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Providing the kind of helping hand that only a 6-foot-10 forward can provide, 76ers player Chris Webber made a celebrity guest appearance on the set of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on Monday, March 27, 2006, as the show constructed a new home for the Py Family of Philadelphia. The back-to-back episodes are set to air this Sunday, April 30 at 7 p.m.
Webber brought with him five sets of season tickets for the 2006-07 season courtesy of the 76ers; Sixers gear for all the children; a team-autographed backboard to hang in one of the bedrooms; autographed, authentic Sixers Webber and Allen Iverson jerseys; and a pair of Webber’s own sneakers for the bedroom.
With his long reach, Webber helped designer Paul DiMeo sand a few “high” spots on one of the pieces of furniture being built for the house while filming a message for the family. After the shoot and tour of the house, which included taping additional segments in the interior, Webber went across the street to shake hands with a large crowd of people who had gathered to watch the construction efforts.
The 76ers also played host to members of the show during the week-long taping and construction efforts including, show designers DiMeo (carpentry/attitude), Ty Pennington (carpentry/attitude), Paige Hemmis (carpentry/nut & bolts) and Preston Sharp (exteriors/big ideas) who enjoyed the 76ers games on March 22 versus Atlanta and March 24 versus Orlando.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. David Goldberg is President of Endemol USA. The series is executive-produced by Tom Forman and premiered December 3, 2003, on the ABC Television Network. For more information on the show, visit http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/index.html.
Webber brought with him five sets of season tickets for the 2006-07 season courtesy of the 76ers; Sixers gear for all the children; a team-autographed backboard to hang in one of the bedrooms; autographed, authentic Sixers Webber and Allen Iverson jerseys; and a pair of Webber’s own sneakers for the bedroom.
With his long reach, Webber helped designer Paul DiMeo sand a few “high” spots on one of the pieces of furniture being built for the house while filming a message for the family. After the shoot and tour of the house, which included taping additional segments in the interior, Webber went across the street to shake hands with a large crowd of people who had gathered to watch the construction efforts.
The 76ers also played host to members of the show during the week-long taping and construction efforts including, show designers DiMeo (carpentry/attitude), Ty Pennington (carpentry/attitude), Paige Hemmis (carpentry/nut & bolts) and Preston Sharp (exteriors/big ideas) who enjoyed the 76ers games on March 22 versus Atlanta and March 24 versus Orlando.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. David Goldberg is President of Endemol USA. The series is executive-produced by Tom Forman and premiered December 3, 2003, on the ABC Television Network. For more information on the show, visit http://abc.go.com/primetime/xtremehome/index.html.
