Jeremy Wells Biography
Jeremy Wells is a New Zealand media personality who co-hosts the Radio Hauraki breakfast show with Matt Heath, Seven Sharp with Hilary Barry, and Taskmaster NZ.
How old is Jeremy Wells? – Age
He is 45 years old as of 7 June 2022. He was born in 1977 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Jeremy Wells Family – Education
Wells is the son of sports administrators Sir John Wells and Lady Sheryl Wells. In his sixth-form year, he was expelled from the exclusive Wanganui Collegiate School for giving marijuana oil to a recovering drug addict, and he eventually attended St Paul’s Collegiate in Hamilton.
Jeremy Wells Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Jeremy Wells Documentary
Wells spent 23 days traveling with the NZSO’s 108 members in October 2010 and made The Grand Tour, a documentary inspired by his personal enthusiasm in classical music. Several interviews with the musicians and support personnel, including Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, are included in the program.
Jeremy Wells Eating Media Lunch
When the show ended, Wells and Havoc went their separate ways, with Havoc hosting a show on TV3 and Wells hosting Eating Media Lunch on TVNZ. In 2005, he presented the humorous The Unauthorized History of New Zealand, and in 2007, he hosted an episode of Intrepid Journeys. Wells’ deadpan delivery was described as “newsnight-of-the-living-dead” by the New Zealand Listener, who added that he would be “compelling viewing reading the phone book.”
Wells rose to prominence in November 2003, after an episode of Eating Media Lunch spoofing the current affairs show Target, which frequently used hidden cameras to catch untrustworthy traders or workers.
Jeremy Wells TVNZ
He has co-hosted TVNZ’s Seven Sharp with Hilary Barry since 2018, and he will host the New Zealand version of Taskmaster beginning in 2020. In November 2020 he was named perhaps of the best dressed man in the big time on David Hartnell MNZM’s Best Dressed Rundown.
Jeremy Wells Career
The satire portrayed two entertainers as Target camera specialists in another person’s home, got on secret camera in acts like masturbation, poop (on a kitchen oven), drug use and telephone sex. One technician appeared to urinate on the other technician after stripping down and covering himself with cling wrap. Although there were a few complaints from viewers, the New Zealand BSA (Broadcasting Standards Authority) determined that the episode did not violate any rules in March 2004.
During Havoc and Newsboy’s Sell-out Tour in 1999, Wells and Havoc referred to Gore as the gay capital of New Zealand in a satirical manner. Getting back to town to cover the 2008 political decision, Wells was gone up against by 15 men irate over the remarks. He was followed back to his hotel room after the group began to harass him at a gas station. They annoyed him for an hour and a half and he was caught in his lodging until the police were called. Gore Locale City hall leader Tracy Hicks said Wells was “either extremely courageous or exceptionally dumb” for returning.
In October 2010, Wells traveled with the 108 NZSO members for 23 days and made the documentary The Grand Tour out of his own interest in classical music. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is one of several musicians and support staff members interviewed on the show. On bFM, Wells and Steve Simpson hosted The Saturday Special together; When both hosts moved to Radio Hauraki, the show continued. In 2014, Wells changed shows to turn into a co-host of the Radio Hauraki breakfast show, close by Matt Heath and Laura McGoldrick.