Matthew Finlason
| Matthew Finlason | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Matthew Enos Finlason March 29, 1975 Mandeville, Jamaica |
| Occupation | Television Personality, Designer, Art Director, Producer, |
| Website | Official site |
Matthew Finlason (born on March 29, 1975 in Mandeville, Jamaica) is a designer, art director, and producer of film and television projects. He is the host of HGTV's television series The Stagers.
Finlason worked as a landscape designer while pursuing his Bachelor of Arts from York University in Canada. Upon graduation from York University in June 1999 he worked as a performer on-camera appearing in minor roles on television and film while also learning the ins-and-outs of building, construction and property development in his family's business developing real estate. Job-schooled through designing, staging, and flipping properties with his family in Toronto, Vancouver, Jamaica and The Cayman Islands he discovered a talent for designing and renovating homes. He later transitioned to working behind the camera developing his expertise in art departments as an assistant and then as a set decorator, art director and production designer in film and television. His experience working in film and television industry combined with his knowledge and expertise building and selling real estate landed him a job with Dekora, Canada's leading home staging company. He discovered the position through a post on craigslist hiring for a 'Stager.'
Finlason was soon approached by Paperny Films, which was looking to cast and feature dynamic stagers on an HGTV production called "The Stagers." It was his brand of humor, his unique approach to home-staging and his early experience in front of the camera that landed him the starring role that launched his hosting career. He quickly became a household name with the first season of “The Stagers,” and received repeated critical acclaim from mainstream media over the ensuing three years and has been referenced as a home staging design and real estate expert in the New York Times and major Canadian publications. He has featured on entertainment talk circuit shows such as Entertainment Tonight Canada, Urban Rush and Breakfast Television. Finlason was also featured on the Scripps Networks’ “HGTV Showdown”, a televised race-against-the-clock design competition, where he was paired to compete side-by-side with Olympic gold medalist and celebrity amateur designer Kristy Yamaguchi.
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