TV Production

P A D D Y C O L L I N S . C O M

Lil Jon Wants to Do What

My triumphant return to actually being in front of the camera. Watch three Misfits take on home renovation and give families a new outlook on their home.

Tiny House Nation

Like Tiny Houses? Check out John & Zack as they criss cross the US, building small mobile houses for folks who want to live tiny. I've had the pleasure to be asked to be a part of their carpentry team several times and, wow, these guys are good! Custom building projects on a tiny house? Not so easy!

Check it out: www.fyi.tv/shows/tiny-house-nation

Home Free

Summer of 2015 I had the distinct pleasure of being Lead Carpenter on this Hit Competition Renovation Series for Fox TV. Every week we renovated a house from top to bottom, inside and out. In 4 days. For eight straight weeks...

Then we just gave it away to a deserving family, which turned out to be one of the lucky contestants.

Season 2 was even more challenging as we built 11 houses from foundation to finish in just 8 weeks! Contestants vied for a chance to win a dream home for their hero and a $100,000 cash prize. Every week a hero was surprised with a brand new house!

Check it out : http://www.fox.com/home-free

Bar Rescue

I was also on the carpentry team for Spike TV's most popular series Bar Rescue for seasons 4-6. We travelled across America renovating bars in need and bring them back from the brink of failure. Think renovating a house in four days is tough? Try a commercial renovation in 36 hours...

Check it out: http://www.spike.com/shows/bar-rescue

Treehouse Masters

I suppose the highlight of 2016 was when I was asked by Nelson Treehouse Design to come to Kentucky and help out on one of their awesome treehouse builds. I was truly humbled to be surrounded by a very talented and fun crew of guys. Pete and all of his guys are the real deal, no fake TV builds here. They succeeded in putting together a 1200 sq. ft. Frank Lloyd Wright inspired design in just 3 weeks! Crazy.

Check it out: www.animalplanetgo.com/treehouse-masters/frank-lloyd-lakehouse/

Production Resume

Elbow Room
- Johlt Productions/HGTV
- Nov. 2011-Apr 2015
- On Camera Carpenter

Home Free S1,S2
- Relativity Media/Bartlett Media/FOX
- May 2015 -May 2016
- Lead Carpenter

Tiny Home on the Prairie (Pilot)
- 11th Street Media/HGTV
- Sep. '15 - Oct. '15
- On Site Project Manager
Billion Dollar Wreck
- Original Productions/History Channel
- Aug. '15
- Set Carpenter

Bar Rescue S4-S6
- 3 Ball Entertainment/Bongo Productions/Spike TV
- Sep. 2015 - Apr 2019
- Carpentry Team

Tiny House Nation
- Loud Television/FYI Network
- Feb. '16 - Jun. '17*
- Carpenter

Knife Or Death - S1
- Outpost Entertainment/Discovery
- Jan. '18
- Set Carpenter/Prop Maker

While You Were Out
- Half Yard Productions/TLC/HGTV
- Nov. '18
- Carpenter

Treehouse Masters
- Animal Planet
- Jun. '16
- Carpenter
Labor of Love
- Pearl St Productions / FOX
- Jan - Mar 2019
- Lead Carpenter
TopGrier S1
- Complex Networks
- Jun - Aug 2016
- Art Director / Lead Carpenter
Rock The Block Season 2
- Big Table Media / HGTV
- Oct/Nov '20
- Specialty Carpenter
Instant Dream Home
- Netflix
- Aug - Oct 2021
- Set Carpenter
Lil' Jon Wants to do What? S1
- North/South Productions / HGTV
- Oct - March 2022
- On camera talent / Lead Carpenter
Hack My Home S1
- 51 Minds / NetFlix
- March - Sept 2022
- Lead Carpenter / Project Manager

Elbow Room

In 2011, I happened to be in the right place at the right time and was hired to be a behind-the-scenes carpenter for a new series on HGTV. Didn't take long for me to transition to an on camera talent. Three years, 45 episodes, and one Emmy later, it's one of the greatest experiences of my career.