Michael Underwood
| Michael Underwood | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Michael Paul Underwood 26 October 1975 Northampton, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Spouse(s) | Angellica Bell (m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Official website |
Michael Paul Underwood (born 26 October 1975 in Northampton) is an English television presenter.
Career
Underwood attended Weston Favell Academy in Northampton; he later graduated from Plymouth University's Rolle College, Exmouth with a BEd (Hons) in Drama & Performance. Before winning a six-week CBBC presenting contract on the BBC television show Whatever You Want, Underwood had previously made it to the last four in interviews for the Blue Peter vacancy subsequently filled by Simon Thomas.
In 2006, Underwood duetted with X Factor's Andy Abraham on the Christmas single, "December Brings Me Back To You".
Underwood competed in the 2008 series of Dancing on Ice, partnered by professional skater Melanie Lambert. However, he pulled out of the series following a broken ankle in the run-up to the third show. The following year he took part in the series again, in its fourth series.
Underwood runs his own film blog[1]
Underwood presented on Heart FM From April 22, 2013 for South Coast Breakfast with Zoe Hanson. He left this role on 20 December 2013 to concentrate on his young family.[2]
In early 2014, he presented the ITV entertainment series Let Me Entertain You on Saturday nights. The show didn't return for a second series. Underwood is currently a reporter on the ITV series Surprise Surprise and Real Stories with Ranvir Singh.
Personal life
Underwood married his former CBBC co-star Angellica Bell in New York in December 2010.[3] On 9 June 2011, Underwood announced that Bell was expecting their first child.[4] The baby, Elijah Joseph, was born on 26 December 2011.
It was announced on Twitter in early 2013 that Underwood and wife, Angellica would be expecting their second child. Their daughter Keziah Mae was born in June 2013, Underwood was quoted saying 'two under two, we are crazy.'
Filmography
- The Crystal Maze (1990) – Team captain
- Whatever You Want (1999)
- CBBC (1999–2002) – Continuity presenter
- Hollywood 7 – Pizza Delivery Boy
- The Make Shift – Presenter
- CITV (2002–03) – Continuity presenter
- The White Knuckle Tour – Presenter
- Eliminator – Presenter
- The Big Bang – Presenter
- Starfinder – Presenter
- Jungle Run – Presenter
- Ministry of Mayhem (2004) – Presenter
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005: British Final presenter (also in 2004)
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 – Commentator
- British Soap Awards: The After Party (2006, 2009–10) – Presenter
- ITV2 Celebrity Daredevils – "SAS Training"
- It Shouldn't Happen To A Showbiz Reporter (2005) – Showbiz reporter
- GMTV (2005–2008) – Entertainment correspondent
- Wet Wet Wet's "Too Many People" music video
- Harry Hill's TV Burp
- Bingo Night Live (2008) – Presenter
- The X Factor – Co-presented in Derry
- Dancing on Ice (2008, 2009) – Contestant
- All Star Mr and Mrs – Contestant, with Angellica Bell
- The X Factor – Co-presented in Colchester in 2009
- Live from Studio Five (2010) – Guest presenter
- The Door: contestant 2010
- The Zone (2010) – Co-presenter
- Daybreak – Competition presenter
- OK! TV – Guest presenter
- Born To Shine (2011) – Contestant
- Celebrity Masterchef (2012) – Contestant
- Celebrity Mastermind (2012) – Contestant
- Let Me Entertain You (2014) – Presenter
- Surprise Surprise (2014–present) – Reporter
- Real Stories with Ranvir Singh (2015–present) – Reporter
- Good Morning Britain (2016) – Stand-in entertainment reporter
References
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- ↑ "TV presenter couple Michael Underwood and Angellica Bell wed in surprise ceremony in New York". Daily Mail (Associated Newspapers). 29 December 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ↑ "TV presenter couple Angellica Bell and Michael Underwood expecting their first child". Daily Mail (Associated Newspapers). 9 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
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