Name: Jonathan Ross
Date of Birth: 17 November 1960 Son of Martha Ross. Was the original choice to host "TFI Friday" (1996) Children: Betty Kitten, Harvey Kirby and Honey Kinney Wife Jane Goldman is an author. Presents his own show on BBC Radio 2 (Saturdays). The show's producer and co-host is Andy Davies. He is the voice of 'The Ugly Stepsister' in Shrek 2 (2004) in the UK version ('Larry King' does the voice in the US version). Although King is still credited in the main credit sequence, an additional screen, acknowledging Jonathan's role appears at the very end of the film. ... Named the showbiz dad most fathers identified with in a poll of fathers for UK retailer Early Learning Centre (2004). Voted Sexiest Male Voice in UK Radio in a poll by Trojan condoms. He was awarded the O.B.E.(Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to broadcasting. His all time favorite film is Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965). Maintains a lot of control over the playlist of his BBC Radio 2 show, playing many of his favorite artists. He is a fan of Roxy Music, David Bowie, Scott Walker, John Barry, Steven Patrick Morrissey, The Cure, The Feeling, Arctic Monkeys, Neil Hannon, Edwyn Collins, Elvis Presley, Queen, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, Paul Weller and punk rock in general. His top ten films of all time are: Duck Soup (1933), Sunset Blvd. (1950), Ikiru (1952), Le salaire de la peur (1953) (aka The Wages of Fear), 8½ (1963), Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965), The Producers (1968), Blade Runner (1982), Tonari no Totoro (1988) (aka My Neighbour Totoro) and Fa yeung nin wa (2000) (aka In The Mood for Love) [Source: "Sight and Sound"]. A fan of the band Electric Light Orchestra. His favorite musical artist is David Bowie and he plays a David Bowie song on every edition of his BBC Radio 2 show. Brother of Paul Ross. He was in the audience at Wembley Stadium for the concerts of Wham! in June 1986 and Queen in July 1986. His favorite situation comedy ever is "Seinfeld" (1990). In an article published in the Radio Times in 2005, 70 industry experts from the BBC and commercial radio judged him the most powerful person in British radio. Revealed in an interview with Christopher Eccleston on "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" (2001) in 2005 that he was a fan of the original series of "Doctor Who" (1963). He also mentioned that his favorite Doctor was Jon Pertwee. He has named The Temptations as his favorite R&B group. Considers David Baddiel one of his closest friends. In 2006, he was one of several BBC star presenters whose salaries were leaked to a national newspaper by a temporary agency worker at the corporation. The same year, he signed a new contract with the BBC which some reports estimated to be worth ?6 million annually, a figure the corporation refused to confirm or deny. Following this, the BBC Trust launched a review into whether the BBC was paying its stars above the market rate, which was published in 2008 and vindicated the corporation. On Russell Brand's Radio 2 show on 18 October 2008, he and Brand left obscene messages on the answerphone of Andrew Sachs, concerning the fact that Brand had slept with Sachs's grand-daughter Georgina Baillie. This programme was later broadcast, provoking widespread complaint from the public and politicians such as Gordon Brown. Brand later resigned from the BBC and Ross was suspended without pay for three months. The controller of Radio 2, Lesley Douglas, also resigned. Winner of the Music Industry Trusts' Award in 2009 for his outstanding contribution to the British music industry. Read more Jonathan Ross movies (actor)User Comments |
