite ] in 2014 and ]'s ''American Diner Revival'' opposite ] from 2015 to 2016. On September 13, 2017, it was announced that Pennington was joining the revival of ''Trading Spaces'', which began airing on April 7, 2018, on TLC.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/ty-pennington-carter-oosterhouse-return-to-trading-spaces-w503108\|title=Ty Pennington, Carter Oosterhouse Return to 'Trading Spaces'\|date=14 September 2017\|website=Usmagazine.com\|access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>
	Pennington was considered an unruly child and had difficulty performing throughout school. It wasn't until he was seventeen years old that he was tested for and diagnosed with ] (ADHD). He is now a spokesperson for the organization ADHD Experts on Call, and manages his condition with ]<ref>http://www.adderallxr.com/ty/ty_story/</ref>. Additionally, his mother, Dr. Yvonne V. Pennington, is a psychologist who focuses on the treatment of ADHD and ].

			==Early life==
	A self-described "Jack of all trades,"<ref>http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/bios/ty_pennington.html</ref> Pennington learned woodworking early in life. He received his ] degree in ] from the ] while working his way through school as a carpenter, and continued to work in carpentry after graduation while taking classes in ] and ] at the ]. During his final semester, Pennington was approached by a modeling scout, and soon began a lucrative career. He traveled the world and landed print jobs for ], ] and ], and appeared in television spots for ], ], and ], among others. According to the ], Pennington is the highest paid endorser in America.
			Pennington was born Gary Tygert Burton, the son of Yvonne Vickery.<ref name=thelist/> Yvonne separated from Ty's father when he and his older brother Wynn were very young, and spent several years as a single parent before she remarried. Her new husband adopted both boys, giving them his surname Pennington. Ty claims to be of partial ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://typennington.com/tys-take-my-turquoise-necklaces/\|title=Ty's Take: My Turquoise Necklaces ‹ Ty Pennington\|website=typennington.com\|date=29 January 2013\|access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>

			===Education===
	Pennington parlayed his hands-on skills and design acumen into a career in the entertainment industry, becoming a set designer, including for the critically acclaimed film '']'' in ]. However, his professional breakthrough came through The Learning Channel’s innovative hit show ]. He quickly became known for his off-the-wall sense of humor and creative style during four years as the show's playful designer and carpenter.
			A self-described "Jack of all trades",<ref>{{cite web\|last=West\|first=Latoya\|url=http://realitytv.about.com/od/abc/a/typennington.htm\|title=Ty Pennington Biodata\|website=Realitytv.about.com\|access-date=2017-03-08\|archive-date=2017-05-14\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514055535/http://realitytv.about.com/od/abc/a/typennington.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pennington learned woodworking early in life and began teaching himself about carpentry and home improvement. After attending ] in ], he first attended ], where he majored in art and history. He paid his way through college by taking night classes and working during the day, first working in landscaping before moving into construction.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/2015/01/15/qa-home-design-expert-ty-pennington/21816311/\|title=Q&A with home design expert Ty Pennington\|website=Indystar.com\|access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref> Despite his skills in carpentry, Pennington initially decided that carpentry wasn't something he wanted to do professionally, noting his main interests were in becoming an artist, specializing in Graphic Design.<ref name="notablebiographies.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2005-La-Pr/Pennington-Ty.html\|title=Ty Pennington Biography - life, family, parents, story, history, mother, young, book, old, born, college - Newsmakers Cumulation\|website=Notablebiographies.com\|access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref> On the advice of one of his professors, he transferred to the ], from where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in graphic design.<ref name="notablebiographies.com"/>

			==Career==
	When ABC began developing a show that would transform the homes of deserving families in seven days or less, Pennington was chosen as the leader of the eight-person design team. ] went on to be a huge hit, and catapulted Pennington into the mainstream. This led to an endorsement deal with ], a sponsor of the show.
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			===Television===
	Prior to his partnership with Sears, Pennington was the owner and designer of his own online furniture company, Furniture Unlimited, which is based in Atlanta and Los Angeles. Today, however, he lends his name to Sears, with their design team guiding the design of every item in the Ty Pennington Style line of bedding, tabletop items, and bath accessories. He has actually very little say in the design of the furniture.In addition to his involvement in ], ] and ] activities for Sears, Pennington is also active in community outreach through the ].
			Pennington parlayed his hands-on skills and design acumen into a career in the entertainment industry, becoming a set designer, including for '']'' in 1995. However, his professional breakthrough came through ]'s (now known as simply TLC) innovative hit show '']''. In 2003, he acted in the independent film, ''The Adventures of Ociee Nash'' (as "Wilbur Wright").

