Background
O'Connor and his four brothers and two sisters grew up on various job sites led by his father, a civil engineer.
O'Connor and his four brothers and two sisters grew up on various job sites led by his father, a civil engineer.
Boston University.
He has been the host of the PBS home renovation series This Old House since replacing Steve Thomas in 2003. After graduating in 1986 from St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey, O'Connor received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the College of the Holy Cross in 1990. He earned a Master's degree in Business Administration from Boston University in 1999.
O'Connor worked for Fleet Bank as a Vice President in the Sports Finance Group, then worked for Bank of America 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, 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".