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'Anthony McPartlin' (born 18 November, 1975) and 'Declan Donnelly' (born 25 September, 1975), from Newcastle upon Tyne, England are popular presenters of light entertainment television programmes in the United Kingdom, as the duo 'Ant & Dec'. In their earlier music career they were known as 'PJ & Duncan', after the names of their characters on children's TV show ''Byker Grove''.
The pair grew up in Newcastle Upon Tyne and lived two miles from one another but never met until they joined ''Byker Grove''.
Anthony David McPartlin was born on 18 November 1975 and is the eldest of three children, having a younger sister called Sarah and a younger half sister called Emma. When his father walked out on the family, Anthony was left as very much the man of the house and helped greatly with family chores.
He attended Rutherford Comprehensive High School achieving 2Bs, 2Cs, 2Ds and 1E. He had always loved acting from a young age and was recommended by his drama teacher Andrew Scott to the scouts who attended his school in search for children to take part in ''Byker Grove''.
Declan Joseph Oliver Donnelly was born on 25 September 1975 and is the youngest of seven children. Being the youngest, he admits he had everything done for him and uses this excuse for why he is such a bad cook. He has three sisters; Patricia, Moira and Camila; and three brothers; Eamon, Martin and Dermott.
Declan attended St Cuthbert's High School achieving 3Bs, 2Cs, 1D, and 2Fs, which he got in Art and Physics. He saw an advertisement for ''Byker Grove'' auditions in a local paper and immediately rang up for a part.
Declan broke his nose when he was playing football on the set of ''Byker Grove''. He says his nose is his worst feature, and that he considered having a nose job until he found out what was involved.
Although Ant had built some television experience with a brief stint on the children's classic, ''Why Don't You?'', Declan was the first of the duo to acquire his place on the BBC children's drama series ''Byker Grove'', playing Duncan. A year later (in 1990) Ant joined the cast playing PJ (Peter Jenkins). Their friendship began when their storylines collided together creating a friendship offscreen as well as on.
Declan Donnelly also played a farm worker in the adaptation of the novel ''The Cinder Path,'' in his teenage years.
After they left the TV series, they turned their hand to pop music, releasing (under their ''Byker Grove'' character names "PJ & Duncan") songs such as ''Why Me? (Is It Justified)'', ''Our Radio Rocks'' and The Monkees cover ''Stepping Stone''. Their most famous hit was the BRIT Award nominated ''Let's Get Ready to Rhumble'' which included the infamous lyric "Watch us wreck the mike, watch us wreck the mike, watch us wreck the mike. Psyche!". See PJ & Duncan discography for further information.
The duo never had a number one hit in the UK; even their World Cup 2002 song "We're On The Ball" reached number three, ironically beaten by Will Young who was on the show Pop Idol which the duo presented.
However across seas in Japan the duo's song "Eternal Love," was number one for several weeks as well many other singles and all three of their albums. Success also struck in Germany and many other EU countries.
Ant & Dec were also successful with the hits "When I Fall In Love" in 1996 and "Fallin'" in 1997, which achieved greatest success in South East Asia..
During their music career they also helped present the children's show ''Gimmie 5''.
Later, the duo gained their own sketch comedy show (''The Ant & Dec Show'') on Children's BBC in 1995, as well as an early evening show on Channel 4 (''Ant & Dec Unzipped'') in 1997.
After presenting various other BBC programmes such as ''Friends Like These'', the BBC believed the duo had run their course and decided to let them go. Rivals ITV quickly signed the pair on in 1998.
They enjoyed success fronting ITV1's Saturday morning children's programmes ''SMTV Live'' and '' alongside Cat Deeley.
''SMTV Live'' was voted number 27 in the ''100 Greatest Children's Television Shows'' that aired on Channel 4.
They subsequently moved to Saturday evening to present ''Pop Idol'', ''PokerFace'' and ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway''. Their highest audience figures to date were obtained whilst presenting ''I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!'' in February 2004. On June 9 2007, the duo began hosting ITV's new show, ''Britain's Got Talent'', featuring Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan.
They have achieved such popularity as a duo that they are hardly ever seen apart on screen. (Indeed, it is reported that they are each insured against the other's death, although the amount is unknown. [1]) This has led to them receiving joint nominations for many awards. It is a running joke that many people do not know which of them is Ant, and which Dec.
To assist with identification, they follow the 180 degree rule; almost all their TV appearances and publicity photos have Ant on the left and Dec on the right.
In 2005, as part of the ITV Network's 50th birthday celebrations, they were back on television fronting ''Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon'', a celebration of some of ITV's most enduring gameshows from the past 50 years.
In 2006, a celebration to the show ''Spitting Image'' saw Ant and Dec having their own puppets made. They have also been made into cartoon characters on the comedy show ''2DTV'', and face masks in ''Avid Merrion's ''Bo Selecta''. Wax works of the duo can also be seen in London's ''Madame Tussauds''.
