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Ed Sanders (television carpenter)
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Ed Sanders is an English carpenter and television personality. He learned carpentry
to help keep himself employed between acting jobs.
In 1999, he landed the role of Eddie Moliano in the Sky One
series Dream Team
. He was a reporter for the morning show RI:SE
, and eventually became host of the UK version of Fear Factor
.
. During the summer of 2007, Sanders hosted the six episode run of National Bingo Night
on ABC
.
" due to Sanders being British, and "Yank
" as Honea is from the U.S.
daughters on May 5, 2007 in Los Angeles, California
: Scarlette, Azure and Lucia. The couple also has a son, Max (born 2003).
Carpentry
A carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....
to help keep himself employed between acting jobs.
In 1999, he landed the role of Eddie Moliano in the Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
series Dream Team
Dream Team (TV series)
Dream Team is a British television series produced by Hewland International which aired on Sky1 and Sky3 from 1997 to 2007; it chronicled the on-field and off-field affairs of the fictional Harchester United Football Club....
. He was a reporter for the morning show RI:SE
RI:SE
RI:SE was a breakfast television show made by Princess Productions in collaboration with BSkyB for Channel 4 in the UK. It was scheduled to replace The Big Breakfast after declining ratings. It launched on 29 April 2002...
, and eventually became host of the UK version of Fear Factor
Fear Factor
Fear Factor is an American stunt/dare reality game show. The original Dutch version was called Now or Neverland. When Endemol USA and NBC adapted it to the American market in 2001, they changed the name to Fear Factor. The show pits contestants against each other in a variety of stunts for a...
.
Move to the United States
In 2004, Sanders moved to the U.S. with his wife and son. He was hired to work as a carpenter on Extreme Makeover: Home EditionExtreme Makeover: Home Edition
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is a reality television series providing home renovations for less fortunate families and community schools etc...
. During the summer of 2007, Sanders hosted the six episode run of National Bingo Night
National Bingo Night
National Bingo Night is an American game show hosted by Ed Sanders which premiered on ABC on May 18, 2007 with a six-episode order. Sanders is known for his work on another ABC show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition...
on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
.
Limey Yank Productions
In 2006 Sanders started Limey Yank Productions', a creative production company, with American writer Whit Honea. Their mission: "To put the 'Real' in Reality Television. Also, the 'vision' part, but not the 'ity' or 'tele' stuff." The company name is a play on the slang terms "LimeyLimey
Limey is an old slang nickname, often pejorative, for the British, originally referring to their sailors. The term is believed to derive from Lime , referring to the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy practice of supplying lime juice to British sailors to prevent scurvy...
" due to Sanders being British, and "Yank
Yankee
The term Yankee has several interrelated and often pejorative meanings, usually referring to people originating in the northeastern United States, or still more narrowly New England, where application of the term is largely restricted to descendants of the English settlers of the region.The...
" as Honea is from the U.S.
Personal life
Sanders' wife, Gioia (née Gagliano), an Italian-American magazine and fashion-show make-up artist, gave birth to tripletMultiple birth
A multiple birth occurs when more than one fetus is carried to term in a single pregnancy. Different names for multiple births are used, depending on the number of offspring. Common multiples are two and three, known as twins and triplets...
daughters on May 5, 2007 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
: Scarlette, Azure and Lucia. The couple also has a son, Max (born 2003).