Ty Pennington Bio-Wiki
Ty Pennington is a two Primetime Emmy Awards-winning American design expert and television host who rose to prominence with his role as a carpenter on TLC’s show ‘Trading Spaces’. He is the host of HGTV’s ‘Rock The Block’ Season 4 which premiered in 2023 on HGTV 6, March 2023.
Ty Pennington Age, Birthday
Ty Pennington Parents, Siblings
Pennington was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by his loving and supportive parents. His parents are Yvonne Vickery (mother) and his ex-husband, Gary Burton Sr. (father). His dad is a musician while his mom worked as a school psychologist. Her mom separated from his father when he and his older brother Wynn were three years old and consumed a few years as a single parent before she remarried. Ty’s mother’s current husband, Mr. Nick Pennington adopted both boys, giving them his surname, Pennington.
Ty Pennington Education
For his academic qualifications, Ty attended Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia. Then enrolled at Kennesaw State University, where he focused on art and history. On the advice of one of his professors, he attended the Art Institute of Atlanta, from where he graduated and obtained a bachelor’s degree in graphic design.
Ty Pennington Wife
Pennington is happily married to Kellee Merrell, a Canadian social media manager. He proposed to Kellee in July 2021, and the duo married on 20th November of that same year. Ty was previously in a relationship with Andrea Bock which ended after 13 years together. He does not have any biological children, and owing to his age, the only possible way for him now is through adoption.
What disease does TY Pennington have
In 2023, Ty underwent emergency surgery for an abscess in his throat that had grown so big, that it was leaving the 58-year-old unable to breathe.
Ty Pennington Career
Pennington, 58, rose to fame with his character as a carpenter on TLC’s show ‘Trading Spaces’. He further carried on doing many home renovation shows. Pennington has earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’. He arrived on HGTV’s ‘Rock The Block’ as a host in Season 2 and carried on it until now. The celebrity describes himself as a “jack of all trades.” Besides being proud of all the good qualities, Ty was diagnosed with ADHD when he was just seventeen years old.
Ty Pennington ‘Rock The Block’ Season 4
HGTV’s hit competition series, hosted by Pennington will make the teams face their largest design challenges. Competitors will include Renovation Island‘s Sarah and Bryan Baeumler, deluxe design experts Anthony Elle and Michel Smith Boyd (Luxe for Less), Farmhouse Fixer‘s Kristina Crestin and Jonathan Knight, and Fix My Flip, Mitch Glew and Page Turner. Each team will have 6 weeks and a $250,000 budget to renovate identical properties based on a rustic Colorado landscape and morph them into luxurious homes. Rock the Block Season 4 was released in 2023 on HGTV 6, March 2023.
Ty Pennington Height
Pennington has an estimated height of 5 feet 9 inches equaling 1.85 meters.
Ty Pennington Salary
Pennington has an approximate annual salary ranging from $ 125,745 K to $ 295,525 K.
Ty Pennington’s Net Worth
Pennington has an estimated net worth of $ 1 Million- $ 5 Million and above. Nevertheless, his profession as a design expert is his main source of income.
Social Media
You can follow him via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Pennington doesn’t appear to have public TikTok, or Snapchat accounts currently.