Jonathan Ross Biography
Jonathan Ross OBE is a film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer from England. During the 2000s, he hosted the BBC One chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, hosted his own radio show on BBC Radio 2 from 1999 to 2010, and was a film critic and presenter of the Film programme.
How old is Jonathan Ross? – Age
He is 62 years old as of 17 November 2022. He was born in 1960 in Saint Pancras, London, United Kingdom. His real name is Jonathan Stephen Ross.
Jonathan Ross Family – Education
Jonathan is the son of John and Martha Ross, and he has four brothers and one sister. He is the younger brother of Paul Ross, a journalist, television editor, and media personality.
Ross attended Norlington School for Boys and Leyton County High School for Boys, both comprehensive schools. He then attended Southampton College of Art before graduating with a degree in Modern European History from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), which is now part of University College London.
Jonathan Ross Wife – Children
Ross married Jane Goldman, an author/journalist/broadcaster, in 1988, when she was 18 years old. They have three children: Betty Kitten, Harvey Kirby (named after comic book creator Jack Kirby, whom Ross greatly admires), and Honey Kinny. Ross was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2005 for services to broadcasting. On his Radio 2 show, he celebrated the news by playing “God Save the Queen” by the Sex Pistols.
Jonathan Ross Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $35 Million.
Jonathan Ross Show
Ross’ new talk show The Jonathan Ross Show premiered on ITV1 on September 3, 2011, with 4.3 million viewers, compared to 4.6 million for his finale on the BBC show. The first season lasted thirteen weeks.
ITV announced on October 20, 2014, that Ross had signed a new contract with them. In 2015, he presented two more series of his chatshow, as well as a Christmas Special on ITV, under his new contract. “Jonathan is the king of talk shows and a valued member of the ITV family,” said Elaine Bedell, Director of Entertainment and Comedy at ITV.
He continues to bring in the biggest names in show business, and I am thrilled that he will be on the channel until at least the end of 2015. Ross’s 2004 interview with Amy Winehouse was featured in Asif Kapadia’s critically acclaimed documentary film Amy, which was released in 2015.
Jonathan Ross Channel 4
Ross presented a three-hour Channel 4 list show, 100 Greatest Toys, on December 19, 2010, with the broadcaster describing Ross as a “huge toy enthusiast with a private collection that would rival any museum’s.”
Ross was hired by Xbox (Microsoft) in October 2013 to help promote the brand. He hosted Penn & Teller: Fool Us on ITV in 2011, and he would return to host the show when it moved to The CW in 2014. ITV announced on October 20, 2014, that Ross had signed a new contract with them. Jonathan Ross hosted Guess the Star for ITV in 2017 and 2019. He was a team captain on Don’t Ask Me Ask Britain. He was announced as a judge for The Masked Singer UK in September 2019, which will air from January 2020 to January 2021. Ross began hosting his own 30 minute weekly comedy show Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club in August 2020.
Jonathan Ross BBC
Ross’ first radio appearance was in 1987, when he filled in for Janice Long for two weeks on BBC Radio 1. In July 1999, Ross began hosting a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2. He has also hosted radio shows for Virgin Radio and The Superstation, a now-defunct commercial radio network service where his producer was Chris Evans. Ross’ show on Radio 2 was last broadcast on July 17, 2010, when his contract with the BBC expired.
In August 2014, he returned to Radio 2 as a four-day stand-in on Steve Wright’s afternoon show. Jonathan filled in for Steve Wright again in March 2015, from the 16th to the 27th. Ross returned to Radio 2 on a regular basis in February 2016 to host the weekly arts show. Anneka Rice took over the arts show on January 11, 2018.
Jonathan co-hosted the BBC comedy chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in 2001. His interest in East Asian culture prompted him to create three seasons of the BBC Three show Japanorama, as well as another television series starring Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish. He posed the first question in Yahoo! Answers’ “Five Million Answers challenge” in 2006. He co-hosted BBC coverage of the Live Earth climate change awareness concerts in 2007. He appeared in Channel 4’s Comedy Gala in 2010, a benefit show for Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.
Ross announced his departure from the BBC on January 7, 2010. His final Friday Night chat show episode aired on July 16, 2010, with guests including David Beckham, Jackie Chan, Mickey Rourke, and Roxy Music. Patrick Kielty replaced Ross on Radio 2, and Graham Norton took over permanently on October 2, 2010.
Jonathan announced his departure from the BBC on January 7, 2010. He would be leaving all of his regular BBC roles, including his Friday night chat show, Radio 2 show, and film review programme. The announcement came a day after it was revealed that Graham Norton had signed a two-year contract with the BBC.
Jonathan Ross TV Shows
♦ 2007 – In Search of Steve Ditko
♦ 2008 – Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad’s Army
♦ 2009 – David Lean in Close-Up
♦ 2010 – 100 Greatest Toys
♦ 2011–present – The Jonathan Ross Show
♦ 2011, 2015 – Penn & Teller: Fool Us
♦ 2013 – Celebrity Deal or No Deal
♦ 2015 – James Bond’s Spectre with Jonathan Ross
♦ 2017 – Don’t Ask Me Ask Britain
♦ 2017 – Guess the Star
♦ 2017–2018 – Takeshi’s Castle
♦ 2018–2019 – Roast Battle
♦ 2018,2020 – The Big Narstie Show
♦ 2020–present – The Masked Singer UK
♦ 2020 – Jonathan Ross’s Comedy Club
♦ 2021–present – The Masked Dancer
♦ 2021 – Celebrity Gogglebox
♦ 2022 – 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown