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From 1995 to 1997 Buchanan presented the awards show ''The CITV Awards'', which gave the viewers a chance to vote on who they think should win a [[CITV]] Award. |
From 1995 to 1997 Buchanan presented the awards show ''The CITV Awards'', which gave the viewers a chance to vote on who they think should win a [[CITV]] Award. |
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== Rumoured death == |
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In 2008, false rumours of Buchanan's death spread around the [[Internet]] via various forums and [[social networking]] sites. ITV issued a press release at the time to quash the rumours, and when the story again featured on ''[[The Chris Moyles Show]]'' on [[BBC Radio 1]] on 19 August, Buchanan himself was contacted by telephone to prove the rumours were untrue.<ref>{{cite web|title = Chris Moyles Running Order - Tuesday 19th August 2008|date = [[2008-08-18]]|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chrismoyles/runningorder_20080819.shtml|accessdate = 2008-08-19}}</ref> |
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In November of 2008, Buchanan attended a Megadeth concert and was involved in a "mosh-pit" he tried to get others involved against their will and was promptly stopped when a man around 25 wearing a Bjork t-shirt stabbed him in his left eye. He later died after being repeatedly stamped on. The ambulance crew tried patching him up with PVA glue and poster paint, however it was not enough. |
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It was noted that this was not widely reported by anyone, his manager (also manager of top selling artists Blazin' Squad) stated this was because, "Neil was a hack who no one really cared about, good ridance." |
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He was buried in a casket made with PVA glue and household materials with help from an adult and safety scissors. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Buchanan has two children, Molly and Freddie.<ref name="Neil"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 13:49, 26 November 2008
Neil Buchanan | |
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| Born | October 11, 1961 |
| Occupation | Television presenter/Producer |
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Co-founder of The Media Merchants | |
Neil Buchanan (born October 11, 1961) is a British actor best known mainly for his work on CITV on the program Art Attack, a television program that he presented during its run from 1989 to 2007. He has also presented Finders Keepers (1991-1998), It's a Mystery (1996-2000), and also produced and appeared in ZZZap! as Smart Arty (1993-1998)
Early life
Neil Buchanan was born in Aintree, Merseyside. He once enrolled at Liverpool Art College but was turned down.[1]
He attended Liverpool Institute High School, also attended by Arthur Askey, Ted Ray, Bill Kenwright, Peter Sissons, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. The school is now McCartney's Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA)
Career
Music
Buchanan was also in a band called Marseille that made two albums and 5 singles and was part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene. The band also provided backing vocals for Des'ree and Gary's Guitars. The band split in the mid-1980s as Buchanan wanted to concentrate on his television career.
Television
Buchanan made his television debut on a Saturday morning show called No. 73, later renamed 7T3.[1] He had attended the original audition, having met the No. 73 producers when his band Marseille appeared on Southern Television's Saturday Banana. He didn't become a regular until the third series of No. 73 shown in 1983. After production ceased on 7T3 in 1988 he went on to present Motormouth, another Saturday morning kids' show made by Television South. Buchanan stayed with Motormouth until the show's cancellation in 1992. In 1989 he began presenting the popular CITV show Art Attack, which he has presented since the very first series began. In 1991 he hosted the British version of Finders Keepers, a room raiding game show for both Television South and Scottish Television when Television South lost their licence to broadcast. He co-hosted the show with Diane Youdale, the former Gladiators star, in its final series in 1996. He also presented Animal Crazy with co-host Jenny Powell for two series between 1994 and 1995, The show was produced by The Media Merchants for Granada Television. and It's A Mystery alongside Sophie Aldred, from 1996 to 1999.
From 1995 to 1997 Buchanan presented the awards show The CITV Awards, which gave the viewers a chance to vote on who they think should win a CITV Award.
Rumoured death
In 2008, false rumours of Buchanan's death spread around the Internet via various forums and social networking sites. ITV issued a press release at the time to quash the rumours, and when the story again featured on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 on 19 August, Buchanan himself was contacted by telephone to prove the rumours were untrue.[2]
Personal life
Buchanan has two children, Molly and Freddie.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Meet Neil". HitEntertainment.com. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- ^ "Chris Moyles Running Order - Tuesday 19th August 2008". 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
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