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 Graham Norton in 2004 | | Birth name | Graham William Walker | | Born | 4 April 1963 (1963-04-04) (age 44) Co. Cork, Ireland | | Official site | http://www.grahamnorton.net/ | Graham Norton, born Graham William Walker on 4 April 1963 in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, is an Irish actor, comedian and television presenter. He achieved fame as a broadcaster on Britain's Channel 4 and also through his role as Father Noel Furlong in the critically acclaimed television series Father Ted. Though he only appeared in three episodes, Norton's performance as Father Noel proved extremely popular with viewers. Norton is openly gay, and is one of the UK's most famous gay personalities. He has since moved from Channel 4 and done much work for the BBC, with various shows for BBC One and BBC Two, and work on BBC Radio 2. He is also the co-owner of SO Television. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Father Noel Furlong is a recurring character in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. ...
Father Ted was a popular 1990s television situation comedy set around the lives of three priests on the extremely remote (and completely fictional) Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. ...
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BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is by far the most popular station in the UK, reaching some 27% of the available audience in 2006[1]. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in...
SO Television is a production company established in 1998, founded by Irish comedian Graham Norton and Graham Stewart. ...
Biography
Born Graham William Walker, Norton came from a Church of Ireland (Protestant Episcopal) family in the Republic of Ireland. [1] The Church of Ireland (Irish: ) is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating seamlessly across the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ...
Career Graham's first appearances in broadcasting were when he appeared on a regular spot on the BBC Radio 4 show Loose Ends. This was when the show ran on Saturday mornings, in the early 1990s. His rise to fame began as one of the early successes of Channel 5 when he won an award for his performance as the stand-in host of the late-night talk show usually presented by Jack Docherty. This was followed by a comic quiz show called Bring Me The Head Of Light Entertainment, which wasn't well received as a programme but did further enhance Norton's individual reputation. He also took part in the show Carnal Knowledge. old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ...
Loose Ends is a British radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. ...
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Channel 4 After this early success, Norton moved to Channel 4 to host his own chat shows including So Graham Norton and V Graham Norton. As a performer who is not only openly gay, but also naturally camp and flamboyant, it was here that Norton's act was fully honed as a cheeky, innuendo-laden joker. This article is about the British television station. ...
So Graham Norton was a British television programme, hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton. ...
V Graham Norton was a ground-breaking entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the UK starring Graham Norton. ...
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He was one of the first to introduce the internet on public television in the late nineties. He has interviewed many famous celebrities including Cher,Brian Molko, Dido, Britney Spears, Sophia Loren, Elton John, Marilyn Manson, Mariah Carey, Shirley Bassey, Pete Burns, Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood and Diana Ross. This article is about Cher, the entertainer. ...
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In 2003, he caused a national outcry among the more sensitive area of the media when, on his British show on Channel 4, he made a comedic reference to the recent death of Bee Gees singer Maurice Gibb. The Independent Television Commission investigated after complaints about this insensitivity were forwarded to them and eventually Channel 4 had to make two apologies: one in the form of a caption slide before the show, another from Norton in person. This article is about the British television station. ...
The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers â Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb â that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. ...
Maurice Ernest Gibb CBE (December 22, 1949 â January 12, 2003), was a musician and singer-songwriter. ...
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Also in 2003, he was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy (though Norton is Irish, the bulk of his television career has been in the UK). Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...
In the summer of 2004, Norton moved across the Atlantic to start a new venture in American television. The Graham Norton Effect debuted on 24 June 2004 on Comedy Central. In the midst of controversy surrounding Janet Jackson's Super Bowl performance, Norton was wary of moving into the market.[citation needed] The Graham Norton Effect got away with the same racy, suggestive jokes that made his previous shows so popular, but failed to attract an audience. The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ...
The Graham Norton Effect is a talk show/variety show, hosted by openly gay Irish comedian Graham Norton, showing on Comedy Central and on BBC3 beginning June 2004. ...
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Around this time Norton also had some very minor success as a DJ, usually wearing a latex bald-cap and working under the pseudonym 'Jamie Ball'.
BBC In 2005, he moved to the BBC and began hosting the Saturday evening reality TV series Strictly Dance Fever and Graham Norton's Bigger Picture. Norton read stories some nights on the BBC children's channel CBeebies as part of Bedtime Hour. He played Mr. Puckov in the 2006 comedy spoof Another Gay Movie. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...
Strictly Dance Fever was a BBC One television series which is in many ways similar to the popular Strictly Come Dancing TV series. ...
Graham Nortons Bigger Picture (previsouly named The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton) is a British comedy panel chat show launched on BBC One in 2005, in which presenter Graham Norton informally and satirically discusses the weeks news with a panel of invited celebrity guests. ...
CBeebies is a British television channel produced by the BBC and aimed at children six years and under. ...
Another Gay Movie is a 2006 feature film, directed by Todd Stephens, humorously and satirically exploring gay coming of age through the lives of four gay male friends. ...
Over the summer of 2006, He hosted the series How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? in which Andrew Lloyd Webber tried to find a lead actress for his West End version of The Sound of Music. He also presented the follow up Any Dream Will Do, where a group of males competed to win the role of Joseph in the West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. On 7 August Norton recorded a pilot for a new BBC chat/game show My Lovely Audience which is a mix of games and celebrity chats. How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? was a British talent show, shown on Saturday evenings on BBC One, first broadcast on 29 July 2006 until the series finale on 16 September 2006. ...
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is a highly successful English composer of musical theatre, and also the elder brother of cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. ...
