Biography

An Emmy-nominated production designer and on-camera renovation expert, Roy Rede brings years of experience and creativity to all of his projects. Stylistically Rede is a chameleon, moving effortlessly from dark vintage film noir to complex and colorful television shows, to ethereal high concept commercials.

Rede started his career designing hit music videos in the mid 1990's, segued into national commercials, then found himself designing 2002's post September 11 Super Bowl opener, Super Bowl XXXVI (2002) for which he was nominated for an Emmy. He moved into years of scripted episodic comedy series and eventually landed on screen as a renovation expert on DiscoveryTVs Monster House (2003).

A string of popular reality and renovation shows had Rede designing dozens of mansions, beauty salons, restaurants, bakeries, and other small businesses all across America, both in front of and behind the camera. His most recognizable roles to date were on Tabatha Takes Over (2008) and as the restaurant designer on CNBC's Restaurant Startup (2014).

Rede's passion for storytelling, great scripts, and complicated characters led him to design dozens of films and live theatrical shows. He resides in Los Angeles.
- IMDb mini biography by: M Levinson

Before working as a production designer, Rede was a songwriter and record producer, having produced songs by Carly Simon, Dolly Parton, Nanci Griffith, and Zsa Zsa Gabor.