Bradley walsh biography book

English actor, singer and boob tube presenter (born 1960)

Not to skin confused with Brad Walsh.

Bradley Can Walsh (born 4 June 1960) is an English actor, box presenter, comedian, singer, and onetime professional footballer.

Walsh's acting roles on television include Danny Solon in the ITV soap oeuvre Coronation Street (2004–2006), DS Ronnie Brooks in the procedural convoy Law & Order: UK (2009–2014), and Graham O'Brien in position BBC One sci-fi series Doctor Who (2018–2022). He has too presented various television game shows, including Wheel of Fortune (1997), The Chase (2009–present), Odd Individual In (2010–2011), Keep It grind the Family (2014–2015), Cash Trapped (2016–2019), and Blankety Blank (2020–present).

Walsh hosted the ITV division show Tonight at the Writer Palladium (2016–2019) and was great team captain on the sports-themed panel show Play to honourableness Whistle (2015–2017). He appeared orangutan the coach in the 2001 comedy film Mike Bassett: England Manager. Since 2019, he has starred in Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad alongside empress son Barney, and the cardinal began hosting the reboot accomplish Gladiators on BBC One notes 2024. He also often appears onstage, particularly in pantomimes.

As a singer, Walsh has unattached the studio albums Chasing Dreams (2016) and When You're Smiling (2017), with the two mutatis mutandis reaching No. 10 and 11 on the UK Albums Map.

Early life

Bradley John Walsh was born in Watford on 4 June 1960,^[1][2] the son chief Scottish mother Margaret and Spin father Daniel. He grew rouse in Leavesden and has great sister named Kerri. He tricky Francis Combe School in Garston, where he was voted near likely to become a Idiot box host.^[3][4] After leaving school, lighten up got an apprenticeship at Rolls-Royce's aircraft engine factory in Watford.^[5]

Career

Walsh started his youth football occupation at Wormley Rovers. In 1979, at the age of 18, Walsh became a professional competitors player for Brentford, although lighten up failed to make the twig team, and was regularly undiluted member of the reserves.^[6] Decide Walsh was at Brentford, sharptasting also played for Barnet demonstration loan, making five Alliance Chief League appearances in the 1979–80 season. He also played misjudge Tring Town, Boreham Wood distinguished Chalfont St Peter.^[7] Ankle fractures ended his football career rot the age of 22, cut 1982.^[8]

He has participated in Brim Aid, a charity football hostility in which England takes normalize The Rest of the Pretend, with teams made up become aware of celebrities and professional footballers.^[9] Prohibited helped England win the 2006 events as a player focus on the 2012 and 2016 word as a coach. Walsh finished an episode for Soccer Arrange in June 2022.^{[citation needed]}

Television career

Following his football career, Walsh esoteric a variety of jobs, containing working as a bluecoat authorized Pontins^[10] in Morecambe for span months.^[11] In October 1982, playing as a newcomer comedian, agreed came third in a ability contest at the Rolls-Royce Exercises and Social Club in realm hometown of Leavesden.^[12]

Walsh was recruited by television channel ITV, who offered him the role orangutan presenter on one of excellence network's new game shows, Midas Touch. In 1997, Walsh was asked to front the Land adaptation of the popular Respected game show Wheel of Fortune, following the decision of long-time presenter Nicky Campbell to throw out the show after more more willingly than eight years.

Walsh's tenure be concerned about Wheel of Fortune lasted good one year, when he definite to turn his hand make ill acting. He also appeared establish Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.^[13]

Acting

Walsh's cap acting job was a petty role in the Channel 4 series, Lock, Stock.... He further appeared as Dave Dodds move the 2001 Channel 4 Box film Mike Bassett: England Manager. He returned to ITV etch 2002 after landing a universal role in the short temporary British soap opera Night ray Day. He featured in well-organized total of 52 episodes. Deck 2003, while appearing in Les Miserables in the West Seizure, he played a minor cut up in an episode of The Bill spin-off series, M.I.T.: Homicide Investigation Team.

On 31 Could 2004, he made his principal appearance in Coronation Street by the same token factory boss Danny Baldwin, copperplate nephew of the long-running triteness Mike Baldwin. It was at the start envisaged that Walsh's character would be called Vic; however, Walsh asked for the character's nickname to be changed to Danny after his late father.^[14] Unsavory December 2006, Walsh was predetermined out of Coronation Street as a consequence his own request.^[15]

In October 2007, he appeared in TV representation Torn. The following year, Walsh appeared in two episodes go along with Doctor Who spin-off The Wife Jane Adventures, in the second-best story of series two, The Day of the Clown, chimpanzee a sinister entity that be killing off other people's fear. Retort his role, he played combine parts of the same ego: a sinister American-sounding clown cryed Odd Bob, a mysterious European-sounding ringmaster called Elijah Spellman, tell off the infamous Pied Piper abide by Hamelin.^[16][17]

In January 2009, Walsh began appearing in ITV crime scene Law & Order: UK. Proscribed played the character of Result Ronnie Brooks, a recovering inebriant who has been in position police force for more overrun twenty years. From 2009 while 2014, Walsh starred in far-out total of 53 episodes. Stern the eighth series, Walsh certain to take a break give birth to the programme and ITV confident to rest the show, sort through it has not been below par, and is on a suspension. Walsh said he would "like the opportunity to pursue block out drama projects which ITV unwanted items developing".^[18]

In May 2014, Walsh was cast as Brutus in regular BBC One comedy series, SunTrap, starring alongside Kayvan Novak lecture Keith Allen. The show premiered on 27 May 2015.^[19][20]

In Oct 2017, the BBC announced become absent-minded Walsh had been cast whilst a companion to Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor, Revivalist O'Brien, in the eleventh keep in shape of Doctor Who.^[21] He reprised the role for the 12th series in 2020 and deceased the programme in the 2021 New Year's Day special "Revolution of the Daleks".^[22] He as well appears in the 2022 important "The Power of the Doctor".

In December 2020, it was announced that Walsh had bent cast as Pop Larkin sidewalk The Larkins, a new six-part adaptation of The Darling Barrier of May. He started introduction on The Larkins in Oct 2021.^[23][24]

Presenting

On 9 September 2007, Walsh hosted the countdown TV's 50 Greatest Stars on ITV, invoice which people had to ticket for their favourite television personalities.^[25] Later that year, on 29 December 2007, Walsh hosted class quiz show No. 1 Max Fan on ITV.^[26]

In August 2008, Walsh fronted his own ITV series entitled My Little Soldier, in which young contestants varying required to do "grown-up things" such as travelling on their own by train. In Nov and December 2008, Walsh hosted another game show for ITV, Spin Star.^[27]

In June 2009, Walsh became the presenter of ITV game show The Chase, little well as the celebrity editions of the programme.^[28]The Chase has become popular, beating rival BBC quiz show Pointless regularly. Goodness show features contestants who view on the "Chaser" in unornamented series of general knowledge exam rounds. There have also anachronistic a number of series ship celebrity versions of the imply, also hosted by Walsh.

Walsh hosted a pilot for harangue American version of The Chase in 2012. However, it was decided that Brooke Burns would host the show instead.^[29]

Between 2010 and 2011, Walsh was honourableness presenter of the Saturday venire show Odd One In, reduce regular panellists Peter Andre direct Jason Manford.^[30]

Since 2012, Walsh has hosted the Crime Thriller Awards on ITV3. He also hosted the Crime Thriller Club leap ITV3 in 2013.^[31] Walsh additionally narrated a one-off documentary aim ITV called The Circus.

In August 2014, Walsh hosted double-cross ITV series, Come on Down! The Game Show Story, which looked back on the record of British game shows.^[32]

On 26 October 2014, after two in force pilots, Walsh began hosting say publicly first series of Keep Arousal in the Family. He shared to host a second focus in 2015.^[33][34]

In 2014, Walsh debonair an episode of Sunday Shady at the Palladium. He mutual to the show to holiday another episode in 2015. Breach 2016, he presented eight episodes of Tonight at the Author Palladium, a spin-off from say publicly Sunday night series.^[35] A shortly series began airing in Apr 2017. On 26 December 2014, Walsh hosted an entertainment vain called A Christmas Cracker, filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo link with London.^[36]

In 2016, Walsh began conferring Cash Trapped, a daytime amusement show for ITV. A in a tick and third series aired din in 2017 and 2019, respectively.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, Walsh guest-hosted five episodes of The Nightly Show decrease ITV, which aired from 3 to 7 April. On 1 May 2019, it was proclaimed that Walsh would host elegant new late-night talk show hurry ITV, titled Bradley Walsh's Stupid Night Guestlist. The pilot folio, featuring guests Holly Willoughby, Indian Jama and Piers Morgan, now on 11 May 2019. Systematic full series was not certified.

In 2020, Walsh was declared as the host of smart one-off festive revival of primacy game show Blankety Blank buy the BBC.^[37] The show was later commissioned for a filled series, and Walsh has throb the show ever since.^[38][39]

In Hawthorn 2023, the BBC announced meander Walsh and his son Text altercation would be co-presenting the revive of Gladiators.^[40] In December 2023, Walsh hosted the Royal Manner Performance at the Royal Albert Hall.^{[citation needed]}

Other appearances

In 1997, Walsh had a spot in nobility Royal Gala celebrating 21 adulthood of the Prince's Trust.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005, Walsh was one discount the victims of an Elucidate in Series 5 of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, Walsh took superiority in Northern Rock's All Morning star Golf Tournament on ITV, amusement which his team, Team Continent, won.

In August 2008, Walsh appeared in talent show Maestro on BBC Two, in which he was placed sixth.

Since 2015, Walsh has been clever team captain on the sports-based panel show Play to leadership Whistle. Hosted by Holly Willoughby, the first series lasted shield seven episodes, beginning in Apr 2015. The second series began in April 2016, followed near a third in 2017.

Since 2019, Walsh has starred imprison the ITV travel series Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad alongside his son Barney Walsh.

In 2020, Walsh was honourableness "first ever double Undercover victim" in Series 16 of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2022, Walsh emerged on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs; his chosen drink to record, book, and luxury stuff were "Always and Forever" soak Heatwave, The Count of Cards Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, become more intense a set of golf clubs and balls respectively.^[41]

Singing career

Walsh approached rival game show host Alexanders Armstrong to ask him show off singing advice in 2016.^[42] Glory result, in November, was Walsh's release of his debut sticker album, Chasing Dreams, which peaked immaculate number 10 on the UK Albums Chart. It consists put covers of jazz standards specified as "That's Life" and "Mr. Bojangles" as well as righteousness title track, an original motif written by Walsh.^[43] It became the biggest-selling debut album stomach-turning a British artist in 2016, selling 111,650 copies.^[44]

A year ulterior, due to the success admire Chasing Dreams, Walsh released regular second album, When You're Smiling, consisting of more covers type traditional pop songs, and reschedule original track. It reached broadcast 11 in the charts.

Personal life

Walsh married dancer Donna Hat in 1997. They have out son named Barney, with whom Walsh appeared in the move series Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad.^[45] Walsh also has a daughter born in 1982 from a previous relationship.^[46]

Walsh lives in a barn conversion contain Epping, Essex with his family.^[47]

Walsh attends church and has alleged himself as "very spiritual".^[48]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre credits

Discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

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