Edd China
Edd China | |
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Born | Edward John China 9 May 1971 London, England |
Alma mater | London South Bank University |
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Known for | Wheeler Dealers |
Spouse | Imogen China |
Website | www |
Edward John China (born 9 May 1971) is an English television presenter, mechanic, motor specialist and inventor, best known as being presenter and mechanic on Discovery Channel's television show Wheeler Dealers. He has also appeared on Top Gear, Auto Trader, Scrapheap Challenge and Fifth Gear.
Early life
China developed an interest in cars and mechanics from an early age. He was educated at King Edward's School, Witley in Surrey, and he holds a degree in engineering product design from London South Bank University. While at university, China created the Casual Lofa (driving sofa), which was his first major project of note. It was built to raise money for a Raleigh International expedition to Belize.
Television career
Following the success of his creation of the Casual Lofa, China's first job in television was as a special effects technician for Father Ted in 1994. In 1998, China appeared as a guest on Top Gear Live, driving the Casual Lofa at the Silverstone 'Live Arena'.
The same year, China and the Casual Lofa were also featured on Jeremy Clarkson's DVD The Most Outrageous Jeremy Clarkson Video In The World.... Ever!, where the Casual Lofa was raced at the Thruxton Circuit, in a manner similar to Wacky Races. China was also featured on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast three times over the years, driving the Casual Lofa, Bog Standard and Street Sleeper.
China was a guest on
China was resident designer on the
In 2005, China was a celebrity guest on BBC's Ready Steady Cook, for a Children in Need Special. He also co hosted the short lived Auto Trader television series alongside Brewer. The series was screened by Discovery Channel.
China was a guest in 2007 on
He, along with Penny Mallory, Tony Mason and Alex Riley, presented a television miniseries for the United Kingdom that examined the history and culture of classic cars, geared toward classic car enthusiasts called Classic Car Club for Discovery Channel, which premiered in 2005.
Wheeler Dealers
China was hired by
Business career
Cummfy Banana
Following the success of his creations as a special effects technician on the comedy television programme
Grease Junkie
In 2009, China incorporated Grease Junkie Limited (whose website sells Wheeler Dealers and Grease Junkie merchandise) and became managing director. China owned a MOT and servicing garage in Bracknell, Berkshire, called Grease Junkie, which was voluntarily liquidated in August 2016.[4]
Internet presence
On 1 May 2018, China premiered his new series, Edd China's Garage Revival, on his YouTube channel.[5] China uploads more regularly to his Edd China YouTube channel, which has videos following his notable exploits post-Wheeler Dealers. He answers questions from fans on the channel in the AskEdd series. In April 2021, "Edd China's Workshop Diaries" premiered on Edd's personal YouTube channel, showing various projects in his personal Workshop.
World record attempts
China holds the Guinness World Record titles for the fastest toilet, bed, milk float and the largest motorised shopping trolley,[6] among other things. He held the record for fastest shed between 2011 and 2017 before being surpassed by Fastest Shed.
In 2007, owing to his record attempts, China was featured in a number of programmes, including Fifth Gear, Pulling Power and This Morning, showcasing his creations.
In 2012, China, and driver from the
Date | Description | Record | Status |
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October 1998 | Fastest furniture.[citation needed] | 140 km/h; 87 mph | Broken by China himself (11 May 2007) |
9 November 2005 | Largest motorised shopping trolley, "Trolleyshoppus Rex"[8] | 2,99 × 1,80 × 3,47 m; 9,8 × 5,9 × 11,4 ft (l×w×h) | Record |
9 November 2006 | Fastest office, "Hot Desk"[citation needed] | 140 km/h; 87 mph | Record |
11 May 2007 | Fastest furniture.[9] | 148 km/h; 92 mph | Broken by Perry Watkins (5 September 2010) |
7 November 2008 | Fastest mobile bed, "‘Street Sleeper"[10] | 111 km/h; 69 mph | Record |
10 March 2011 | Fastest motorized bathroom, "Bog Standard"[11] | 68 km/h; 42.25 mph | Record |
11 April 2011 | Fastest garden shed, "'Gone to Speed"[12] | 94 km/h; 58.41 mph | Broken by Kevin Nicks in Fastest Shed, recording 129.831 km/h (80.673 mph) in Yorkshire on 16 September 2017[13] |
March 2020 | Fastest electric Ice Cream Van [14] | 118.964 km/h; 73.921 mph | Record |
Personal life
China is married to Norwegian born Imogen.[15]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Channel |
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1994 | Father Ted | Special effects technician | Channel 4 |
1998 | Scrapheap Challenge | Judge | |
2002 | Fifth Gear | Himself | Channel 5
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Top Gear | BBC Two | ||
2003–2017 | Wheeler Dealers | Presenter | Discovery Channel |
2006 | Auto Trader |
Published works
- Wheeler Dealers Car Restoration Manual, Haynes Publishing UK, 2015, ISBN 9780857337986
- Grease Junkie: Tall Stories and Wheel Adventures, Penguin Random House, 2019[citation needed]
- Grease Junkie: A Book of Moving Parts, Virgin Books, 2019, ISBN 9780753553541
References
- ^ Top Gear series 1, episode 5. Retrieved 20 June 2008. Bbc.co.uk (1970-01-01). Retrieved on 26 May 2012.
- ^ Edd China on leaving Wheeler Dealers. Edd China. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Edd China on Mike Brewer. Edd China. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Grease Junkie Garage Limited - Liquidation report". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ McKellar, Sean (14 April 2018). "Edd China returns with Garage Revival YouTube series". MotoringBox. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Cars - Fastest Furniture". 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2010.
- ^ "eBay Motors BTCC UK Milk Float Breaks World Record [video] | eBay Motors Blog". www.ebay.com.
- ^ ABC News. "Going for the Guinness World Record".
- ^ Guinness World Records.com. 11 May 2007. "Records -> Travel & Transport -> Cars -> Fastest Furniture" Archived 17 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fastest mobile bed, guinnessworldrecords.com
- ^ Guinness World record for the fastest bathroom, Guinness World Records.com, 10 March 2011.
- ^ Guinness World record for the world fastest garden shed, Guinness World Records.com, 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Fastest garden shed". Guinness World Records. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ World's fastest electric ice cream van created to combat carbon emissions, Guinness World Records.com, 20 August 2020.
- ^ Briscoe, Neil. "Edd China and the joys of simple mechanics". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
External links
- Edd China on Facebook
- Grease Junkie Website
- Edd China on Twitter
- Wheeler Dealers Official Website
- Edd China's channel on YouTube
- Cummfy Banana Website
- Edd China at IMDb