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My Take
Jonathan Ross strikes me as a broadcaster who turned the chat show into an art of controlled mischief. A Scorpio from St Pancras, he spent decades as a fixture of British television, winning three BAFTAs and an OBE along the way, which tells you he was far more than a smooth host. What I value most is his unmistakable film-buff passion, the way genuine curiosity bleeds into his questions. He prods guests fearlessly yet stays oddly likeable, a balance most interviewers never manage. Keeping a nation entertained for that long is a quiet feat of stamina and instinct that I genuinely respect.
Overview
Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English broadcaster, television personality, comedian, and writer. He has presented television comedy chat shows, including BBC's Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001–2010) and ITV's The Jonathan Ross Show (2011–present). For the BBC show, he won three British Academy Television Awards for Best Entertainment Performance.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jonathan Ross
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョナサン・ロス
- Reading
- じょなさん・ろす
- Born
- November 17, 1960 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rat
- Origin
- St Pancras, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television presenter / journalist / radio personality / film actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Southampton Solent University
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mewossy/
- Xhttps://x.com/Wossy
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan%20Ross
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.