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==Biography==
==Biography==
Kohli was born into a [[tenement]]-living family and was initially schooled at Hillhead Primary School in the West End of [[Glasgow]]. The family then moved to their own house in [[Bishopbriggs]], and he moved to Meadowburn Primary. Aged eight he moved out of state schooling to be educated by the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]] at [[St. Aloysius' College, Glasgow|St. Aloysius College]], a [[Roman Catholic]] school in central Glasgow. Kohli gained eight A grades in his O-levels, and four As and a B in his highers.<ref name="PassFailed">Sale, Jonathan - [http://education.independent.co.uk/careers_advice/article310924.ece "The Independent: Passed/Failed - Hardeep Singh Kohli"] 8th September 2005</ref>
Kohli was born into a [[tenement]]-living family and was initially schooled at Hillhead Primary School in the West End of [[Glasgow]]. The family then moved to their own house in [[Bishopbriggs]], and he moved to Meadowburn Primary. Aged eight his parents could afford to move their children out of state schooling to be educated by the feepaying [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]] at [[St. Aloysius' College, Glasgow|St. Aloysius College]], a [[Roman Catholic]] school in central Glasgow. Kohli gained eight A grades in his O-levels, and four As and a B in his highers.<ref name="PassFailed">Sale, Jonathan - [http://education.independent.co.uk/careers_advice/article310924.ece "The Independent: Passed/Failed - Hardeep Singh Kohli"] 8th September 2005</ref>


While studying, Kohli managed a few different restaurants and began working as an [[usher]] at the [[avant-garde]] [[Citizens Theatre]] - where his love of playwright [[Arthur Miller]] began.<ref>Sale, Jonathan - [http://education.independent.co.uk/careers_advice/article2715124.ece "The Independent: My First Job: Hardeep Singh Kohli, comedy writer, was a theatre usher"] 28 June 2007</ref>
While studying, Kohli managed a few different restaurants and began working as an [[usher]] at the [[avant-garde]] [[Citizens Theatre]] - where his love of playwright [[Arthur Miller]] began.<ref>Sale, Jonathan - [http://education.independent.co.uk/careers_advice/article2715124.ece "The Independent: My First Job: Hardeep Singh Kohli, comedy writer, was a theatre usher"] 28 June 2007</ref>

Revision as of 23:16, 29 January 2008

Hardeep Singh Kohli (born 1969) is a Sikh writer, presenter, broadcaster and reporter of Indian descent from Scotland and working in the United Kingdom. He is currently a candidate to be Rector of Glasgow University.[1][2]

Biography

Kohli was born into a tenement-living family and was initially schooled at Hillhead Primary School in the West End of Glasgow. The family then moved to their own house in Bishopbriggs, and he moved to Meadowburn Primary. Aged eight his parents could afford to move their children out of state schooling to be educated by the feepaying Jesuits at St. Aloysius College, a Roman Catholic school in central Glasgow. Kohli gained eight A grades in his O-levels, and four As and a B in his highers.[3]

While studying, Kohli managed a few different restaurants and began working as an usher at the avant-garde Citizens Theatre - where his love of playwright Arthur Miller began.[4]

Career

After graduating, he didn't train further to be an advocate but took a job at BBC Radio Scotland as a BBC graduate production trainee, which involved two years of training.[5] He moved to BBC Television Centre, London to direct Children's TV, and then present from Manchester on Janet Street Porter's series Reportage. He returned to London to direct RTS and BAFTA winning show It'll Never Work.

Kohli left the corporation in 2000 to begin working independently.[6] He is known for writing, directing and starring in Channel 4's Meet the Magoons in 2004,[7] which was cancelled after one series after average ratings. Although the show was nominated for a Golden Rose at the Montreux Comedy Festival, it had received mixed reviews, being slated as "mediocre", "woefully unfunny" "once was enough", "your sides will be safe from harm" and with "a ready meal approach to comedy insult". A. A. Gill gave it faint praise by stating it "might well evolve into something classic" and Nancy Banks-Smith ofThe Guardian noted it was "modern to the point of surreal" [[1]] Kohli wrote, produced and presented the RTS nominated documentary In Search of the Tartan Turban for Channel 4, which explored cultural identity as a Briton and a Scot belonging to an ethnic minority. It won a children's BAFTA and spun off into a daytime Channel 4 series, Hardeep Does... that covered a variety of different topical issues: sex, religion and pets. He went on to write and presented A Beginners Guide to Scientology.[8]

In January 2007, Kohli had a three-part series on Channel 4, £50 Says You'll Watch This, exploring gambling. The show involved Kohli taking part in a celebrity card game, visiting casinos in Las Vegas and getting 'hustled' by a man with breast implants.[9] In October 2006 and February 2007 he appeared on the BBC political panel programme Question Time. An occasional presenter on Newsnight Review, Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4 and guest presents on Loose Ends. He recently created a programme for Channel 4 petitioning humorously for a "ban on pets," within which he took to the street gaining more in charity for homeless dogs than people.

Kohli writes a column entitled Hardeep is your love for Scotland on Sunday, and has since March 2007, covering topics as diverse as suspicions that he is a terrorist[10] and being ashamed of enjoying Harry Potter[11]. He also occasionally writes for The Guardian and The Independent. A director of and writer for radio production company Above the Title Productions,[12] Kohli is currently writing a book about food and travel in India and appearing as a regular reporter on BBC1's The One Show.

Kohli is Man Booker Prize judge for 2008

Personal life

Married, Kohli is an avid cook and in September 2006 took part in BBC One's Celebrity Masterchef programme, reaching the final along with Roger Black and Matt Dawson. He was runner-up.

He has stated that while he was born in a Sikh family, he does not practice the Sikh religion.[citation needed] He does however wear a full beard (though its trimmed) and turban (often in somewhat loud colours).

His brother is the actor Sanjeev Kohli.

References

  1. ^ http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/other/display.var.1850518.0.0.php
  2. ^ http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.1853924.0.soups_you_as_hardeep_bids_to_be_uni_rector.php
  3. ^ Sale, Jonathan - "The Independent: Passed/Failed - Hardeep Singh Kohli" 8th September 2005
  4. ^ Sale, Jonathan - "The Independent: My First Job: Hardeep Singh Kohli, comedy writer, was a theatre usher" 28 June 2007
  5. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/review/4229074.stm
  6. ^ http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/guides/walks/story/0,,2090332,00.html
  7. ^ http://www.channel4.com/more4/microsites/L/lastword/hosts/host4.html
  8. ^ http://www.channel4.com/culture/microsites/C/can_you_believe_it/debates/guide.html
  9. ^ http://www.totalgambler.com/pokerlife/pokernews/1795/poker_on_tv.html
  10. ^ http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1641&id=1602432007
  11. ^ http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1641&id=1182412007
  12. ^ http://www.abovethetitle.com/about.php
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