			In 2003, when ABC began developing a show that would rehab the homes of deserving families in seven days or less, Pennington was chosen as the leader of the eight-person design team. '']'', originally planned to be a 13-part special, became a huge hit, catapulting Pennington to stardom. This led to an endorsement deal with ], a sponsor of the show. Pennington was extremely dedicated to the show, spending on average 240 days of the year working, and was known to have fought off anything from pulled muscles to heatstroke to food poisoning to keep doing his job.{{citation needed\|date=May 2021}} He stated that his career on the show resulted in the channel's commissioning '']'', in which he worked with communities including ], ] (UK) to restore a run-down town park in a week and ] (UK) to renovate the town's derelict outdoor pool into a community-run Lido. The series was shown from September 16, 2008.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://uktv.co.uk/home/dgiped/kw/172\|title=About Home\|publisher=UKTV\|date=2015-08-11\|access-date=2017-03-08}}</ref>
	Pennington is also an author, who (in ]) published the book '']'', a ] guide on home improvement.

			When ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' ended in 2012 with its ninth season, Pennington had helped rebuild more than 200 homes for the show. Afterwards, Pennington relocated from Los Angeles to New York City, where he was cast to take part in the lifestyle-based talk show ''The Revolution'', which aired on ABC in January 2012. When the show was cancelled after six months, Ty began pursuing other goals.
	==Trivia==
	*In ], ] named Pennington one of its top 50 bachelors.
	*In the 2003 book ''Trading Spaces Behind the Scenes: Including Decorating Tips and Tricks'', Pennington is the only member of the ''Trading Spaces'' cast not to have a date of birth listed. This information was also omitted from the TLC website while he was on the show.
	*In January of 2005, Pennington fell ill and underwent an emergency ], taping an episode of ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' while in the hospital.
	*Modeled in ].
	*In ], ] or CMT, named Pennington one of its 20 Sexiest Southern Men on the "20 Sexiest Southern Men" countdown.
	*In 2006, an animated parody of Pennington appeared in the '']'' episode "]".
	* He presented the Favorite T.V. Show award with Ice Cube in the 2007 ].
	*Can eat 25 hot dogs in under 2 minutes.
	* He has been in a relationship for nearly eight years with his manager and former model, Drea Bock. She is 31 and the two live together in California when he is not filming on loccation.

			In January 2021, ] debuted ''Ty Breaker'', a show<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Corbett\|first=Kelly\|date=2020-12-10\|title=Ty Pennington Will Make His HGTV Debut Next Month With New Show 'Ty Breaker'\|url=https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a34125095/ty-pennington-hgtv-show/\|access-date=2021-02-02\|website=House Beautiful\|language=en-US}}</ref> that features Pennington helping families struggling to make their homes work for their changing lives.
	==DUI Arrest==

			Pennington joined the HGTV renovation competition series, '' Rock The Block, '' as host for its 2nd season,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://press.discovery.com/us/hgtv/programs/rock-block/\|title = Rock the Block : Programs : HGTV: Discovery Press Web}}</ref> which premiered on March 8, 2021, and has continued in that role since. He is currently hosting the 5th season of the show, which premiered in March of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-newsroom/hgtv-renews-popular-renovation-competition-series-rock-the-block-for-a-new-season/\|title = HGTV RENEWS POPULAR RENOVATION COMPETITION SERIES 'ROCK THE BLOCK' FOR a NEW SEASON – Discovery, Inc\| date=2024 }}</ref>{{Update inline\|date=June 2022\|reason=Time period has passed}}
	Pennington was arrested on suspicion of DUI on May 7, 2007 at 12:35 am in Los Angeles.<ref name="TMZ">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tmz.com/2007/05/07/ty-pennington-arrested-for-dui/\|title=Ty Pennington Arrested for DUI\|accessdate=2007-05-07\|author=TMZ\|work=TMZ}}</ref> He was released on $5,000 bail. <ref name="tPC">{{cite web\|url=http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_21279260.shtml\|title=Ty Pennington Gets 'Extreme Makeover,' Arrested For Booze, Drugs\|accessdate=2007-05-07\|author=Tashi Singh\|work=Post Chronicle}}</ref> Pennington issued an apology shortly after. It was later revealed that Pennington had a .14 blood alcohol level when he was stopped. The legal limit in California is .08.<ref>http://www.tmz.com/2007/05/08/ty-penningtoncharged-with-dui/</ref>

