Eamonn Andrews

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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Dublin-born presenter who spent much of his career in the UK. Initially an amateur boxer, he went on commentate for Radio Eireann then the BBC. He is best known for presenting biography surprise show ''This is Your Life'' for 20 years (1968-87). He made many appearances on panel games, as both a panellist and host.
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Dublin-born presenter who spent much of his career in the UK. Initially an amateur boxer, he went on commentate for Radio Eireann then the BBC. In January 1964 he made a hoigh-profile defection to ABC, meaning that he had to give up all three of his  famous BBC hosting roles ([[Crackerjack]], [[What's My Line?]] and surprise biography show ''This Is Your Life''). He went on to host a chat show for ABC and took up the reins of ''This is Your Life'' again when it was revived by Thames in 1969, continuing to present it until his death in 1987 (he was replaced by [[Michael Aspel]], as he had been on ''Crackerjack'' two decades earlier). He made many appearances on panel games, as both a panellist and host.
== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 14:44, 20 May 2007

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Contents

Shows

Crackerjack

Money Unlimited: The Touch (pilot)

Playbox

Top of the World

What's My Line?

Whose Baby? (devisor)

Biography

Dublin-born presenter who spent much of his career in the UK. Initially an amateur boxer, he went on commentate for Radio Eireann then the BBC. In January 1964 he made a hoigh-profile defection to ABC, meaning that he had to give up all three of his famous BBC hosting roles (Crackerjack, What's My Line? and surprise biography show This Is Your Life). He went on to host a chat show for ABC and took up the reins of This is Your Life again when it was revived by Thames in 1969, continuing to present it until his death in 1987 (he was replaced by Michael Aspel, as he had been on Crackerjack two decades earlier). He made many appearances on panel games, as both a panellist and host.

Trivia

He was born in Dublin's Synge Street, the same street in which playwright George Bernard Shaw was born.

On one edition of What's My Line?, they played a trick on the panel by making Eamonn the mystery guest.

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