Sebastian Clovis

Sebastian James Clovis (born September 1, 1979) is a Canadian television personality and former Canadian Football League (CFL) player, who played free safety for the BC Lions in their Grey Cup championship 2006 season. He is currently known as an HGTV home renovation host, appearing on the television series Tackle My Reno, Save My Reno, Home to Win and Gut Job.

Childhood

Born in London, England, Clovis migrated to Canada with his family when he was six years old. He grew up in the east end of Toronto, in his family home where he was first introduced to carpentry and building. He is the eldest of five siblings; his brother Tristan Clovis was also a Canadian Football League player for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Clovis attended the all-boys Catholic high school, Neil McNeil High School, where he was a competitive athlete in track & field and football, which he pursued after school with the Scarborough Thunder Football Club.

CFL career

Clovis was drafted by the BC Lions in the 2005 CFL draft. After being sidelined with a torn ACL in the 2005 season, Returning from reconstructive knee surgery for a second time, he was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, but transferred to the Saskatchewan Roughriders midseason and remained with the Roughriders for the rest of his CFL playing career.

His nickname is "The Missile".

TV career After retiring from football, Clovis trained as a construction contractor. He debuted as the host of Tackle My Reno in 2014, and continues to cohost the spinoff series Save My Reno. As of April, 2022, he will be launching his latest show, Gut Job, his fifth for HGTV Canada.