Jack Whitehall
Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall (born 7 July 1988) is an English actor, comedian, presenter, and writer. He is best known for starring as JP in the series Fresh Meat (2011–2016) and Alfie Wickers in the series Bad Education (2012–2014) and its spin-off film The Bad Education Movie (2015). He also co-wrote the latter two. From 2012 to 2018, Whitehall was a regular panellist on the game show A League of Their Own. In 2017, he appeared with his father in the Netflix comedy documentary series Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father and starred in the television series Decline and Fall. Since 2018 until 2021, he had been the host of the BRIT Awards.
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| Full name at birth | Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall
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| Claim to fame | Big Brother's Big Mouth, Fresh Meat
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| Date of birth | 7 July 1988
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| Place of birth | The Portland Hospital Hospital part HCA Healthcare UK, London, England, UK
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| Occupation | Comedian, Actor, Voice Actor, TV Host, Writer, Producer, Social Media Star
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| Height | 6' 1" (185 cm)
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| Weight | 181 lbs (82 kg)
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| Net worth | $4,000,000 USD
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| University | University of Manchester, Manchester
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- Auditioned for the title character of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001).
- Former classmate of Robert Pattinson. He has publicly described his experience of this with his appearances on Live at the Apollo (2004) and The Graham Norton Show (2007).
- As a teenager, Jack was commissioned to paint a picture of Gyles Brandreth's cat.
- His father is the agent and producer Michael Whitehall and his mother the actress Hilary Gish.
- Placed second in the Laughing Horse new act competition 2007 and finalist in the So You Think You're Funny? new act competition the same year. Nominated for best newcomer in the 2008 Chortle awards.
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