Ross King (presenter)
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Ross King MBE | |
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Born | Derek Ross King 21 February 1962 Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Nationality | Scottish |
Occupation(s) | Television and radio presenter, actor, producer, writer |
Years active | 1966–present |
Employer | ITV |
Television | The 8:15 from Manchester Pebble Mill KTLA GMTV This Morning Daybreak Lorraine Good Morning Britain |
Spouses |
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Website | www |
Derek Ross King
Life
King made his first stage appearance in 1966 at the age of four. At the age of 17 he appeared on Radio Clyde, presenting the Saturday morning flagship, "King's Clyde Countdown" and “The Lunchtime Show”. Two years later he made his television debut.[1] King presented Young Krypton in 1988 on CITV, a show based on The Krypton Factor, aimed towards younger audiences.
From 1993 to 2010, King was the LA correspondent on GMTV.[2] From September 2010 onwards, he has been the LA correspondent for GMTV's replacement shows Daybreak and Lorraine. When Daybreak was replaced by Good Morning Britain in 2014, King continued his role as LA correspondent. After moving to Los Angeles in 2000, he secured roles in a film with Steven Seagal and in the 2004 release The Day After Tomorrow before entering a reality TV competition run by local television station KTLA to find a new weather presenter. After beating the other 5000 entrants to the competition, King was offered a five-year contract.[2][3] However, King did not want to commit to being a weather presenter for that length of time and agreed to present the weather for a year before becoming KTLA's entertainment anchor.[2]
King has been on national American television, hosting The Hollywood Christmas Parade and The Critics' Choice Movie Awards Red Carpet for
King's film credits include
King played Frank n Furter in The Rocky Horror Show and starred in and hosted 'Night of the Stars' at London's Palladium Theatre. He also created the role of Wallace in the musical Summer Holiday, from the world premiere in Blackpool through the national tour to London's Apollo Theatre. Other theatre includes lead roles in Charley's Aunt, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Butterfly Children and Guys and Dolls.
King has appeared on Holiday, The Ross King Show, Hot Chefs,
On radio, he has hosted radio shows, including London's
References
- ^ Ross King Official website
- ^ a b c Barber, Richard (5 March 2010). "Ross King: From Knightswood to Hollywood.. you couldn't make my story up". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ King of the rain academy The Guardian, 3 December 2004
External links
- Ross King – Good Morning Britain at itv.com
- Ross King at IMDb