Paul Gambaccini
Biography
Paul Gambaccini, born in the Bronx in 1949, is a broadcaster and author with American and British citizenship. He began in radio at Dartmouth College, where he managed WDCR, and later moved to the UK and wrote for Rolling Stone. An interview he did with Elton John in 1973 led to work on BBC Radio 1, where he started in 1974 and spent 16 years, including a weekly US chart countdown that ran for more than a decade. He has also hosted programs on Classic FM, BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 2, among them Pick of the Pops from 2016 to 2023 and America's Greatest Hits. Since 2023 he has presented The Paul Gambaccini Collection on Radio 2 and chairs the Radio 4 quiz Counterpoint. He entered the Radio Academy Hall of Fame in 2005 and has written more than 15 books.
77years old
Turns 78 on April 2in 169 days
- Born The Bronx
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Paul Matthew Gambaccini
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 8 years2011 to 2019
Every film, newest first
- 2019The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert StoryIMDb rating 7.8
- 2015The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number OneIMDb rating 8.4
- 2011Story Of Queen: Mercury RisingIMDb rating 7.1
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