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Paul Lafrance is a Canadian television personality on HGTV Canada. Born in Wimbledon, England, he is based in Pickering.
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Lafrance has been a hosted shows including Decked Out, Deck Wars, and is a celebrity judge on the second season of Canada's Handyman Challenge. He will also host Disaster Deck, a new series that is still in beginning phases of preparation and casting.[1][2][3]
Biography
editCutting Edge and Design, a building contractor owned by Lafrance is in Pickering.[4] He also owns and operates Paul Lafrance Design, which specializes in high-end custom deck designs and has operations through North America.[5]
He was offered his own television show after doing a segment on Breakfast Television. The show, Decked Out follows Lafrance and his decking company to different jobs, typically involving the construction of mini-oases.[4]
While filming Decked Out, Lafrance served as a celebrity judge on Deck Wars
Lafrance is also a musician and was active in the Christian music scene in Ontario. He was a musician before he was a carpenter.[6][7] His band, Found in the Fury, released their debut album, entitledSongs from the Cave in 2012.[2][8]
His work has been featured on Holmes on Homes, Breakfast Television, and Holmes Inspection.
Lafrance has also opened an art gallery in Pickering.[9]
Filmography
edit- Decked Out
- Deck Wars — host
- Canada's Handyman Challenge — judge
- House of Bryan — guest star, deck builder
- Disaster Decks
- Home to Win — guest builder
- Custom Built
- Holmes Inspection (S1E8)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Casting Call". HGTV. Retrieved Mar 9, 2013.
- ^ a b "All Decked Out". Calgary Herald. April 27, 2012. Retrieved Mar 9, 2013.
- ^ "Hosts - Paul Lafrance". HGTV Canada. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ a b Crystal Crimi (7 April 2011). "Pickering business gets Decked Out". Oshawa This Week. DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ "Meet Paul Lafrance". Paul Lafrance Design. Retrieved Jan 28, 2015.
- ^ "Paul Lafrance Decked Out Premieres on HGTV Canada Thursday April 7". Monsters and Critics. April 5, 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved Mar 8, 2013.
- ^ "Featured Artist Paul Lafrance". Family Room Media. Retrieved Mar 8, 2013.
- ^ "Found In The Fury". Found In The Fury. Retrieved Mar 9, 2013.
- ^ "Rogers tv". rogerstv.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.