Chris Tarrant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Chris Tarrant

English radio and television broadcaster

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1946

Place of Birth: Reading, England, United Kingdom

Profession: television presenter, radio personality

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Chris Tarrant

  • Christopher John Tarrant, (born 10 October 1946) is an English musician, radio and television broadcaster.
  • He presented the ITV children's television show Tiswas from 1974 to 1981, and the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? from 1998 to 2014.
  • He was a Capital Radio host from 1984 to 2004. Tarrant's career began in 1964, when he was hired by the since-dissolved television network ATV.
  • He presented ATV Today, a current affairs programme serving the Midlands area of England, until 1982.
  • Tarrant rose to prominence after becoming a co-host on Tiswas, the children's television show broadcast on a Saturday morning from 1974 to 1981.
  • In January 1982, along with Bob Carolgees, John Gorman, Randolph Sutherland and Lenny Henry, Tarrant launched a late-night show, O.T.T., thought of as an "adult" version of Tiswas, but it did not prove popular.
  • Tarrant was a Capital Radio host from 1984 to 2004, presenting the early-morning show Capital Breakfast.
  • The show was highly popular, increasing Capital Radio's audience share in London.
  • Tarrant hosted the ITV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? from 1998 to 2014, while also providing some audio recordings for some console games, and a tabletop game made by Tiger Electronics based on the show.
  • In total he recorded a total of 592 episodes, where five contestants walked away with the cash prize of £1 million.
  • Since Millionaire, Tarrant found successful presenting parts harder to come by, hosting a series of failed game shows for ITV.
  • In 2012, Tarrant began a travel documentary series, Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways, which has been compared to similar programmes presented by Michael Palin and Michael Portillo. Tarrant received an OBE in 2004 for his charity work, in particular his campaigning on behalf of disadvantaged children.

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