Anthony McPartlin

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Anthony McPartlin
Anthony McPartlin (of Ant and Dec).jpg
McPartlin in 2014
Born Anthony David McPartlin
(1975-11-18) 18 November 1975 (age 48)
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Residence London
Nationality British
Occupation Television presenter, actor, singer, rapper, comedian
Years active 1987–present
Net worth £62m (approx.)
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Spouse(s) Lisa Armstrong
(m. 2006)

Anthony David "Ant" McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) also known as P.J. is an English television presenter and actor, best known as one half of the English comedy and television presenting duo Ant & Dec, with the other being Declan Donnelly. He initially came to prominence in the early-to-mid-1990s in the children's drama series Byker Grove and as one half of the pop music duo PJ & Duncan.

Since the late 1990s, Ant & Dec have had a very successful career as TV presenters, fronting programmes such as SMTV Live, Friends Like These, Pop Idol, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Britain's Got Talent, PokerFace, Push the Button, Red or Black? and Text Santa. They have also returned to acting, starring in a 2002 Tribute to The Likely Lads and the 2006 film Alien Autopsy.

Career

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Main article: Ant & Dec
McPartlin at the 62nd British Academy Film Awards, April 2009.

Ant's first appearance on television was on the children's workshop programme Why Don't You?[2] but he rose to prominence playing PJ in the Children's BBC series Byker Grove. It was here that he first met Declan Donnelly, who was cast in the part of Duncan, and real life mirrored the programme as the two became best friends both on set and off. In the guise of "PJ & Duncan AKA", they had a number of hit records, starting with "Tonight I'm Free", a song that they had performed on the show.[3] The two left the series in 1993.

Since that time the pair have appeared together in such programmes as SMTV Live, Friends Like These, Pop Idol, Britain's Got Talent, I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, PokerFace and Push the Button. They have also returned to acting, starring in a 2002 Tribute to The Likely Lads and the 2006 film Alien Autopsy.

In 2007 it was discovered that two shows, Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, which he co-presented with Donnelly, had defrauded viewers participating in phone-ins. The latter was produced by the pair's own production company.[4]

In April 2009, Ant & Dec achieved wide international exposure when, as backstage commentators for Britain's Got Talent, they interviewed contestant Susan Boyle, whose audition would become the most viewed YouTube video of the year and whose record album topped sales charts in dozens of countries.

Personal life

On 22 July 2006 he married longtime girlfriend and make-up artist Lisa Armstrong at Cliveden, a hotel in Buckinghamshire.[5] They met when they were both performing at a pop concert at Newcastle City Hall in 1994. McPartlin was there as part of PJ & Duncan AKA, whilst Armstrong was in the pop band Deuce.

McPartlin was formerly a Labour Party supporter. However at the 2010 election he voted for the Conservatives. In February 2013, he told The Guardian newspaper that he would struggle to justify voting for the Conservatives or the Labour Party "at the moment".[6]

Charity

McPartlin and Donnelly are patrons of the charity Sunshine Fund. When their single 'Let's Get Ready to Rhumble' reached No.1, Ant & Dec donated the single's success to the charity ChildLine. They also support the Text Santa appeal.

They opened the W4 Youth Centre in 2013.[7]

Earnings

In 2007, McPartlin with his on-screen presenting partner Donnelly, signed a £30 million two-and-a-half year contract with ITV.[8]

Awards

Ant and Dec have won or been nominated for the following awards:

In September 2006, they were voted by the general public as number 7 in a poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars.[9]

1994

  • Brit Award Nomination – Best Song: "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble"[10]

1995

  • Brit Award Nomination – British Breakthrough

2006

  • British Comedy Awards: Best Comedy Entertainment Personality[11]
  • British Comedy Awards: Best Comedy Entertainment Programme[12]

2008

2009

2010

2012

2013

  • TRIC Awards: TV Personality of the Year
  • TRIC Awards: TRIC Special Award (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!)
  • RTS Awards: Entertainment Performance (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!)
  • Nominated – British Academy Television Awards: Entertainment Performance (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!)

2014

National Television Awards

Ant & Dec have won the National Television Award for Most Popular Entertainment Presenter(s) 14 years running 2001 to 2015.[15]

Year Award Show
2001 Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2002 Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
Most Popular Entertainment Programme Pop Idol
Special Recognition Award
2003[16] Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
Most Popular Entertainment Programme Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Most Popular Reality Programme I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2004 Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
Most Popular Entertainment Programme Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2005 Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2006[17] Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
Most Popular Quiz Programme Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon
2007 Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
Most Popular Entertainment Programme Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Most Popular Reality Programme I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2008[18] Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
2009 There were no NTAs in 2009
2010 Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
Most Popular Entertainment Programme Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2011 Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
Most Popular Entertainment Programme I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2012 Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
Most Popular Reality Programme I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2013 Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
Most Popular Entertainment Programme I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
2014 Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
Most Popular Entertainment Programme I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Landmark Award
2015 Most Popular Entertainment Presenter
Most Popular Entertainment Programme I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

NTAs by number won

Award Won
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter 14
Most Popular Reality Programme 3
Most Popular Entertainment Programme 9
Special Recognition Award 1
Most Popular Quiz Programme
Landmark Award

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role
1980s Why Don't You? Himself
1989 Byker Grove PJ
1994 The Cinder Path Stable Boy
1995-97 The Ant & Dec Show Himself
1998 Ant & Dec Unzipped Himself
1998-2001 SMTV Live Himself
CD:UK Himself
1999-2001 Friends Like These Himself
2001, 2015 BRIT Awards Presenter
2001 Slap Bang with Ant & Dec Presenter
2001-03 Pop Idol Presenter
2002-09 Engie Benjy Voice
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Himself
2002-09, 13— Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Presenter
2002— I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Presenter
2005 Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon Presenter
2006, 08 Soccer Aid Presenter
2006-07 PokerFace Presenter
2007— Britain's Got Talent Presenter
2009 Ant & Dec's Christmas Show Presenter
2010-11 Ant & Dec's Push the Button Presenter
2011—12 Red or Black? Presenter
2011— Text Santa Presenter
2016 The Prince's Trust (working title) Presenter

Film

Year Title Role
2003 Love, Actually Himself
2006 Alien Autopsy Gary Shoefield

Television advertisements

Year Title Role
2000 Wispa Bite Himself
2001 Ambrosia Splat Himself, voice only
Woolworths Himself
2002 McDonald's Himself, voice only
2008 Sainsbury's Himself
2010-11 Nintendo Wii & DS Himself
2013— Morrisons Himself

Apps

References

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  7. ↑ http://www.officialantanddec.com/news/2013/07/17/ant_dec_get_back_on_home_turf-5858
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  9. ↑ TV's 50 Greatest Stars. IMDb.com
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  12. ↑ Television – News – British Comedy Awards 2006: The Winners. Digital Spy (13 December 2006). Retrieved on 5 May 2012.
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  14. ↑ Ant and Dec's Award Surprise. tv.sky.com. 8 August 2009
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Notes

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External links

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