Rob Beckett

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Robert Anthony Beckett (born January 2, 1986 in Mottingham, Bromley , London ) is a British comedian, presenter and actor.

Life

Becket grew up with four brothers in Mottingham, a district in the borough of Bromley in south-east London. He attended the Coopers School in Chislehurst.

He has been married to Louise Watts since 2014, with whom he has two daughters.

Career

Beckett started stand-up comedy in 2009 and won four awards in its first year. He took third place for his appearance in So You Think You're Funny and won the Amused Moose Laugh-Off, which enabled him to perform at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in Australia . In Adelaide Beckett was nominated in the “Best Newcomer” category.

In 2011, Beckett made a guest appearance as Mike on the Channel 4 television series Fresh Meat .

He made his debut at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh in 2012 with his Rob Beckett's Summer Holiday program .

From 2012 to 2014 Beckett co-hosted I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! NOW! , a companion program for I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! on ITV's second program ; he moderated the format alongside Laura Whitmore and Joe Swash. In October 2015, he announced that he would be leaving the format to focus on his tour; he was replaced by comedian David Morgan .

Beckett also presented the Sunday show Rock'N'Roll Football on the private radio station Absolute Radio from August 2014 to 2018.

At the side of comedian Ian Smith and former footballer Jimmy Bullard , Beckett hosted the satirical football podcast The Magic Sponge on British television station Dave; a "disrespectful look at the life of professional footballers."

In 2016 Beckett was a spokesperson for the series Celebs Go Dating for the British television channel E4. Also in the second season of the format, which began in February 2017 and this time was also dedicated to international celebrities from overseas, he commented and wrote articles. Since 2016, Beckett has been a team captain of the panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats on the British TV channel More4.

Beckett was a nominee and later winner on the third season of Taskmaster , which aired in October 2016. In 2018, he presented the Saturday night entertainment formats Wedding Day Winners alongside Lorraine Kelly and All Together Now with Geri Halliwell on BBC One .

Filmography

year title
2012-2014 I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! NOW!
2016– Celebs Go Dating
2016– 8 out of 10 cats
2016 Task master
2017 Comic relief
2017 The One Show
2017 Comedy Playhouse: Static
2017 Anthony Joshua vs. Rob & Romesh
2018 Wedding Day Winners
2018– All Together Now
2018 Rob Beckett's Playing for Time
2019 Rob & Romesh vs ...

Nominations

  • 2002: Winner of the Laughing Horse in the category "New Act Of The Year"

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jim Palmer: Mottingham comedian Rob Beckett chats to Vibe ahead of UK tour ( en ) In: News Shopper . September 5, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ Ken Bruce: Rob Beckett picks the Tracks of My Years ( en ) In: BBC Radio 2 . March 13, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ Finalists & Runners up ( en ). Accessed July 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Amused Moose Laugh Off 2010 ( en ) Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ Who is Rob Beckett? Everything you need to know about the 'All Together Now' presenter ( en ) In: Radio Times . Immediate Media Company. March 3, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ Jamie Cameron: Rob Beckett's Summer Holiday (en) . In: Edinburgh Festival Fringe , The List, August 3, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2017. 
  7. ↑ Rob's job ( s ) In: The Sun . News UK. November 1, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  8. ^ Rob Beckett on Absolute Radio ( en ) Bauer Radio. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  9. ^ The Magic Sponge with Jimmy Bullard, Rob Beckett and Ian Smith . Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ Laura Donaldson: Celebs Go Dating: Viewers go wild for 'hilarious' narrator Rob Beckett as they brand him 'funnier than the actual show' (en) . In: OK! , Trinity Mirror , February 24, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2017. 
  11. ↑ Rob Beckett joins in with 'All Together Now' on BBC One ( en ) BBC . August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  12. ↑ Lorraine Kelly and Rob Beckett say 'I do' to BBC One's Wedding Day Winners ( en ) BBC . September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Beckett, Rob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beckett, Robert Anthony (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British comedian, presenter and actor
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd January 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Mottingham, Bromley , London