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Ian Peter Cullimore is an English musician, journalist and actor. He played guitar, between 1983 and 1988, for the Hull-based indie rock band The Housemartins.
Early life
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He was born in Stapleford, Cambridgeshire. He moved to Birmingham, where he went to school at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys, a state grammar school. His father was a university lecturer, and his mother was a piano teacher. He took a gap year.
He studied Maths at the University of Hull from 1980, graduating in 1984. He was a member of the University of Hull team that were runners up in the 2014 Christmas University Challenge.
Career
[edit]Music
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He responded to a local newspaper advertisement by The Housemartins singer Paul Heaton seeking musicians in 1983. Most of the band's songs were written by Heaton and Cullimore. After leaving the band, he ran a whole food shop for about five years. He has performed on Songs from the Shed, which was published on its YouTube Channel.
Journalism and writing
[edit]Cullimore went on to become a journalist and author of over 120 children's books.[citation needed] He has written for publications such as the Daily Mail, the Hull Daily Mail and the Bristol Post.[citation needed] He also composes music and songs for children's television.[citation needed] In 2009, he co-wrote and appeared in a preschool music series called The Bopps for Nick Jr UK, which aired in April 2010.[citation needed]
He began working as a journalist in 2014 and wrote a column in a local Bristol paper.[1] Alongside this he has been working with AuthorsAbroad,[2] teaching young children creative writing and music.
References
[edit]- ^ "Urban Grandad". Bristol Post. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Authors Abroad". Authors Abroad. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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