Brooks Atwood: 5 Things To Know About The ‘Hack My Home’ Host

Brooks Atwood is co-hosting the new Netflix home renovation series 'Hack My Home.' Here's what you need to know about Brooks.

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  • Brooks Atwood is a professional designer and innovator.
  • He’s a host on the new Netflix show Hack My Home.
  • Brooks is the lead innovator on the show.

Brooks Atwood is about to be a Netflix star. Brooks is a host on the upcoming home renovation series Hack My Home, where he and three other experts transform a different house each episode. Brooks is the lead innovator and he’s joined by head of construction Ati Williams, head of engineering Jessica Banks, and head of design Mikel Welch. Brooks and his team will change multiple families’ lives on this inspiring new show, which premieres July 7.

So, who is Brooks Atwood? Here’s five things you need to know about Brooks.

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Brooks Atwood on ‘Hack My Home’ (Photo: Netflix)

Brooks is a host on ‘Hack My Home’.

Brooks is part of the ‘dream team’ on Hack My Home. The series will see Brooks and his squad perfecting a home in each of the eight half-hour episodes. Brooks told TVInsider that the reality show “offers a unique look and take into what actually goes into a home renovation, through the lens of innovation.”

He’s a designer and innovator.

Brooks works as a designer, innovator, and architect. He was named one of the world’s innovative creators by Eyes In Magazine, according to his bio. He has his own company, Brooks Atwood Design, a Brooklyn-based international design studio that was established in 2003.

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Brooks Atwood on ‘Hack My Home’ (Photo: Netflix)

He’s been on TV before.

Hack My Home is not Brooks’ first foray into television. He was a finalist on season 8 of the HGTV show Design Star. He was also on the Disney+ competition series Shop Class. Brooks has also been featured on The Today Show, BetterTV, and more.

He’s a professor.

Brooks was a professor at NJIT and Parsons, The New School for Design, according to his bio. He’s given lectures at the Museum of Arts & Design in New York City, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, the Australian Centre of the Moving Image in Melbourne, and more.

He’s married.

Brooks is married to Gianna Wurzl and they have a 2-year-old daughter named Ollie. Brooks posts sweet family photos on his Instagram.