Jeremy Clarkson
Biography
Jeremy Clarkson is an English television presenter, journalist and author who started out in local newspapers in northern England and became a motoring television host. He presented the original Top Gear from 1988 to 2000, then helped devise the relaunched Top Gear in 2002, hosting it with Richard Hammond and later James May. The revised show is rebroadcast to more than 100 countries. He also fronted The Grand Tour from 2016 to 2024, hosted the first series of Robot Wars, and has presented Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? since 2018 and Clarkson's Farm since 2021. Away from motoring, he writes newspaper columns and has written many books, mostly about cars. His television work earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Entertainment Performance in 2006 and a National Television Awards Special Recognition Award in 2007. He appeared in Top Gear: Polar Special (2007).
66years old
Turns 67 on April 11in 152 days
- Born Tickhill
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 16 years2007 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling NowIMDb rating 7.3
- 2014Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip 2IMDb rating 7.8
- 2013Top Gear: The Perfect Road TripIMDb rating 7.8
- 2007Top Gear: Polar SpecialIMDb rating 9.0
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Big break
Jon Bentley, a Top Gear researcher, helped start Clarkson's television career. Clarkson landed the job by spending 20 minutes of a screen test ranting about how awful the Citroen 2CV was.
A first
In 2007, Clarkson and James May were the first to drive a car to the north magnetic pole. The trip was chronicled in Top Gear: Polar Special.
Early training
Clarkson received journalist training at the Rotherham Advertiser, then wrote for the Rochdale Observer, the Shropshire Star and other publications.
A change of course
In 1984, Clarkson and fellow motoring journalist Jonathan Gill started the Motoring Press Agency. There he carried out road tests for automotive magazines and local newspapers.
Behind the camera
That year, Clarkson, Wilman and his Top Gear co-presenters set up W. Chump & Sons, a production company, to make The Grand Tour for Amazon Prime Video.
Jeremy Clarkson movies on Netflix
Worked with
Jeremy Clarkson shares three films with Richard Hammond, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Richard Hammond's page
Ben Collins's page
James Corden's page
Jimmy Fallon's page
Stephen Colbert's page
Alicia Keys's page
Phil ChurchwardDirector, 2 films, 2013 to 2014
All films by Phil Churchward
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.