Clean House is an original home makeover and interior design television show now in its sixth season airing on the Style Network. Hosted by comedic actress Niecy Nash (also seen on Reno 911!) and co-hosted by celebrity home designer Mark Brunetz (also seen on Area, MTV's Crib Crashers, and other design shows on HGTV, TLC, and E!), the show features families unable to get the clutter in their lives under control. Although every episode is different in circumstances, each episode follows the same basic pattern and often gets into some psychological territory around letting go. The Clean House is a play by Sarah Ruhl Mathilde is a cleaning woman who likes to tell jokes but hates to clean. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Boston (almost invariably called Boston magazine and often incorrectly written as Boston Magazine) is a glossy monthly magazine concerning life in the Greater Boston area and has been in publication for more than 40 years. ... For other uses, see Reality (disambiguation). ... Niecy Nash (born Carol Denise Ensley[1] on February 23, 1970) is an American actress and comedian. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The single-camera setup (aka, single-camera mode of production) is a method of shooting films and television programs. ... The Style Network is an American cable television network based in Los Angeles, California. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Interior decoration be merged into this article or section. ... The Style Network is an American cable television network based in Los Angeles, California. ... Niecy Nash (born Carol Denise Ensley[1] on February 23, 1970) is an American actress and comedian. ... For the 2007 film, see Reno 911!: Miami. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Home & Garden Television, better known as HGTV, is a cable television network in the U.S. and Canada. ... TLC is a cable TV network in the US and Canada, that carries a variety of informational and reality-based programming. ... E!: Entertainment Television is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. ...

Cast

Current Cast

• Niecy Nash - Hostess
• Mark Brunetz - "Design Guru"
• Trish Suhr - "Yard Sale Diva" (2006 - present)
• Matt Iseman - "Go-to-Guy" (2006 - present)

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Former Cast

• Allen Lee Haff - "Yard Sale Guy" (2003 - 2005)
• Linda Koopersmith - "Organizer" (2003 - 2005)
• Michael Moloney - "Designer" (2003-2004)

Behind-the-Scenes

Moloney left the series after the first season to join ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Koopersmith filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court in July 2007, alleging wrongful termination, breach of contract and both intentional and negligent misrepresentation. She also named as a defendant Renee Simon, a producer and one of her former supervisors.[1] Look up ABC in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is an ABC reality television series that began broadcasting in 2003 in which a familys house, including all rooms, exterior and landscaping, is made over by a team of builders and designers in seven days. ...

Overview

Episode structure

Each episode begins with a short montage introducing the subjects of the makeover. Homeowners typically are "victims" of a combination of poor housekeping ability and lifestyle situations that exacerbate the problem. Most of the homes on the show are so messy that a person could not enter and walk around freely. Hostess Niecy Nash guides family members through the process of letting go of things with the assistance of "Design Guru", celebrity home designer Mark Brunetz, a "Yard Sale Diva," comedic actress Trish Suhr, and the Go-to-Guy, handy-man Matt Iseman. Previous seasons featured "Yard Sale Guy", Allan Lee Haff, "Organizer", Linda Koopersmith, and "Designer" Michael Moloney.

Often, the family becomes very emotional and defensive about the junk it has harbored for decades, and Nash and her team will negotiate and make deals with family members in order to convince them to sell belongings. The excess belongings are sold at a yard sale (often while family members cry, moan, or try to take items back into the house) to raise money for the makeover. The show production budget matches up to $1000.00 of the yard sale proceeds to be used on the makeover, and supplies all paint and labor. Generally, the finished product looks like they spent substantially more thanks to the talent of design guru, Brunetz, in addition to the "favors" Nash calls in from various furniture stores and other vendors as well as the "gifts" that Nash provides as a result of the aforementioned bargaining.

Commercial breaks are often trailed with segments featuring quick interior design tips directed at the viewer. These tips offer solutions to common home decor challenges and are presented by Brunetz and Nash.

Makeover reactions

Some family members become emotional or even angry during various segments of the show. One such case featured Court Commissioner Toni Dragon and her daughter, an episode which was featured on the E! channel's list of the "100 Most Outrageous Moments in Reality TV" in 2005. A county hearing officer in southern California, this woman was so mad during the "reveal" of the makeover, she began crying and yelling at the cast. She shouted, "I hate it, I hate all of it, I just want to leave!" More often than not, the participating family is weeping and happy at the final reveal of the makeover and there is a happy ending summed up with a witty close by Nash.

External Links

• Official Site
• IMDb Profile
• Koopersmith's Lawsuit