Paul Lafrance

Paul Lafrance
Born (1974-01-17) January 17, 1974 (age 50)
Occupations
  • Deck Builder
  • Builder/Contractor
  • Television Host
  • Musician

Paul Lafrance is a Canadian television personality on HGTV Canada. Born in Wimbledon, England, he is based in Pickering.

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

Cutting 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Casting Call". HGTV. Retrieved Mar 9, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "All Decked Out". Calgary Herald. April 27, 2012. Retrieved Mar 9, 2013.
  3. ^ "Hosts - Paul Lafrance". HGTV Canada. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b Crystal Crimi (7 April 2011). "Pickering business gets Decked Out". Oshawa This Week. DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Meet Paul Lafrance". Paul Lafrance Design. Retrieved Jan 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Found In The Fury". Found In The Fury. Retrieved Mar 9, 2013.
  8. ^ "Rogers tv". rogerstv.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.