A bespectacled carpenter who came to prominence as a dedicated designer on
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, this Pennsylvania native began his career as a set builder, working for performance venues like the Pittsburgh Playhouse, the Dance Theatre of Harlem and Carnegie Hall. While living in New York, he realized his true calling when he began renovating lofts and brownstones. In the '90s, he moved to Los Angeles and racked up an impressive client roster (Madonna, George Hamilton, Glenn Close, Anne Archer) before becoming a lovable reality-TV star.
Paul DiMeo Fast Facts:
- Family's house burned down when he was 5. He and his father reconstructed it, sparking DiMeo's love of home renovation.
- Served as a stage manager for the American Dance Ensemble.
- Hosted the 2004 A&E special At Home With the Brave for the Holidays, in which soldiers stationed in Iraq came home to find their houses transformed by volunteers.
- Paul DiMeo Relationships:
- Jack DiMeo - Father
- Jean DiMeo - Mother
- Kelly DiMeo - Wife
- College:
- Point Park College, Pittsburgh, PA (BA in Theater Arts)
