Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 20 years old
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is an American reality television series providing home improvements for less fortunate families and community schools. The show is hosted by former model, carpenter and veteran television personality Ty Pennington. Each episode features a family that has faced some sort of recent or ongoing hardship such as a natural disaster or a family member with a life-threatening illness, in need of new hope. The show's producers coordinate with a local construction contractor, which then coordinates with various companies in the building trades for a makeover of the family's home. This includes interior, exterior and landscaping, performed in seven days while the family is on vacation and documented in the episode. If the house is beyond repair, they replace it entirely. The show's producers and crew film set and perform the makeover but do not pay for it. The materials and labor are donated. Many skilled and unskilled volunteers assist in the rapid construction of the house. EM:HE is considered a spinoff of Extreme Makeover, an earlier series providing personal makeovers to selected individuals, which the Home Edition has now outlasted. This show displays extreme changes to help recreate someone's space. However, the format differs considerably; in the original Extreme Makeover, for instance, participants were not necessarily chosen based on any recent hardship, whereas the family's backstory is an important component of Home Edition. EM:HE also has similarities to other home renovation series such as Trading Spaces, on which Pennington was previously a key personality.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Cena He was 26 , now 46 years old | |
| Gavin Rossdale He was 38 , now 58 years old | |
| Andrea Bocelli He was 45 , now 65 years old | |
| Mr. T He was 51 , now 71 years old | |
| Jewel She was 29 , now 49 years old | |
| Patricia Heaton She was 45 , now 66 years old | |
| Tim McGraw He was 36 , now 56 years old | |
| Jesse McCartney He was 16 , now 37 years old | |
| Mary J. Blige She was 32 , now 53 years old | |
| Stevie Wonder He was 53 , now 73 years old | |
| Randy Travis He was 44 , now 64 years old | |
| LeAnn Rimes She was 21 , now 41 years old | |
| Kevin Clash He was 43 , now 63 years old | |
| Hank Williams, Jr. He was 54 , now 74 years old | |
| Jeff Foxworthy He was 45 , now 65 years old | |
| Enrique Iglesias He was 28 , now 48 years old | |
| Trace Adkins He was 41 , now 62 years old | |
| Usher He was 25 , now 45 years old | |
| Clint Black He was 41 , now 62 years old | |
| Damian Marley He was 25 , now 45 years old | |
| Jo Dee Messina She was 33 , now 53 years old | |
| Matt Hasselbeck He was 28 , now 48 years old | |
| Alan Jackson He was 45 , now 65 years old | |
| Weird Al Yankovic He was 44 , now 64 years old | |
| Amanda Moore She was 19 , now 40 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Tom Forman Production He was 110 , 34 years old when he died | Executive Producer |
| Mike Maloy Production He was 54 , 59 years old when he died | Producer |
| Rob Whitehurst Sound He was 52 , now 72 years old | Location Sound Mixer |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (20 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 2003-12-03
- Runtime: [60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 199
