Eamonn Holmes

(Trivia: corrected the words spoken by Eamonn when GMTV launched (and here they are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gh54IrWHhE))
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== Shows ==
== Shows ==
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[[Big Bumper Science Quiz]]
[[Big Bumper Science Quiz]]
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[[Blue Peter You Decide]] (judge)
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[[The Friday Show]]
[[Gameshow Marathon]] (participant)
[[Gameshow Marathon]] (participant)
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[[Gift Wrapped]]
[[Hard Spell]]
[[Hard Spell]]
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[[Have I Got News for You]] (guest host)
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[[It's Not Me, It's You]]
[[Jet Set]]
[[Jet Set]]
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[[Jet Set Departure Lounge]]
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[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]] (guest host)
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[[Pass the Buck (2)|Pass The Buck]]
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[[Pass the Buck (2)|Pass the Buck]]
[[Physical Pursuits]]
[[Physical Pursuits]]
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[[Playing for Time]]
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[[Pot Black|Pot Black Timeframe]]
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[[Pot Black]]
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[[Remotely Funny]]
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[[Remotely Funny (1)|Remotely Funny]]
[[Sudo-Q]]
[[Sudo-Q]]
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[[The Third Degree]]
[[Time Please]]
[[Time Please]]
[[TV Scrabble]]
[[TV Scrabble]]
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[[Who Dares Wins]] (non-broadcast pilot)
[[Would You Pass the Eleven Plus?]]
[[Would You Pass the Eleven Plus?]]
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Belfast-born Holmes trained as a journalist with Ulster Television, getting his first major break when he took over from Gloria Hunniford as host of ''Good Evening Ulster'' at the age of 21, making him the UK's youngest-ever regional news anchor.  
Belfast-born Holmes trained as a journalist with Ulster Television, getting his first major break when he took over from Gloria Hunniford as host of ''Good Evening Ulster'' at the age of 21, making him the UK's youngest-ever regional news anchor.  
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Early jobs on the mainland included the behind-the-scenes/TV discussion shows ''Open Air'' and ''TV Weekly'', as well as [[Pot Black|Pot Black Timefame]], before he took up residence on the GMTV sofa. Since then, he's sprung up all over the place (though - apart from that sofa - he's mostly worked for the BBC). Outside his game show credits, his other shows have included ''How Do They Do That?'', ''The National Lottery Live'' and ''Sporting Greats''. He also presents a weekend show on Radio Five Live and made a high-profile defection from GMTV to Sky News.
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Early jobs on the mainland included the behind-the-scenes/TV discussion shows ''Open Air'' and ''TV Weekly'', as well as [[Pot Black]], before he took up residence on the GMTV sofa. Since then, he's sprung up all over the place. Outside of his game show credits, his other shows have included ''How Do They Do That?'', ''The National Lottery Live'' and ''Sporting Greats''. He also presents a weekend show on Radio Five Live and made a high-profile defection from GMTV to Sky News.
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Recently he and partner [[Ruth Langsford]] (sometime presenter of *clenches teeth* [[The Answer Lies in the Soil]]) have been presenting ''This Morning'' when [[Phillip Schofield|Phil]] 'n' [[Fern Britton|Fern]] aren't on hand.
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Recently he and partner [[Ruth Langsford]] have been presenting ''This Morning'' when [[Phillip Schofield|Phil]] 'n' [[Holly Willoughby|Holly]] aren't on hand.
== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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When GMTV began in 1993, it was Holmes' words of ''"A new day, a new year, a new television station. You are waking up to GMTV"'' that got the ball rolling.
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He was named after [[Eamonn Andrews]] because his mum was a fan.
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Holmes spoke the first words on GMTV when it launched on 1 January 1993: ''"Good morning. A new day, a new year, a new television station. Welcome to GMTV, Britain's brightest start."''
The manufacturers of the Eamonn Holmes-endorsed DVD game ''Spell'' had to re-print 10,000 copies after getting his name wrong on the packaging. Holmes spotted "Eamon" on the box cover when he was sent one of the DVDs to sign.
The manufacturers of the Eamonn Holmes-endorsed DVD game ''Spell'' had to re-print 10,000 copies after getting his name wrong on the packaging. Holmes spotted "Eamon" on the box cover when he was sent one of the DVDs to sign.
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Holmes replaced fellow Irishman [[Des Lynam]] on not one, but two BBC shows - the ''Holiday'' programme in 1990, and human achievement show ''How Do They Do That?'' in 1995.
==Contact==
==Contact==
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c/o Capel & Land Ltd, 29 Wardour Street, London W1D 6PS
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[http://www.firstartist.co.uk/client.asp?nm=eamonnholmes First Artist Management], 3 Tenterden Street, London W1S 1TD
==Books / CDs==
==Books / CDs==

Revision as of 18:44, 21 August 2019

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Biography

Belfast-born Holmes trained as a journalist with Ulster Television, getting his first major break when he took over from Gloria Hunniford as host of Good Evening Ulster at the age of 21, making him the UK's youngest-ever regional news anchor.

Early jobs on the mainland included the behind-the-scenes/TV discussion shows Open Air and TV Weekly, as well as Pot Black, before he took up residence on the GMTV sofa. Since then, he's sprung up all over the place. Outside of his game show credits, his other shows have included How Do They Do That?, The National Lottery Live and Sporting Greats. He also presents a weekend show on Radio Five Live and made a high-profile defection from GMTV to Sky News.

Recently he and partner Ruth Langsford have been presenting This Morning when Phil 'n' Holly aren't on hand.

Trivia

He was named after Eamonn Andrews because his mum was a fan.

Holmes spoke the first words on GMTV when it launched on 1 January 1993: "Good morning. A new day, a new year, a new television station. Welcome to GMTV, Britain's brightest start."

The manufacturers of the Eamonn Holmes-endorsed DVD game Spell had to re-print 10,000 copies after getting his name wrong on the packaging. Holmes spotted "Eamon" on the box cover when he was sent one of the DVDs to sign.

Holmes replaced fellow Irishman Des Lynam on not one, but two BBC shows - the Holiday programme in 1990, and human achievement show How Do They Do That? in 1995.

Contact

First Artist Management, 3 Tenterden Street, London W1S 1TD

Books / CDs

This Is My Life (autobiography): hardback | paperback | compact disc

Web links

Internet Movie Database entry

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