			Pennington is also the host of HGTV show ''Battle on the Beach, a'' competition real estate show with 3 teams that renovate a beach home room by room, alongside Alison Victoria, and Taniya Nayak.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-02-24 \|title=21 Best Real Estate Shows To Watch in 2023 ! \|url=https://agentwealthhustle.com/best-real-estate-shows/ \|access-date=2023-04-26 \|website=agentwealthhustle.com \|language=en-US}}</ref>
	His publicist released this statement from him: "We all make mistakes, however this is about accountability. Under no circumstances should anyone consume alcohol while driving. I could have jeopardized the lives of others and I am grateful there was no accident or harm done to anyone."<ref>http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=261447&GT1=7703</ref>

			===Other work===
	"This was my wake-up call," Pennington said. "I also want to apologize to my fans, ABC Television and my design team for my lapse in judgment and the embarrassment I have caused."
			Prior to his partnership with Sears, Pennington was the owner and designer of his company, Furniture Unlimited, based in Atlanta and Los Angeles. He also lends his name to Sears, with their design team guiding the design of every item in the Ty Pennington Style line of bedding, tabletop items, bath accessories, furniture, patio furniture, and other miscellaneous home decor.{{citation needed\|date=December 2017}}
	<ref>http://www.tmz.com/2007/05/07/pennington-speaks-after-dui-bust/</ref>

			Pennington published ''Ty's Tricks: Home Repair Secrets Plus Cheap and Easy Projects to Transform Any Room'' (2003), a ] guide on home improvement. On May 15, 2007, he released the first issue of his quarterly magazine ''Ty Pennington at Home'', which ran until 2009.

			On July 25, 2008, he announced a 3-year partnership with Marketplace Events, the largest organizer of consumer remodeling, home decor and gardening shows in North America.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://marketplaceevents.com\|title=Market Leading Consumer Events\|publisher=Marketplace Events\|access-date=2017-03-08}}</ref>

			He appeared on an episode of '']'' playing a fictionalized version of himself named Ty Ty The Tool Guy.

			In September 2008, Pennington became the spokesperson for ] and their ] packaging innovation called ''Similac SimplePac''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://abbottnutrition.com/news_and_media/press_releases/pressReleaseDetail.aspx?ContentTitle=Abbott-Innovates-Inside-and-Out-with-New-Similac-Infant-Formula-and-Packaging&year=2008\|title=Abbott Nutrition - Abbott-Innovates-Inside-and-Out-with-New-Similac-Infant-Formula-and-Packaging\|access-date=2017-07-06\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926124818/http://abbottnutrition.com/news_and_media/press_releases/pressReleaseDetail.aspx?ContentTitle=Abbott-Innovates-Inside-and-Out-with-New-Similac-Infant-Formula-and-Packaging&year=2008\|archive-date=2008-09-26}}</ref> He was also involved with the ''Similac Custom Nursery Design Contest'' and ''Ty's Nursery Guide'' that were part of the new product marketing.{{citation needed\|date=July 2017}}

			In September 2011, Pennington appeared in an episode of Disney's '']''.

			In February 2014, Pennington became the spokesperson for ] and has been featured in a series of commercials and ads for the Chicago-based mortgage lender.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.guaranteedrate.com/news/commercials-launch\|title=Guaranteed Rate National Television Commercials with Ty Pennington Debut This Week- GuaranteedRate.com\|website=Guaranteed Rate\|access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>

			Since April 2024, Pennington is a brand ambassador for Karndean Designflooring.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Karndean Teams Up With Ty Pennington {{!}} Features {{!}} Floor Covering Weekly \|url=https://www.floorcoveringweekly.com/main/features/karndean-teams-up-with-ty-pennington-42970 \|access-date=2024-10-01 \|website=www.floorcoveringweekly.com \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Salzano-Birch \|first=Megan \|date=2024-04-29 \|title=Karndean elevates luxury vinyl with Ty Pennington partnership \|url=https://www.fcnews.net/2024/04/karndean-elevates-luxury-vinyl-with-ty-pennington-partnership/ \|access-date=2024-10-01 \|website=Floor Covering News \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Karndean Designflooring Teams Up With Ty Pennington {{!}} News \|url=https://www.karndeancommercial.com/en/commercial-flooring/about-us/news/ty-pennington-x-karndean/ \|access-date=2024-10-01 \|website=www.karndeancommercial.com \|language=en}}</ref>