In September 2006, they were voted by the general public as number 7 in a poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars.[2]
They have, albeit infrequently, returned to acting. They played themselves in the film ''Love Actually'' (in which Bill Nighy's character referred to Dec as "Ant or Dec"). They have returned to their Geordie roots in a one-off tribute to ''The Likely Lads'' (in which they remade one of the classic episodes) and also by returning to ''Byker Grove'' for Geoff's funeral.
Their latest acting project was the film ''Alien Autopsy'' released in April 2006. The film gained mixed reviews about the storyline but the pair received generally good reviews for their acting abilities.
They have also presented the charity football show ''Soccer Aid'' and the weekend long golfing show ''All
★ Star Cup''. Their next major TV series was a game show called ''PokerFace'' which aired on ITV1 on 10 July 2006.
As well as these new projects, 2006 also saw another series of ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'', during the first episode of which the pair abseiled down the side of the 22-storey London Studios..
In November 2006, the duo presented the sixth series of ''I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!''. The show remains to be one of Ant & Dec's, and ITV's, most successful shows and is expected to return in 2007.
★ Declan broke his arm, thumb and gained a concussion whilst doing a stunt for his show ''Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' in 2005. In the section called Ant vs Dec, the incident involved learning how to ride a motorbike and jump through a ring of fire. Not pulling enough on the throttle caused the bike to topple over and send Declan flying falling on his head. The accident caused the pair to miss ''Comic Relief'' two days after the accident.
The duo have won a considerable number of awards over the years for their television work, as well as awards for Best New Act during their singing career.
They have gained:
★ The Special Recognition Award at the ''National Television Awards'' for their contribution to television (at the young age of 27).
★ Best Entertainment Presenter at the ''National Television Awards'' for the past six years.
★ Best Entertainment Programme for ''Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' several times at the NTA's.
★ Best Reality TV Programme for ''I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here'' and ''Pop Idol'' at the NTA's.
★ The ''TV Times Awards'' for Presenters and Entertainment Programme.
★ They have also won six awards to date at the ''British Comedy Awards''.
★ The 2006 ''Newcastle Supporters Association'', "Favourite Jacket Wearers" award.
★ Anthony McPartlin
★ Declan Donnelly
★ List of Phoenix Nights characters, profile of "Ant & Dec" two characters from the Channel 4 sitcom, (not to be confused with the 'real' Ant & Dec)
★ itv.com
★ Unreality TV - News of Ant & Dec on I'm a Celebrity
★ National TV Awards 2002
★ http://groups.msn.com/akaantanddec Ant and Dec Fansite
'Anthony McPartlin' (born 18 November, 1975) and 'Declan Donnelly' (born 25 September, 1975), from Newcastle upon Tyne, England are popular presenters of light entertainment television programmes in the United Kingdom, as the duo 'Ant & Dec'. In their earlier music career they were known as 'PJ & Duncan', after the names of their characters on children's TV show ''Byker Grove''.
| Contents |
| Personal lives |
| Ant |
| Dec |
| Early television appearances |
| Music career |
| Television presenting |
| Award winning presenters |
| Recent acting |
| Recent projects |
| Trivia |
| Awards |
| See also |
| External links |
Personal lives
The pair grew up in Newcastle Upon Tyne and lived two miles from one another but never met until they joined ''Byker Grove''.
Ant
Anthony David McPartlin was born on 18 November 1975 and is the eldest of three children, having a younger sister called Sarah and a younger half sister called Emma. When his father walked out on the family, Anthony was left as very much the man of the house and helped greatly with family chores.
He attended Rutherford Comprehensive High School achieving 2Bs, 2Cs, 2Ds and 1E. He had always loved acting from a young age and was recommended by his drama teacher Andrew Scott to the scouts who attended his school in search for children to take part in ''Byker Grove''.
Dec
Declan Joseph Oliver Donnelly was born on 25 September 1975 and is the youngest of seven children. Being the youngest, he admits he had everything done for him and uses this excuse for why he is such a bad cook. He has three sisters; Patricia, Moira and Camila; and three brothers; Eamon, Martin and Dermott.
Declan attended St Cuthbert's High School achieving 3Bs, 2Cs, 1D, and 2Fs, which he got in Art and Physics. He saw an advertisement for ''Byker Grove'' auditions in a local paper and immediately rang up for a part.
Declan broke his nose when he was playing football on the set of ''Byker Grove''. He says his nose is his worst feature, and that he considered having a nose job until he found out what was involved.
Early television appearances
Although Ant had built some television experience with a brief stint on the children's classic, ''Why Don't You?'', Declan was the first of the duo to acquire his place on the BBC children's drama series ''Byker Grove'', playing Duncan. A year later (in 1990) Ant joined the cast playing PJ (Peter Jenkins). Their friendship began when their storylines collided together creating a friendship offscreen as well as on.
Declan Donnelly also played a farm worker in the adaptation of the novel ''The Cinder Path,'' in his teenage years.
Music career
After they left the TV series, they turned their hand to pop music, releasing (under their ''Byker Grove'' character names "PJ & Duncan") songs such as ''Why Me? (Is It Justified)'', ''Our Radio Rocks'' and The Monkees cover ''Stepping Stone''. Their most famous hit was the BRIT Award nominated ''Let's Get Ready to Rhumble'' which included the infamous lyric "Watch us wreck the mike, watch us wreck the mike, watch us wreck the mike. Psyche!". See PJ & Duncan discography for further information.
