Andrew Marr

Andrew Marr

British journalist
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Andrew William Stevenson Marr (born 31 July 1959) is a British journalist and a television and radio presenter. Beginning his career as a political commentator, he subsequently edited The Independent newspaper (1996–1998) and was political editor of BBC News (2000–2005). He began hosting a political programme—Sunday AM, now called The Andrew Marr Show—on Sunday mornings on BBC One from September 2005. In 2002, Marr took over as host of BBC Radio 4's long-running Start the Week Monday morning discussion programme.

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Andrew Marr was born on Friday, 31 July 1959 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. His full name at birth was Andrew William Stevenson Marr. He is best known as a journalist. Marr's country of citizenship (nationality) is British. Andrew attended high school at High School of Dundee. For university, he studied at Trinity Hall, Cambridge (1st class English degree). He has grey eyes and light brown hair (color). Andrew Marr is 65 years old and his zodiac star sign is Leo.

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Andrew William Stevenson Marr
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31 July 1959
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Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Journalist, Presenter, Political Commentator, Author
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Distinctive feature
  • Wan And Wiry
  • He looks so worryingly iron-deficient
  • His skin is the colour of a household candle
  • His Body As Tenuously Constructed As One Of Those Elastic-Jointed Wooden Toys
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Left-sided partial paralysis after a stroke
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  • Jackie Ashley (wife)
  • Abyssinian guinea pig called Mr Snuffles
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High school
  • High School of Dundee
  • Craigflower Preparatory School in Torryburn near Dunfermline, Scotland
  • Loretto School in Musselburgh, East Lothian
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Trinity Hall, Cambridge (1st class English degree)
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This has been an extremely uncomfortable week for Mr Blair.

Andrew Marr is known for his role in the TV series The Andrew Neil Show (2019) as Self.

He is also known for his role in the TV movie Brexit (2019) as Self (uncredited).

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