Thom Filicia
Encyclopedia
Thom Filicia is an interior designer, most famous for his role as an interior design expert on the American
television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
. He is also a co-author of a book based on the show.
, New York
, Filicia attended Syracuse University
's Art and Design school in the college of Visual and Performing Arts. He attended the university, studying for a B.A. in interior design
, from spring 1990 until spring 1993, and left two science credits short of graduating.
Filicia lives in New York
, and has an apartment in Manhattan
and a lake house in Skaneateles, NY. He has been in a relationship with Greg Calejo, the VP of entertainment marketing for Kerzner International, since 2005. In 2007, Filicia told New York Magazine the couple planned to have a baby using a female friend as a surrogate.
Filicia is a generous supporter of numerous charities, and appeared in commercials supporting the NY Food Bank project, "What's Your Excuse?"
His firm has completed both residential and commercial work in metropolitan New York
, the Hamptons, Connecticut
, New Jersey
, Massachusetts
, Washington D.C., Florida
, California
, Utah
and Bermuda
. His firm was chosen as the exclusive design firm for the US Pavilion at the 2005 World's Fair
. In 2007 he began work with the W Hotel chain, redesigning the interiors and pool areas of several of their hotels. He describes his decorating style as modern classicism.
Filicia gained great exposure when he became the interior design expert on the TV reality show Queer Eye
in 2003. He and his designs have been the subject of many magazine articles and he has frequently appeared as a guest expert on many American
TV shows.
He also is co-author of the New York Times bestselling book, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The Fab Five's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Better (Clarkson Potter).
Filicia hosts the Style Network
home makeover show Dress My Nest, which premiered March 28, 2007 and is currently airing its third season.
He is also working on his own furniture and home collections, and has a how-to book on interiors, titled "Thom Filicia Style," due out on 28 October 2008.
Filicia also co-hosts on occasion with Carrie Lazarus on a Central New York talk show, called Bridge Street on WSYR-TV
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
Queer Eye
Queer Eye is an American reality television series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network in July 2003. The program's name was changed from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy after the third season to broaden the scope of its content...
. He is also a co-author of a book based on the show.
Biography
Raised in SyracuseSyracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Filicia attended Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
's Art and Design school in the college of Visual and Performing Arts. He attended the university, studying for a B.A. in interior design
Interior design
Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
, from spring 1990 until spring 1993, and left two science credits short of graduating.
Filicia lives in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and has an apartment in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
and a lake house in Skaneateles, NY. He has been in a relationship with Greg Calejo, the VP of entertainment marketing for Kerzner International, since 2005. In 2007, Filicia told New York Magazine the couple planned to have a baby using a female friend as a surrogate.
Filicia is a generous supporter of numerous charities, and appeared in commercials supporting the NY Food Bank project, "What's Your Excuse?"
Career
In his final year of college Filicia was hired after an internship by the design firm Parish Hadley, then worked for Robert Metzger Interiors and at Jeffrey Bilhuber before opening his own interior design company, Thom Filicia Inc., in 1998.His firm has completed both residential and commercial work in metropolitan New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, the Hamptons, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, Washington D.C., Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
and Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
. His firm was chosen as the exclusive design firm for the US Pavilion at the 2005 World's Fair
World's Fair
World's fair, World fair, Universal Exposition, and World Expo are various large public exhibitions held in different parts of the world. The first Expo was held in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom, in 1851, under the title "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All...
. In 2007 he began work with the W Hotel chain, redesigning the interiors and pool areas of several of their hotels. He describes his decorating style as modern classicism.
Filicia gained great exposure when he became the interior design expert on the TV reality show Queer Eye
Queer Eye
Queer Eye is an American reality television series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network in July 2003. The program's name was changed from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy after the third season to broaden the scope of its content...
in 2003. He and his designs have been the subject of many magazine articles and he has frequently appeared as a guest expert on many American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
TV shows.
He also is co-author of the New York Times bestselling book, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The Fab Five's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Better (Clarkson Potter).
Filicia hosts the Style Network
Style Network
The Style Network is an American cable television network based in Los Angeles.Owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of General Electric and Comcast, its sister channels include E! Entertainment Television, USA Network, Syfy, G4, Golf Channel, and Versus, among others.-Network Overview:Style's...
home makeover show Dress My Nest, which premiered March 28, 2007 and is currently airing its third season.
He is also working on his own furniture and home collections, and has a how-to book on interiors, titled "Thom Filicia Style," due out on 28 October 2008.
Filicia also co-hosts on occasion with Carrie Lazarus on a Central New York talk show, called Bridge Street on WSYR-TV
WSYR-TV
WSYR-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for Central New York State that is licensed to Syracuse. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 17 from a transmitter on Sevier Road in Pompey. The station can also be seen on Time Warner channel 9 and in high definition on...
Awards
- Queer Eye won an EmmyEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
in 2004 for Outstanding Reality Program, and received a nomination again in the same category in 2005. - In 2006 he was chosen as one of House BeautifulHouse BeautifulHouse Beautiful is an interior decorating magazine that focuses on decorating and the domestic arts. First published in 1896, it is currently published by the Hearst Corporation, who purchased it in 1934...
's Top 100 American Designers and House & GardenHouse & Garden (magazine)House & Garden was an American shelter magazine published by Condé Nast Publications that focused on interior design, entertaining, and gardening....
's Top 50 "Tastemakers."