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Mark Lamarr (born Mark Jones on 7 January 1967 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English comedian, radio DJ and television presenter.
rr was born in the Park South area of Swindon and has three elder sisters. He passed five O-Levels at Park School (renamed Oakfield School and now The University of Bath in Swindon) and dropped out of school at 17. After his poem "Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Work" was published in 1987, his act developed from poetry to stand-up comedy.
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Mark Lamarr (born Mark Jones on 7 January 1967 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English comedian, radio DJ and television presenter.
Early life
Lamarr was born in the Park South area of Swindon and has three elder sisters. He passed five O-Levels at Park School (renamed Oakfield School and now The University of Bath in Swindon) and dropped out of school at 17. After his poem "Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Work" was published in 1987, his act developed from poetry to stand-up comedy. He took to performing at The Comedy Store, London in 1985, and was spotted on the touring circuit for the launch of Channel 4's The Big Breakfast in 1992 and co-presented The Word.
Filmography
Television
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Lamarr was host of Never Mind The Buzzcocks when the show launched in 1996 and continued in this role until 2005. After 150 episodes it was announced that Mark was to take a break to concentrate on other projects. The first series in 2006 was hosted by guest presenters, and it is now hosted on a permanent basis by Simon Amstell, one of the guest presenters from the early 2006 series.
Shooting Stars
He was a team captain in the first three series of Shooting Stars, where he displayed a mixture of dour boredom and contempt towards hosts Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer who, in turn, mocked his "50s throw-back" appearance.
The Word
Talking about his TV career to Jo Brown of Cheers Magazine, Lamarr said The Word was:
Fifteen Storeys High
The two series of acclaimed sitcom Fifteen Storeys High were co-written by Lamarr with the comedian Sean Lock and Martin Trenaman. He was also credited as producer under his real name, Mark Jones.
Radio
On radio, Mark has presented his own show on BBC GLR, BBC Radio Five Live and has presented occasional shows on BBC Radio 1.
On 20 July 1998, Lamarr launched his radio show on BBC Radio 2 called Shake, Rattle and Roll, where he plays tracks from his own sizeable record collection of obscure rock and roll gems. He also presents The Reggae Show series and Mark Lamarr's Alternative 60s, where he presents lesser known tracks from the 1960s.
On 22 April 2006, Mark began a new show on Radio 2 airing Friday Nights/Saturday mornings and named 'God's Jukebox'. The show airs from Midnight to 3am and during the show, he plays a wide variety of music from the past 70 years including Soul, Ska, Reggae, Country, Gospel and Rap. He also, with Jo Brand regularly covers the Jonathan Ross Saturday morning show on Radio 2 while Jonathan is on holiday.
Mark presents a music show for British Airways on-board listeners as part of their in-flight entertainment. In this show he keeps up the eclectic nature of his radio shows by presenting a usually obscure mix of rock and roll, blues, reggae, soul and R 'n B.
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