Education
East Carolina University.
East Carolina University.
He has hosted the programs "Clean House" and "Clean House: The Messiest Home in the Country" on the Style Network. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Brunetz received a Bachelor"s degree in Biology Pre-Medical at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. After three years of post-graduate studies, he became the staff Exercise Physiologist for the Jane Fonda Workout in Beverly Hills, California and went on to create and co-star in two of Fonda"s exercise videos, "Lower Body Solution" and "Step Aerobics & Abdominal Workout". He also produced lifestyle products for Sheena Easton, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Kathy Smith and Kim Alexis while serving as the National Vice-Chair for Workout for Hope for the City of Hope in Duarte, California. In 1994, Brunetz co-founded Fortis Films with actress and producer Sandra Bullock, developing several projects including Hope Floats for 20th Century Fox, Practical Magic for Warner Brothers
Pictures and George Lopez for American Broadcasting Company Television.
In 2001, Brunetz segued into the reality television with appearances on "AREA" for the Style Network, "Crib Crashers" for Music Television, "Outer Spaces" for HGTV, "Faking lieutenant" for TLC, "Reality Remix" for Fox Reality Channel and "50 Most Outrageous television Moments" for East!. He also shared hosting responsibilities with comedians Niecy Nash, Matt Iseman and Trish Suhr on "Clean House", "Clean House Comes Clean", "Clean House: The Messiest Home in the Country" on the Style Network.
Brunetz was the consulting producer for "Clean House Comes Clean". Brunetz has contributed to a variety of newspapers and magazines including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Us Weekly and People and In Touch.
In 2006, Brunetz launched a line of home furnishings on the Home Shopping Network.
In 2008, Brunetz founded Design Without Borders, an organization that conducts makeovers in developing areas of the world. The first makeover was held in Cape Town, South Africa in September 2009. In 2010, Brunetz co-authored Take the U Out of Clutter with New York Times best-selling author Carmen Renee Berry for Penguin Books.
As of 2010, Brunetz lives in Glendale, California.