Robb Mariani is an American

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interior design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordi ...

er, and television host from

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, Florida. He is the middle of seven children. As a child, Mariani spent several decades touring the country with his family in a

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, where he developed a love of

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trucks. He decided to follow his love to art for a career in interior design and studied graphic design for three years at the

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a public urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member of the University of Wiscon ...

. Mariani was a contestant in the second season of HGTV's

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Design Star but was eliminated in the fifth episode. He then hosted the show Car Crazy for one episode in 2009. He is currently the host of the

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show

American Trucker ''American Trucker'' was a television show on the Speed cable channel. Hosted bRobb Mariani the pilot episode featured Robb helping another mechanic restore one of the classic 1980 Kenworth K-100 Aerodyne trucks used in the TV show '' B. J. and ...

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