- published: 08 Oct 2010
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Tygert Burton "Ty" Pennington (born Gary Tygert Burton; October 19, 1964) is an American television host, artist, and carpenter. He is most notable for having been the host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition which aired on ABC in the US until its cancellation in December 2012 and will return with specials and Ty's Great British Adventure, which airs on Home in the UK and TV Land. Previously, Pennington was a carpenter on the TLC reality show Trading Spaces. Currently, he manufactures a line of furniture with the Howard Miller Company. He is also one of the hosts of a Food Network show premiering in May 2015 called American Diner Revival, in which they travel to lend various towns a hand in saving their struggling diners.
Tygert Pennington was born on October 19, 1964 in Atlanta, Georgia, as Gary Tygert Burton, the second son of school psychologist Yvonne Burton. 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 the name Pennington. Pennington grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, primarily in his hometown of Marietta. He was diagnosed with ADHD when he was 17, and has been an advocate for the treatment of the disorder, particularly for children.
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