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Ross has been married twice and has 15 children and one grandchild. He lives near rod hulls grave in [[Marlow, Buckinghamshire|Marlow]].<ref name=timesol/> |
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During an interview on the [[BBC]]'s ''Jonathan Ross Show'', Paul Ross was accused by the anarchist [[Ian Bone]] of [[Informant|grassing]] on the [[Poll Tax Riots|Poll Tax Rioters]]<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vciXxY5ADoA Ian Bone on BBC with Jonathan Ross] YouTube</ref> on [[London Weekend Television]]'s ''Crime Monthly'' TV programme which he hosted.<ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/614593?view=synopsis Synopsis of ''Crime Monthly''] [[British Film Institute]] archive</ref> |
During an interview on the [[BBC]]'s ''Jonathan Ross Show'', Paul Ross was accused by the anarchist [[Ian Bone]] of [[Informant|grassing]] on the [[Poll Tax Riots|Poll Tax Rioters]]<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vciXxY5ADoA Ian Bone on BBC with Jonathan Ross] YouTube</ref> on [[London Weekend Television]]'s ''Crime Monthly'' TV programme which he hosted.<ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/614593?view=synopsis Synopsis of ''Crime Monthly''] [[British Film Institute]] archive</ref> |
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Ross' father designed and built an entire central heating system for the family home, including installing a coal-fired boiler in the outhouse, after reading how to do it in a book from the local library.<ref> The Breakfast Show, BBC Radio London, 11th Nov 2010 </ref> |
Ross' father designed and built an entire central heating system for the family home, including installing a coal-fired boiler in the outhouse, after reading how to do it in a book from the local library.<ref> The Breakfast Show, BBC Radio London, 11th Nov 2010 </ref> he is also an avid collector of 18th century doilies and currently has the second largest collection in the uk. |
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Paul Ross (born April 1956 in Leytonstone, London) is an English television and radio presenter, journalist, and media personality. He is the son of Martha Ross and the elder brother of Jonathan Ross.
Early life
Ross was educated, along with his brother, at Norlington School for Boys and the University of Kent. Realising he would not be able to follow the academic career he favoured, "an English lecturer at a polytechnic",[1] he trained as a journalist at Exeter University and started his career with the Western Times in Exeter in 1982.[2]
Broadcasting career
Television
Ross moved into television as a researcher at London Weekend Television before becoming an editor for The Six O'Clock Show and The London Programme.
He worked as an editor and producer on Channel Four's The Word and became a familiar face on television having presented on The Big Breakfast and numerous game shows such as No Win No Fee, Mind the Gap, and the UK versions of Jeopardy!.
By 1997 he had his own late night The Paul Ross Show for ITV which finished in 1998. He is a regular showbusiness reporter and newspaper reviewer for This Morning.
He continues to work as a TV presenter often on shows such as Most Haunted Live! and on shopping channels.[3] Although his TV work is mainly at the popular end of the cultural spectrum, Ross is dismissive, citing Sturgeon's Law, of the bulk of such output.[4] He also presented game shows such as Mind the Gap[citation needed] and the award[which?] winning No Win No Fee where he never won his broadcasting fee from the contestants.[citation needed]
Radio
By the late 1980s Ross had worked as a presenter for GLR, Virgin Radio and, later, Talk Radio.
Ross also presented a radio show for LBC but left in early 2008, to present the Breakfast Show on BBC London 94.9,[5] initially with JoAnne Good, then with Gaby Roslin. He also presents a show on Saturday mornings on BBC Sussex and BBC Surrey (formerly BBC Southern Counties Radio).[6]
In November 2006, he caused controversy by announcing an upcoming EastEnders Christmas storyline on his LBC show, causing his mother, who told him the storyline, to be fired from her job as an extra on EastEnders.[7]
Other appearances
Ross was the first contestant to be eliminated on 2003's Comic Relief does Fame Academy after his singing failed to impress voters. He is featured in a popular YouTube cookery clip starring James Martin & Perry Cree (1997) where he 'helps' the guys to cook a chocolate souffle.
Ross appeared on a celebrity edition of Mastermind where his specialist subject was "The Life and Works of Ezra Pound" reflecting his passion for modern poetry.[2]
He appeared in the film Bridget Jones's Diary as "Mr Sit-up Britain"[8]
Writing
By the mid 2000s Ross had columns in the tabloid papers News of the World and the Daily Star Sunday.
In popular culture
In 2006 Sacha Baron Cohen, in character as Borat Sagdiyev, 'revealed' in an interview on the Jonathan Ross TV show that "Paul Ross is a big star in Kazakhstan. We have a statue of Paul Ross - 18 January is Paul Ross Day!"[9]
At the end of 2008 Ross was the subject of an Internet meme. Online retailer Amazon were selling a canvas portrait of the presenter[10] which was picked up and passed around the Internet with many humorous comments being added to Amazon's page. There are currently several prints available to purchase on amazon, all of which have excellent reviews. For the tea drinkers out there, a Paul Ross mug is also available for purchase. Hundreds of people have claimed that purchasing a Paul Ross print has dramatically changed their lives.
The British satirical rock band Half Man Half Biscuit included a verse about the 'D-List Paul Ross' in the song "Tyrolean Knockabout" on their album Cammell Laird Social Club.
In 2010, Paul Ross was jokingly referred to as 'the runt of the litter' by BBC3 TV Show Mongrels. A reference to his younger and more successful brother, Jonathan Ross.
Personal life
Ross has been married twice and has 15 children and one grandchild. He lives near rod hulls grave in Marlow.[2]
During an interview on the BBC's Jonathan Ross Show, Paul Ross was accused by the anarchist Ian Bone of grassing on the Poll Tax Rioters[11] on London Weekend Television's Crime Monthly TV programme which he hosted.[12]
Ross' father designed and built an entire central heating system for the family home, including installing a coal-fired boiler in the outhouse, after reading how to do it in a book from the local library.[13] he is also an avid collector of 18th century doilies and currently has the second largest collection in the uk.
References
- ^ Paul Ross: My life in media, The Independent, 25 June 2007
- ^ a b c Radio host’s passion for the poets, Sunday Times, 16 September 2007
- ^ Paul Ross Bid TV
- ^ Paul Ross on broadcasting The Independent, 12 June 2006
- ^ Paul Ross joins BBC London radio, The Guardian, 20 February 2008
- ^ Changes at Sussex Radio Station, The Argus, 4 April 2008
- ^ "Jonathan Ross's mum fired after 'Enders leak", Digital Spy, 18 November 2006
- ^ Paul Ross Internet Movie Database
- ^ Borat, All Saints and Smokey Robinson on the Ross sofa BBC Press Office, 27 October 2006
- ^ Box Canvas Print of PAUL ROSS from MirrorPrintStore Amazon.co.uk
- ^ Ian Bone on BBC with Jonathan Ross YouTube
- ^ Synopsis of Crime Monthly British Film Institute archive
- ^ The Breakfast Show, BBC Radio London, 11th Nov 2010