			===ADHD===
			As a child, Pennington was plagued with behavioral problems until he was diagnosed with ] at the age of 17.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://edgefoundation.org/2017/04/15/ty-penningtons-extreme-adhd-makeover/\|title=Ty Pennington's Extreme ADHD Makeover\|date=15 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKdfSqy4NOs \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/RKdfSqy4NOs \|archive-date=2021-12-13 \|url-status=live\|title=Celebrities with ADHD: Ty Pennington\|date=27 February 2009\|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He also discussed his ADHD with ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/196/12741/\|title=Glenn interviews Ty Pennington\|date=22 July 2008}}</ref> and in the movie The Disruptors.<ref>{{Citation \|title=The Disruptors (2022) - IMDb \|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt14854294/fullcredits \|access-date=2022-07-12}}</ref> Pennington has partnered with ] to raise awareness of ADHD in adults and promote the use of ] for the treatment of adult ADHD. He has been criticized for promoting the use of ADHD medications such as ] without disclosing his sponsorship.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/health/the-selling-of-attention-deficit-disorder.html?pagewanted=all\|title=The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder\|first=Alan\|last=Schwarz\|newspaper=The New York Times\|date=14 December 2013}}</ref>

			== Personal life ==
			Pennington was arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles on May 5, 2007 with a ] of .14 percent. He faced 6{{nbsp}}months in jail.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pennington-dui-arrest-is-wake-up-call/\|title=Pennington: DUI Arrest Is "Wake-Up Call"\|publisher=]\|date=May 7, 2007\|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=3147927\|title=Extreme Makeover: Jailhouse Edition\|publisher=]\|date=May 7, 2007\|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref> He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 years probation.<ref>{{cite news\|url= https://people.com/celebrity/ty-pennington-gets-3-years-probation-for-dui\|title=Ty Pennington get 3 years probation\|newspaper= People Magazine\|date=25 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/ty-pennington-pleads-no-contest-dui-case-1c9422536\|title=Ty Pennington pleads no contest in DUI case\|publisher=]\|date=May 25, 2007\|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref> In July 2021, Pennington announced his engagement to his girlfriend of one year, Kellee Merrell. They got married on November 27, 2021 in Savannah, Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Ty Pennington Announces Engagement To Kellee Merrell: 'Glad I Waited For The One'\|url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/tv/news/ty-pennington-announces-engagement-to-kellee-merrell-glad-i-waited-for-the-one/ar-AAMFwcF?li=AAggNb9\|access-date=2021-07-29\|website=www.msn.com}}</ref>

			==Books==
			* ''Good Design Can Change Your Life: Beautiful Rooms, Inspiring Stories'', Simon & Schuster; (September 9, 2008); {{ISBN\|978-0-7432-9474-4}}
			* ''Ty's Tricks: Home Repair Secrets Plus Cheap and Easy Projects to Transform Any Room'', Hyperion (2003); {{ISBN\|978-1401300678}}

			==See also==
			* ] - equivalent on ''Changing Rooms'', the British forerunner of ''Trading Spaces''

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American television host

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Ty Pennington
Pennington in 2006
Born	Gary Tygert Burton (1964-10-19) October 19, 1964 (age 60) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation(s)	TV host/presenter, artist, author
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Kellee Merrell (m. 2021)
Website	http://www.typennington.com

Tygert Burton "Ty" Pennington (born Gary Tygert Burton; October 19, 1964) is an American television host, artist, carpenter, author, and former model and actor.

His rise to prominence began with his role as carpenter on the TLC home improvement reality show Trading Spaces (2000–2003), and continued when he hosted the ABC reality series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2003–2012), where he won two Primetime Emmy Awards. Following the show's conclusion in 2012, Pennington has focused on numerous other projects, including host of ABC's short lived talk show The Revolution in 2012, TNT's On the Menu opposite Emeril Lagasse in 2014 and Food Network's American Diner Revival opposite Amanda Freitag from 2015 to 2016. On September 13, 2017, it was announced that Pennington was joining the revival of Trading Spaces, which began airing on April 7, 2018, on TLC.

Early life

Pennington was born Gary Tygert Burton, the son of Yvonne Vickery. Yvonne separated from Ty's father when he and his older brother Wynn were very young, and spent several years as a single parent before she remarried. Her new husband adopted both boys, giving them his surname Pennington. Ty claims to be of partial Cherokee descent.

Education

A self-described "Jack of all trades", Pennington learned woodworking early in life and began teaching himself about carpentry and home improvement. After attending Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, he first attended Kennesaw State University, where he majored in art and history. He paid his way through college by taking night classes and working during the day, first working in landscaping before moving into construction. Despite his skills in carpentry, Pennington initially decided that carpentry wasn't something he wanted to do professionally, noting his main interests were in becoming an artist, specializing in Graphic Design. On the advice of one of his professors, he transferred to the Art Institute of Atlanta, from where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in graphic design.

