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Ed Del Grande, three-time Master Plumber and contractor, was born and raised in a family-owned plumbing business. He has over 30-plus years of experience in every aspect of construction. He holds three current Master licenses in pipefitting, fire protection, and plumbing, and is also a licensed private pilot and is a licensed Coast Guard OUPV Charter Boat Captain. |
| Ed spent his days working as a self-employed contractor and working nights as a professional comedian from 1981–1991. He worked his way up the comedy ladder and was voted one of the funniest comedians in America by Showtime TV; he also appeared on ABC TV’s America’s Funniest People. Then, in 1992, Ed retired from comedy to combine his performing and construction talents and became one of the early pioneers in home-improvement television. Starting on HGTV with shows such as Dream Builders and The Fix, Ed later went on to help build the DIY Network and HGTVpro.com with shows such as Warehouse Warriors and Ed The Plumber. Today, Ed has grown to become one of the most respected and experienced how-to personalities in the media business. | |
| Along with his television and video work, Ed writes a weekly nationally-sydicated newspaper column for Scripps/Howard News service, and also wrote his first book, Ed Del Grande’s House Call, published by the Penguin/Viking Studio Group. He also speaks at live events and trade shows across the country and is the how-to expert for the Kohler Company. Ed also works with Autodesk© to promote their AutoCAD Freestyle Design Software. | |
Ed has proven himself to be one of the most entertaining and informative home improvement guests for radio and TV talk shows and news broadcasts with appearances on the Ellen show, The Today Show, NBC, MSNBC, and CNN’s Open House show, to name a few. He also has been written up in major newspapers and magazines, such as the New York Times, the Chicago Sun Times, the Boston Herald, Money Magazine, and TV Guide, among others. Ed is represented by Jeff Googel of WmE2 (William Morris Endeavor Entertainment) in New York City. To book Ed for TV shows, events, video projects, and/or spokesperson work, please click here. |
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