Table of Biography
Jeremy Clarkson is a British journalist, presenter, columnist, and writer. Jeremy Clarkson is popular for hosting the motoring program, “Top Gear” along with Richard Hammond and James May.
Early Life
Jeremy Clarkson came to the world on the 11th of April 1960, in Doncaster, England. He holds British nationality and he is 63 years old as of 2023.
His full name is Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson and belongs to the British-White ethnicity. In addition, he has his belief in Christianity religion and the zodiac sign of Aries.
Caption: Jeremy Clarkson’s childhood photo (Source: Gloucestershire Live)
Following his parents, he is the son of Eddie Clarkson (father) and Shirley Clarkson (mother). Professionally, his father was a peddler while his mother was an author. He grew up with his sister whose name is Joanna Higton.
Education
Following his academic qualification, he attended Hill House School in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Later, Clarkson went to Repton School in Repton, Derby, Derbyshire, England.
He stated that he was deeply unhappy at Repton School, saying that he had been a “suicidal wreck” there, having experienced extreme bullying. Due to drinking, smoking, and generally making a nuisance of himself, he was expelled from Repton School. In 2005, he earned an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Oxford Brookes.
Professional Career
Initially, Jeremy Clarkson started his career as a traveling salesman for his parents’ business, selling Paddington Bear toys after which he trained as a journalist with the “Rotherham Advertiser.”
Moreover, he thanks the “Shropshire Star” as his first outlet as a motoring columnist when writing 2015 in his final column for “Top Gear” magazine. Back in 1984, he established the Motoring Press Agency (MPA) wrote for “Amstrad Computer User” and compiled Amstrad CPC game reviews in 1987.
In addition, he has written regular columns in the tabloid newspaper “The Sun”, and for the broadsheet newspaper “The Sunday Times.” As a television presenter, he started working on the British motoring program “Top Gear”, from 27th October 1988 to 3rd March 1999.
In March 2015, following a “fracas” with one of the Top Gear show producers, Oisin Tymon, he was also suspended by the BBC Top Gear show. Between November 1998 and December 2000, he hosted the first series UK version of “Robot Wars” and his talk show, “Clarkson”, comprised 27 half-hour episodes aired in the United Kingdom.
He was invited to investigate his family history for an episode of the first series of the BBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” which was aired in November 2004.
Caption: Jeremy Clarkson as a presenter of Top Gear (Source: IGN)
In 1997, he appeared in the light-hearted comedy show “Room 101.” Later, he made several appearances on the prime-time talk shows “Parkinson” and “Friday Night with Jonathan Ross” in 2002.
This television presenter and his co-presenter James May were the first people to reach the North Magnetic Pole in a car also in 2007, chronicled in “Top Gear: Polar Special.”
Recent Works
On the 30th of July 2015, it was announced that Clarkson, along with former “Top Gear” hosts Richard Hammond and James May would present a new show on Amazon Prime Video as the first season was made available worldwide in 2016.
Later on the 11th of May 2016, Clarkson confirmed on his Twitter feed that the series would be titled “The Grand Tour”, and air from a different location each week. On the 9th of March 2018, it was announced that he would host a revamped series of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” on ITV.
In 2003, he presented “The Victoria Cross: For Valour” and wrote as well as presented “Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of All Time” in 2007 which is a documentary about World War II Operation Chariot.
In addition, he has worked as a presenter in the series “The Grand Tour” (2016), “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” (2018), “It’s Clarkson On TV” (2020), “Clarkson’s Farm” (2021).
Jeremy Clarkson – Awards
Back in 1998, he won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Presenter. In 2007, he won the National Television Award for Special Recognition Award category. He won the 2019 International Motor Film Award for Best Journalism Film.
Net Worth 2024
As of 2022, his net worth is around $70 million. While he earns an annual salary of around $20 million. Moreover, he has also worked as a brand endorser for Power Tool Drag Racing cars.
Relationship Status
Caption: Jeremy Clarkson with his girlfriend, Lisa Hogan (Source: Irish Mirror)
Currently, Jeremy Clarkson is in a relationship with Irish-born former actress and screenplay writer Lisa Hogan. Since 2017, the couple has been in a relationship. But, in the past, he married twice in his life.
Firstly, he married Alexandra James back in 1989 but they soon turned divorced in the year 1990. Later, he married Frances Cain in 1993. With marriage, the couple has three children; Finlo, Emily, and Katya Clarkson. Meanwhile, Clarkson has also been in relationships with Phillipa Sage and Elaine Bedell.
Controversy
Body Measurements
Caption: Jeremy Clarkson walking in the street (Source: Irish Mirror)
Jeremy Clarkson – Social Media
On his Instagram page ‘@jeremyclarkson1’ there are over 5.5 million followers. Similarly, there are over 8 million followers on his Twitter page ‘@JeremyClarkson’ and over 987k followers on his Facebook page.