Chris Tarrant

Chris Tarrant

Actor

Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
October 10, 1946

Biography

Christopher John Tarrant, OBE is an English musician, radio and television broadcaster. He presented the ITV children's television show Tiswas from 1974 to 1981, and the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? from 1998 to 2014. He was a Capital Radio host from 1984 to 2004.

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Representative Works

Johnny English
Johnny English
6.3
/ English
Major Fraud
Major Fraud
7.7
/ English
Sex, Lies & Michael Aspel
Sex, Lies & Michael Aspel
10.0
/ English
An Audience with Elton John
An Audience with Elton John
9.0
/ English
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
7.0
/ English
An Audience with Joan Rivers
An Audience with Joan Rivers
7.0
/ English
A Carlton New Year
A Carlton New Year
No Rating Yet
/ English
Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words
Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words
7.0
/ English
An Audience without Jeremy Beadle
An Audience without Jeremy Beadle
No Rating Yet
/ English
Hitler's Holocaust Railways
Hitler's Holocaust Railways
8.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Johnny English
2003Nominee

Best Performance

Johnny English

Major Fraud
2003Winner

Best Performance

Major Fraud

Sex, Lies & Michael Aspel
2003Winner

Best Performance

Sex, Lies & Michael Aspel

Career Highlights

An Audience with Elton John
1997Highlight

Best Performance

An Audience with Elton John

Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
2016Highlight

Best Performance

Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)

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