Kevin O'Connor (born ) is an American television personality. He has been the host of the PBS home renovation series '' This Old House'' since replacing Steve Thomas in 2003.

Early life and education

O'Connor and his four brothers and two sisters grew up on various job sites led by his father, a civil engineer.Kevin O'Connor, Host
''This Old House'' Biographies. He grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey. After graduating in 1986 from Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in

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, O'Connor received a

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degree in history from the College of the Holy Cross in 1990. He earned a

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from

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in 1999.

Career

O'Connor worked for Fleet Bank as a vice president in the Sports Finance Group, then worked for

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as a Senior Vice President in the Commercial Real Estate Group. The producers of ''This Old House'' approached him to become their new host following the departure of Steve Thomas. O'Connor and his wife, Kathleen, appeared on an episode of '' Ask This Old House'' (Season 1, Episode 22), in which painting contractor Jim Clark assisted them with a wallpaper removal project in the Beverly, MA, home in which they then lived.Getty Images: THE HERALD PAYS A VISIT TO THIS OLD HOUSE HOST KEVIN O'CONNOR AT HIS BEVERLY RESIDENCE
/ref> O'Connor made his hosting debut on ''This Old House'' in the Season 25 premiere. O'Connor, also the host of '' Ask This Old House'' and '' Inside This Old House'', holds a position on the editorial board of the ''This Old House'' magazine, published by This Old House Ventures, Inc. In September 2011, O'Connor debuted as the author of his first book ''The Best Homes from This Old House''.

Personal life

O'Connor lives with his wife and their three children in an 1894 Queen Anne Victorian home in

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References

External links

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Charles and Hudson interview with Kevin O'Connor
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