Angelo Surmelis
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Angelo Surmelis is a German-born Greek-American professional designer who resides in Los Angeles. He has been a professional designer since 1995. His clients included entertainment companies (Playboy
), television shows (VH1
's Flab to Fab), as well as private individuals. His company name is angelo:HOME. Surmelis was a designer on the TLC
program Clean Sweep
, the Lifetime
program Merge, and the Style Network
program My Celebrity Home. He then was host and designer on HGTV's 24 Hour Design
for four seasons and then three seasons of the HGTV series Rate My Space with Angelo Surmelis. He has appeared in the book Conquer the Clutter.
Surmelis owns the brand angelo:HOME and is currently selling an upholstered furniture line at QVC, Overstock.com, Costco.com, CSN Stores.com and Amazon.com
Surmelis has appeared on NBC
's The Today Show, CNN
, Good Morning America
, Extra (TV series)
, The Tyra Banks Show
, and Good Day Live.
Surmelis, a Greek national, grew up in Greece. His family immigrated to Chicago when he was six and later he attended Columbia College there. He was a stage and screen actor in Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles. As an actor Surmelis has appeared on Saturday Night Live
, Port Charles
, General Hospital
, and Angel
.
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
), television shows (VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
's Flab to Fab), as well as private individuals. His company name is angelo:HOME. Surmelis was a designer on the TLC
TLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
program Clean Sweep
Clean Sweep
Clean Sweep was an American television series that involved a team consisting of a host, an organizer, designer, and carpenter who would help homeowners clear one or two rooms of clutter in a two-day process. Original episodes of Clean Sweep aired on TLC in 2003 through 2005.In each episode of...
, the Lifetime
Lifetime Television
Lifetime Television, often referred to as Lifetime TV, or most commonly, Lifetime, is an American cable television specialty channel devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared toward women or feature women in lead roles. The cable network is owned by A&E Television Networks...
program Merge, and the Style Network
Style Network
The Style Network is an American cable television network based in Los Angeles.Owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of General Electric and Comcast, its sister channels include E! Entertainment Television, USA Network, Syfy, G4, Golf Channel, and Versus, among others.-Network Overview:Style's...
program My Celebrity Home. He then was host and designer on HGTV's 24 Hour Design
24 Hour Design
24 Hour Design is an American reality television series involving a team consisting of a host and designer, design assistant and a carpenter that help homeowners transform a single room. The show is shot in a single day , with a budget around $2,000.Original episodes of 24 Hour Design began to air...
for four seasons and then three seasons of the HGTV series Rate My Space with Angelo Surmelis. He has appeared in the book Conquer the Clutter.
Surmelis owns the brand angelo:HOME and is currently selling an upholstered furniture line at QVC, Overstock.com, Costco.com, CSN Stores.com and Amazon.com
Surmelis has appeared on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's The Today Show, CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, Extra (TV series)
Extra (TV series)
Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...
, The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show, also known as and shortened to Tyra or The Tyra Show, is an American talk show hosted by Tyra Banks. The last new episode aired on Friday, May 28, 2010.-2005-2009: Syndication:...
, and Good Day Live.
Surmelis, a Greek national, grew up in Greece. His family immigrated to Chicago when he was six and later he attended Columbia College there. He was a stage and screen actor in Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles. As an actor Surmelis has appeared on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
, Port Charles
Port Charles
Port Charles was a daytime soap opera which aired on ABC from June 2, 1997 to October 3, 2003. It is a spin-off of the serial General Hospital, which has been running since 1963 and takes place in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York...
, General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
, and Angel
Angel
Angels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...
.
External links
Media Interviews
- Country Accents Magazine - Winter 2009
- Family Circle Magazine - November 2009
- Furniture Today - October 15, 2009
- Redbook Magazine - October 2009
- New York Post - September 24, 2009
- NBC's Today Show - September 18, 2009
- Furniture Today - September 16, 2009
- Journal Newspapers - August 31, 2009
- Pasadena Star News - August 28, 2009
- Los Angeles Daily News - August 21, 2009
- Minneapolis Star Tribune - August 18, 2009
- AOL / Shelter Pop - August 12, 2009
- Furniture Today - July 6, 2009
- NPR - May 5, 2009
- At Home With Angelo Surmelis on Bobvila.com