The duo never had a number one hit in the UK; even their World Cup 2002 song "We're On The Ball" reached number three, ironically beaten by Will Young who was on the show Pop Idol which the duo presented.
However across seas in Japan the duo's song "Eternal Love," was number one for several weeks as well many other singles and all three of their albums. Success also struck in Germany and many other EU countries.
Ant & Dec were also successful with the hits "When I Fall In Love" in 1996 and "Fallin'" in 1997, which achieved greatest success in South East Asia..
Television presenting
During their music career they also helped present the children's show ''Gimmie 5''.
Later, the duo gained their own sketch comedy show (''The Ant & Dec Show'') on Children's BBC in 1995, as well as an early evening show on Channel 4 (''Ant & Dec Unzipped'') in 1997.
After presenting various other BBC programmes such as ''Friends Like These'', the BBC believed the duo had run their course and decided to let them go. Rivals ITV quickly signed the pair on in 1998.
They enjoyed success fronting ITV1's Saturday morning children's programmes ''SMTV Live'' and '' alongside Cat Deeley.
''SMTV Live'' was voted number 27 in the ''100 Greatest Children's Television Shows'' that aired on Channel 4.
They subsequently moved to Saturday evening to present ''Pop Idol'', ''PokerFace'' and ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway''. Their highest audience figures to date were obtained whilst presenting ''I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!'' in February 2004. On June 9 2007, the duo began hosting ITV's new show, ''Britain's Got Talent'', featuring Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan.
Award winning presenters
They have achieved such popularity as a duo that they are hardly ever seen apart on screen. (Indeed, it is reported that they are each insured against the other's death, although the amount is unknown. [1]) This has led to them receiving joint nominations for many awards. It is a running joke that many people do not know which of them is Ant, and which Dec.
To assist with identification, they follow the 180 degree rule; almost all their TV appearances and publicity photos have Ant on the left and Dec on the right.
In 2005, as part of the ITV Network's 50th birthday celebrations, they were back on television fronting ''Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon'', a celebration of some of ITV's most enduring gameshows from the past 50 years.
In 2006, a celebration to the show ''Spitting Image'' saw Ant and Dec having their own puppets made. They have also been made into cartoon characters on the comedy show ''2DTV'', and face masks in ''Avid Merrion's ''Bo Selecta''. Wax works of the duo can also be seen in London's ''Madame Tussauds''.
In September 2006, they were voted by the general public as number 7 in a poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars.[2]
Recent acting
They have, albeit infrequently, returned to acting. They played themselves in the film ''Love Actually'' (in which Bill Nighy's character referred to Dec as "Ant or Dec"). They have returned to their Geordie roots in a one-off tribute to ''The Likely Lads'' (in which they remade one of the classic episodes) and also by returning to ''Byker Grove'' for Geoff's funeral.
Their latest acting project was the film ''Alien Autopsy'' released in April 2006. The film gained mixed reviews about the storyline but the pair received generally good reviews for their acting abilities.
Recent projects
They have also presented the charity football show ''Soccer Aid'' and the weekend long golfing show ''All
★ Star Cup''. Their next major TV series was a game show called ''PokerFace'' which aired on ITV1 on 10 July 2006.
As well as these new projects, 2006 also saw another series of ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'', during the first episode of which the pair abseiled down the side of the 22-storey London Studios..
In November 2006, the duo presented the sixth series of ''I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!''. The show remains to be one of Ant & Dec's, and ITV's, most successful shows and is expected to return in 2007.
Trivia
★ Declan broke his arm, thumb and gained a concussion whilst doing a stunt for his show ''Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' in 2005. In the section called Ant vs Dec, the incident involved learning how to ride a motorbike and jump through a ring of fire. Not pulling enough on the throttle caused the bike to topple over and send Declan flying falling on his head. The accident caused the pair to miss ''Comic Relief'' two days after the accident.
Awards
The duo have won a considerable number of awards over the years for their television work, as well as awards for Best New Act during their singing career.
They have gained:
★ The Special Recognition Award at the ''National Television Awards'' for their contribution to television (at the young age of 27).
★ Best Entertainment Presenter at the ''National Television Awards'' for the past six years.
★ Best Entertainment Programme for ''Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' several times at the NTA's.
★ Best Reality TV Programme for ''I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here'' and ''Pop Idol'' at the NTA's.
★ The ''TV Times Awards'' for Presenters and Entertainment Programme.
★ They have also won six awards to date at the ''British Comedy Awards''.
★ The 2006 ''Newcastle Supporters Association'', "Favourite Jacket Wearers" award.
See also
★ Anthony McPartlin
★ Declan Donnelly
★ List of Phoenix Nights characters, profile of "Ant & Dec" two characters from the Channel 4 sitcom, (not to be confused with the 'real' Ant & Dec)
External links
★ itv.com
★ Unreality TV - News of Ant & Dec on I'm a Celebrity
★ National TV Awards 2002
★ http://groups.msn.com/akaantanddec Ant and Dec Fansite
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