Jimmy DiResta
{{Short description|American television personality (born 1967)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jimmy DiResta
| image = Jimmy_and_Woody_2014-02-08_21-37.jpg
| imagesize = 220px
| caption = DiResta with dog, Woody
| birth_name = Jimmy DiResta
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|4|3}}
| birth_place = New York City
| other_names = James Diresta
| occupation = Designer, artist, fabricator, TV personality
| years_active = 1990–present
| relatives = John DiResta
}}
James "Jimmy" DiResta (born April 3, 1967) is a New York-based maker,{{cite web|url=http://makezine.com/author/jimmy-diresta/|title=Jimmy DiResta, Author at Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers|date=5 August 2016 |publisher=}} artist, and video producer. He enrolled in the School of Visual Arts in 1986 and graduated in 1990 with a BFA degree. In 1993, he formed a now-defunct toy design company/store called "DiResta" in the East Village which created Gurglin’ Gutz, a rubber toy replicating a miniature human organ.[https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/05/nyregion/new-yorkers-co-toys-and-items-that-began-as-found-objects.html NEW YORKERS & CO.; Toys and Items That Began As Found Objects] published 1999-09-05, retrieved 2017-07-07 The New York Times He went on to teach at the School of Visual Arts.{{cite web|url=http://www.sva.edu/faculty/james-d-diresta|title=School of Visual Arts - SVA - New York City > Faculty|publisher=}}
Career
In 2003, DiResta served as set decorator and co-host on "Trash to Cash" with his brother, John DiResta,[http://www.laweekly.com/arts/john-direstas-strange-journey-from-the-nypd-to-sitcom-star-to-the-melrose-trading-post-5293726 JOHN DIRESTA'S STRANGE JOURNEY FROM THE NYPD TO SITCOM STAR TO THE MELROSE TRADING POST], DECEMBER 18, 2014, retrieved 2017-07-07 LA Weekly on Fox Television (FX Network). In 2006, he co-hosted Hammered with John & Jimmy DiResta, on HGTV. The show focused on the marriage of Jimmy's craftsmanship and John's humor. The show's tagline was "Jimmy can make anything and John can make anything funny."[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/16/arts/television-in-review-hammered-with-john-and-jimmy-diresta.html TELEVISION IN REVIEW; Hammered With John and Jimmy DiResta] retrieved 2017-07-07, The New York Times In 2009, Jimmy hosted "Against the Grain" on the DIY Network.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1538842/|title=Jimmy DiResta|website=IMDb|publisher=}}
In 2011, he co-hosted Dirty Money with his brother, John, on Discovery Channel. The DiResta brothers set out scouring every corner of New York City, from dumpsters to flea markets.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/dumpster-divers-net-lots-of-dirty-money-1.3099198|title=Dumpster divers net lots of 'Dirty Money'|publisher=Newsday|author=DIANE WERTS|date=15 August 2011}}[https://press.discovery.com/emea/dsc/programs/dirty-money/ Programs > Dirty Money] retrieved 2017-07-07 Discovery Channel
Since his TV career, he has entered the YouTube media business, publishing on the Make: and Core77 channel as well as his own.[http://www.core77.com/DiResta-s-Cut DiResta's Cut] retrieved 2017-07-07 Core77{{Cite web|url=http://www.jimmydiresta.com/about/|title = About Me | Jimmy DiResta}} He co-hosts the weekly "Making It" podcast since October, 2014{{cite web|url=http://makingitpodcast.com/making-it-001-where-does-creativity-come|title=Making It #001 : Where Does Creativity Come From? - Making It|publisher=}} together with David Picciuto and Bob Clagett.{{Cite web|url=http://www.makingitpodcast.com/about-us|title=Podcasts from I Like to Make Stuff}}
In 2016, Make: published a book co-written by Jimmy DiResta and John Baichtal entitled "Workshop Mastery with Jimmy DiResta."[https://www.makershed.com/products/workshop-mastery-with-jimmy-diresta Workshop Mastery with Jimmy DiResta] retrieved 2017-07-07
In 2017, DiResta traveled to California to be a part of NBC's Making It, hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, as an on-camera helper. Rejecting the name, "The Master Helper", DiResta wanted just to be referred to by name.{{Citation|title=Episode 141: Jimmy Two-Shows|url=https://soundcloud.com/makingitpodcast/episode-141-jimmy-two-shows|language=en|access-date=2017-11-07}}, 17:00
DiResta now has the nickname "Jimmy Two Shows" as both his podcast and the show share a name.
Diresta also co-founded The Makers Mob with 6 other youtubers - Frank Howarth , Samurai Carpenter, Jon Peters, Neil Paskin and John Heisz - a paid for subscription service which provides build plans, tutorials, and lessons designed to boost woodworking skills in a wide range of areas. {{cite web |url=https://go.themakersmob.com/the-makers-mob-sale/? |website=themakersmob.com |publisher=The Makers Mob |access-date=24 April 2025 |title=The Makers Mob }}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://jimmydiresta.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|1538842}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diresta, Jimmy}}
Category:American television personalities
Category:George W. Hewlett High School alumni
Category:School of Visual Arts alumni