Ben Shephard
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For the American musician, see Ben Shepherd. For the English historian, see Ben Shephard (English historian).
| Ben Shephard | |
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| Born | Benjamin Peter Sherrington Shephard 11 December 1974 Epping, Essex, England |
| Education | Chigwell School, University of Birmingham |
| Occupation | Journalist, Presenter |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Perks (2004-) |
| Children | 2 |
| Ethnicity | English |
| Notable credit(s) | GMTV The Xtra Factor Krypton Factor |
Ben Shephard (born 11 December 1974) is an English television presenter.
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[edit] Personal life
Born in Epping, Shephard now makes his home in South West London with his wife and sons, Samuel Peter (born 28 May 2005) and Jack (born 25 January 2007). Jack was reportedly named after Jack Bauer from the hit TV series 24 with award-winning actor Kiefer Sutherland playing the character. He married Annie Perks, a former marketing executive, in 2004 in South Hams, Devon, after meeting her at university.
Shephard attended Chigwell School in Essex, and went on to achieve a 2:1 BA Hons degree from the University of Birmingham in Dance, Drama & Theatre Arts. A West Ham United supporter (he famously got Britney Spears to admit that she was a fan of the Hammers), he has also received honours in both rugby and football.
[edit] Media career
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1998
- Presenter Control Freaks and The Bigger Breakfast for Channel 4
- In October, he launched the cult Sunday morning TV show T4
2000
- Eastenders Revealed for BBC Three
- Planet Pop and Maths 4 Real on Channel 4. Guest appearance in the video for Britney Spears' hit single Lucky alongside avid fans and long-term friends Katy Weir and Claire Houston, whom he first met on a ferry to Belfast.
. He also appeared in a series of shows, educating maths on Channel Four
2004
- Shephard presented The Xtra Factor on ITV2, a spin off from The X Factor. He quit after three series' in 2006, following a dispute with Simon Cowell, and was replaced by Fearne Cotton for the fourth series in 2007
2005
- Promoted at GMTV to a presenter of the flagship programme
- In this year, he guest presented the award winning ITV1 programme This Morning he stood-in for the male host Phillip Schofield
2006
- Alongside co-presenter Fern Britton, he presented the reality TV show Soapstar Superstar. But Britton and Shephard were both replaced from hosting the second series of the show by Zoe Ball
- He also took part in the ITV1 programme Soccer Aid
- Shephard has also reported for ITV1's All*Star Cup
- He presented The Xtra Factor – Battle of the Stars for ITV2
- He presented a radio show on Magic FM called Saturday Breakfast
2007
- During the second series of the hit ITV1 show Dancing on Ice, Ben presented the spin off show, Dancing on Ice Exclusive alongside Andi Peters
- In this year, Ben appeared on The Paul O'Grady Show as a guest, where he modestly admitted to have been voted as the 73rd sexiest male in the world
- He presented the new BBC One show DanceX. However it didn't return in 2008, due to poor viewing figures[2]
2008
- He had a short stint presenting Hot or Not for Heat Radio, which aired every Monday at 7pm
- He boxed singer Lemar on 15 March for BBC One's Sport Relief after training with Ricky Hatton and Andy Mayo at Mayo's Gym. He won by decision after 3 rounds
- Shephard became the host of the BBC One's National lottery quiz show - 1 vs. 100 - for its third series, which began in April 2008[3]
- From July-August, he co-presented a new Saturday night entertainment series for ITV1, alongside Denise Van Outen, called Who Dares Sings. The premise of which will include 100 members of the studio audience to hitting the right notes in the largest karaoke competition on TV. The show ran for 7 episodes. It returned in December, for a one-off Christmas special[4]
- In September, he took part in ITV1's Soccer Aid for the second time.[5]
2009
- Shephard is hosting an updated version of ITV1 game show The Krypton Factor, which returned on 1 January 2009 after a 14-year absence[6]
- In February, Shephard become the Guinness World Record Holder for tossing the most pancakes in one minute as part of a challenge on Channel 4's The Paul O'Grady Show. He flipped his pancake 108 times, however he was beaten the next day on Blue Peter by Aldo Zilli, who flipped his 117 times
- In early 2009 Ben climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief. Joining him on the climb were Girls Aloud members Cheryl Cole and Kimberley Walsh, Fearne Cotton, Gary Barlow, Alesha Dixon, Ronan Keating, Denise Van Outen and Chris Moyles.
- On 26 May 2009, he appeared in an episode of Gok's Fashion Fix on Channel 4.
- Guest appearance in the Harry Potter movie the Half Blood Prince in which Ben plays the role of a father of four children in the Weasley's Wizard Wheezes shop. He is noticeable (behind a beard and moustache) just before Ron acknowledges his new love interest.[7]
He is still with GMTV, presenting alongside Kate Garraway every Monday and Tuesday, plus alternate Wednesdays, however, with Garraway on maternity leave, he can be seen presenting along side Emma Crosby and Penny Smith.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Ben joins GMTV", www.gm.tv
- ^ "Ben Shephard exits The X Factor to present DanceX ", The Sun
- ^ "Ben Shephard to present 1 vs. 100 ", www.endemoluk.com
- ^ "Who Dares, Sings!", itv.com
- ^ "Ben Shephard to take part in Soccer Aid", itv.com
- ^ "Ben Shephard to host revived Krypton Factor", Broadcast
- ^ "Ben's magical Hairy Potter role", The Sun
[edit] External links
- Ben Shephard's Official Website
- IMDb
- Ben Shephard at gm.tv
- Ben Shephard at Magic 105.4 FM
| Preceded by None |
Host of The Xtra Factor 2004-2006 |
Succeeded by Fearne Cotton |
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