Chris Jarvis (presenter)

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Chris Jarvis
Born Martin Christopher Jarvis
20 April 1969 (1969-04-20) (age 42)
Romford, Essex, England
Nationality British
Occupation television presenter and actor
Television Show Me Show Me
Fully Booked

Chris Jarvis (born Martin Christopher Jarvis, 20 April 1969 in Romford, United Kingdom) is a television actor and presenter and has appeared on BBC television since 1992 - apart from 2001-02 when he was with ITV and Channel 4.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Early career

Chris Jarvis started his entertainment career as a Butlins redcoat.[1]

He made his name in the early 1990s on Children's BBC, presenting in The Broom Cupboard alongside Zoe Ball and Josie D'Arby [2] as well as hosting his own shows like Look Sharp.[3] Chris wrote a lot of material for Children's BBC himself (including the mini soap opera Wood Lane TV) and created several memorable characters including "The Anorak".

In 1997, Chris was part of The Friday Zone [4] (which itself was broadcast on Friday afternoons on BBC One for most of the children's slot) with Debra Stephenson, Peter Simon, Dominic Wood, Steve Rock and Emma Lee. They released a single called "Glasses" as a spin-off from the programme, to raise money for Comic Relief.[5]

He then hosted Fully Booked with Tim Vincent and Gail Porter for a few years.[6] He has appeared on many other TV shows including 'Short Change', 'Exclusive', 'Playdays' and 'Soap Fever'.[7]

[edit] CBeebies

Jarvis was one of the original line up of CBeebies presenters,[8] starring alongside Pui Fan Lee everyday from 9am - 3pm 'Discover and Do' then in the 'Bedtime Hour' from 6pm on the CBeebies Channel - also on BBC Two in the mornings until leaving to write/star in Show Me Show Me.

Show Me Show Me, which he co-presents with Pui Fan Lee, is broadcast on CBeebies.[9] The first 40 half hour episodes broadcasted on the CBeebies channel, BBC One and BBC Two from Monday July 6, 2009 every weekday at 10am and 1.30pm.

Since 2010, Chris and Pui have also toured the UK with 'The Chris and Pui Roadshow'. Some venues call it 'Show Me Chris and Pui'.[10]

[edit] Acting

As an actor Chris Jarvis has appeared in The Demon Headmaster and Chucklevision, and played Mr Mopple in early CBeebies story-telling programme Step Inside.[7]

He provided the voice for Mr Tall in the 2010 Mr Men Movie.[7]

[edit] Music

Jarvis hosts family concerts for the London Philharmonic Orchestra LPO and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.[11]

He has been seen playing piano and bell-ringing on Show Me Show Me.

[edit] Pantomime

Jarvis has appeared in pantomimes professionally every year since 1995, and prior to that had performed in several as an amateur.[12] Since 2001, he has written and directed many of these pantomimes as well.[4]

Jarvis has been involved with several televised pantomimes on CBeebies, including 2011's Strictly Cinderella (which he co-wrote, and acted as Baron Hardup),[16] 2010's Aladdin (in which he plays Emperor Sho Mee) [12] and 2009's Jack & Jill (which he wrote and appeared in a cameo) [17][18]

[edit] Personal life

Chris Jarvis was born in Romford, Essex, and grew up in Billericay and Brentwood.[19]

He is godfather to one of Pui Fan Lee's sons.[20]

He is 5'9" tall.[21]

[edit] Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television
Title Year Role Notes
Playbus  ? himself (presenter)
Fully Booked 1998 to 1999 himself (presenter)
To Me, To You! 1996, 1998 himself
The Friday Zone (CBBC) 1997 himself (presenter)
Demon Headmaster Takes Over TV, TheThe Demon Headmaster Takes Over TV (TV film) 1997 himself played a fictionalised version of himself
Demon Headmaster, TheThe Demon Headmaster 1998 Your Wildest Dreams host
Mr Wymi 1998 Hacker tracker
Chucklevision 1998 Head page
Chucklevision Comic Relief Special 1999 Music Mogul
Night Fever 1999-12-18 himself
Catchphrase 2000 to 2002 himself (voiceover)
Jungle Run 2001 to 2002 himself (presenter)
Step Inside 2001 to 2002 Mr Mopple
CBeebies 2002 to 2009 presenter presented links between programmes
Planet Cook 2004?
Underground Ernie 2006 Circle (voice)
Show Me Show Me 2009 to 2011 himself (presenter)
Mr Men Movie 2010 Mr Tall (voice, UK version)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Telegraph - How the BBC cleaned up its act
  2. ^ BBC - Archive - The CBBC Broom Cupboard - In The Broom Cupboard
  3. ^ Look Sharp - UKGameshows
  4. ^ a b Digital Spy - DS Icon - Chris Jarvis
  5. ^ Youtube - Glasses
  6. ^ Saturday Mornings - Summer Replacements
  7. ^ a b c Chris Jarvis - IMDb
  8. ^ Arena of the Unwell - reasons to love cbeebies (part one)
  9. ^ BBC - CBeebies Grown-ups - Show Me Show Me
  10. ^ Chris Jarvis and Pui Fan Lee - Roadshow so far
  11. ^ BBC Philharmonic - Saturday 02 April 2011 - BBC Philharmonic Family Concert
  12. ^ a b BBC Press Office - Aladdin: Chris Jarvis plays Emperor Sho Mee
  13. ^ Youtube - Cinderella 08/09 - Swansea Grand Theatre
  14. ^ Bournemouth Echo - Su Pollard and Chris Jarvis launch Bournemouth panto Tuesday 6th October 2009
  15. ^ a b c Bournemouth International Centre - Jack and the Beanstalk
  16. ^ CBeebies Christmas Panto - Strictly Cinderella
  17. ^ The Guardian TV & Radio
  18. ^ BBC - Press Office - The CBeebies Christmas Pantomime
  19. ^ Twitter, 23 Jun 2011
  20. ^ Twitter, 1 Aug 2011
  21. ^ Twitter, 3 Jun 2011

[edit] External links

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