Career

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Television

Pennington parlayed his hands-on skills and design acumen into a career in the entertainment industry, becoming a set designer, including for Leaving Las Vegas in 1995. However, his professional breakthrough came through The Learning Channel's (now known as simply TLC) innovative hit show Trading Spaces. In 2003, he acted in the independent film, The Adventures of Ociee Nash (as "Wilbur Wright").

In 2003, when ABC began developing a show that would rehab the homes of deserving families in seven days or less, Pennington was chosen as the leader of the eight-person design team. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, originally planned to be a 13-part special, became a huge hit, catapulting Pennington to stardom. This led to an endorsement deal with Sears, a sponsor of the show. Pennington was extremely dedicated to the show, spending on average 240 days of the year working, and was known to have fought off anything from pulled muscles to heatstroke to food poisoning to keep doing his job. He stated that his career on the show resulted in the channel's commissioning Ty Pennington's Great British Adventure, in which he worked with communities including Portreath, Cornwall (UK) to restore a run-down town park in a week and Portishead, Somerset (UK) to renovate the town's derelict outdoor pool into a community-run Lido. The series was shown from September 16, 2008.

When Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ended in 2012 with its ninth season, Pennington had helped rebuild more than 200 homes for the show. Afterwards, Pennington relocated from Los Angeles to New York City, where he was cast to take part in the lifestyle-based talk show The Revolution, which aired on ABC in January 2012. When the show was cancelled after six months, Ty began pursuing other goals.

In January 2021, HGTV debuted Ty Breaker, a show that features Pennington helping families struggling to make their homes work for their changing lives.

Pennington joined the HGTV renovation competition series, Rock The Block, as host for its 2nd season, which premiered on March 8, 2021, and has continued in that role since. He is currently hosting the 5th season of the show, which premiered in March of 2024.

Pennington is also the host of HGTV show Battle on the Beach, a competition real estate show with 3 teams that renovate a beach home room by room, alongside Alison Victoria, and Taniya Nayak.

Other work

Prior to his partnership with Sears, Pennington was the owner and designer of his company, Furniture Unlimited, based in Atlanta and Los Angeles. He also lends his name to Sears, with their design team guiding the design of every item in the Ty Pennington Style line of bedding, tabletop items, bath accessories, furniture, patio furniture, and other miscellaneous home decor.

Pennington published Ty's Tricks: Home Repair Secrets Plus Cheap and Easy Projects to Transform Any Room (2003), a do-it-yourself guide on home improvement. On May 15, 2007, he released the first issue of his quarterly magazine Ty Pennington at Home, which ran until 2009.

On July 25, 2008, he announced a 3-year partnership with Marketplace Events, the largest organizer of consumer remodeling, home decor and gardening shows in North America.

He appeared on an episode of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! playing a fictionalized version of himself named Ty Ty The Tool Guy.

In September 2008, Pennington became the spokesperson for Abbott Nutrition and their baby formula packaging innovation called Similac SimplePac. He was also involved with the Similac Custom Nursery Design Contest and Ty's Nursery Guide that were part of the new product marketing.

In September 2011, Pennington appeared in an episode of Disney's Take Two with Phineas and Ferb.

In February 2014, Pennington became the spokesperson for Guaranteed Rate and has been featured in a series of commercials and ads for the Chicago-based mortgage lender.

Since April 2024, Pennington is a brand ambassador for Karndean Designflooring.

ADHD

As a child, Pennington was plagued with behavioral problems until he was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 17. He also discussed his ADHD with Glenn Beck and in the movie The Disruptors. Pennington has partnered with Shire plc to raise awareness of ADHD in adults and promote the use of Vyvanse for the treatment of adult ADHD. He has been criticized for promoting the use of ADHD medications such as Adderall without disclosing his sponsorship.

Personal life

Pennington was arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles on May 5, 2007 with a blood alcohol content of .14 percent. He faced 6 months in jail. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 years probation. In July 2021, Pennington announced his engagement to his girlfriend of one year, Kellee Merrell. They got married on November 27, 2021 in Savannah, Georgia.

Books

Good Design Can Change Your Life: Beautiful Rooms, Inspiring Stories, Simon & Schuster; (September 9, 2008); ISBN 978-0-7432-9474-4
Ty's Tricks: Home Repair Secrets Plus Cheap and Easy Projects to Transform Any Room, Hyperion (2003); ISBN 978-1401300678