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre...
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Any Dream Will Do, often known as Joseph, was a 2007 talent show-themed television series produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom. ...
The interior of Covent Garden Market in the West End The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the citys major tourist attractions, businesses, and administrative headquarters. ...
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the second musical theatre show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and their first performed. ...
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Norton has been involved in a high-publicity advertising campaign for the National Lottery as an animated Unicorn, the stooge to a character based on Lady Luck (played by Fay Ripley). He has also advertised McVitie's biscuits. A play here! sign outside a newsagent, incorporating the National Lotterys logo of a stylised hand with crossed fingers which emulates a smiling face. ...
The gentle and pensive maiden has the power to tame the unicorn, in this fresco in Palazzo Farnese, Rome, probably by Domenichino, ca 1602 For other uses, see Unicorn (disambiguation). ...
Fortuna governs the circle of the four stages of life, the Wheel of Fortune, in a manuscript of Carmina Burana In Roman mythology, Fortuna (Greek equivalent Tyche) was the personification of luck, hopefully of good luck, but she could be represented veiled and blind, as modern depictions of Justice are...
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Norton caused controversy on 7 October 2006, when he described cocaine and ecstasy as "fantastic".[2] is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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In 2007, Norton featured in Girls Aloud and Sugababes' Comic Relief video for "Walk This Way". He also hosted the BBC One variety show When Will I Be Famous? His new chat show, The Graham Norton Show began on 22 February on BBC Two. It's a format that Graham hasn't been involved in for 4 years, and is highly comparable to his previous Channel 4 shows. Girls Aloud are a British girl group created by ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ...
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Walk This Way is a song by American hard rock group Aerosmith. ...
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When Will I Be Famous? is a British variety television show hosted by Graham Norton which first aired on BBC One on Saturday 3 February 2007[1]. The show is live, each act performs in a head to head showdown with celebrity judges, Dave Spikey, Max Clifford and Chuck Harris...
The Graham Norton Show is a comedy chat show presented by Irish comedian Graham Norton on BBC Two. ...
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On 7 July 2007 Norton presented at Live Earth and undertook a trip to Ethiopia with the Born Free Foundation to highlight the plight of the Ethiopian wolf - the rarest canid in the world. is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also: 2007 in British music 2007 in hip hop Musical groups established in 2007 Record labels established in 2007 // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ...
Live Earth was a series of worldwide concerts held on 7 July 2007, that initiated a three-year campaign to combat climate change. ...
The Born Free Foundation originated in 1984 as the Zoo Check Campaign in Great Britain by actors Virginia McKenna her husband Bill Travers along with their son Will Travers and four associates. ...
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Eurovision Dance Contest Norton hosted the first annual Eurovision Dance Contest which was held in London, United Kingdom on 1 September 2007. The format was based on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing and the EBU's Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 was the inaugural Eurovision Dance Contest a dance entertainment co-production between the EBU and the BBC. The first ever pan-European dance competition was held on 1 September 2007 in London, United Kingdom with the participation of 16 countries. ...
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Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, shown on BBC One based on Ballroom and Latin dancing. ...
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TV appearances Main shows fronted So Graham Norton was a British television programme, hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton. ...
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V Graham Norton was a ground-breaking entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the UK starring Graham Norton. ...
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Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Graham Norton Effect is a talk show/variety show, hosted by openly gay Irish comedian Graham Norton, showing on Comedy Central and on BBC3 beginning June 2004. ...
Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Graham Nortons Bigger Picture (previsouly named The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton) is a British comedy panel chat show launched on BBC One in 2005, in which presenter Graham Norton informally and satirically discusses the weeks news with a panel of invited celebrity guests. ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Strictly Dance Fever was a BBC One television series which is in many ways similar to the popular Strictly Come Dancing TV series. ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? was a British talent show, shown on Saturday evenings on BBC One, first broadcast on 29 July 2006 until the series finale on 16 September 2006. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
When Will I Be Famous? is a British variety television show hosted by Graham Norton which first aired on BBC One on Saturday 3 February 2007[1]. The show is live, each act performs in a head to head showdown with celebrity judges, Dave Spikey, Max Clifford and Chuck Harris...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
The Graham Norton Show is a comedy chat show presented by Irish comedian Graham Norton on BBC Two. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
Any Dream Will Do, often known as Joseph, was a 2007 talent show-themed television series produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
The British Academy Television Awards, also known as the BAFTAs or, to differentiate them from the BAFTA Film Awards, the BAFTA Television Awards, are the most prestigious awards given in the British television industry, analogous to the Emmy Awards in the United States. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
The Live Earth concert in the United Kingdom was held at Wembley Stadium, London, England on 7 July 2007. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
The Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 was the inaugural Eurovision Dance Contest a dance entertainment co-production between the EBU and the BBC. The first ever pan-European dance competition was held on 1 September 2007 in London, United Kingdom with the participation of 16 countries. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
Other TV appearances Father Ted was a popular 1990s television situation comedy set around the lives of three priests on the extremely remote (and completely fictional) Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. ...
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Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...
Absolutely Fabulous is a British sitcom written by and starring Jennifer Saunders and co-starring Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield and Jane Horrocks. ...
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Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
Who Do You Think You Are? was a ten part television series shown on the UKs BBC2, in 2004, in which various celebrities go on a journey, in order to try and trace their family tree. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
Radio Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game which has been running continuously since its first broadcast on December 22, 1967. ...
Filmography Another Gay Movie is a 2006 feature film, directed by Todd Stephens, humorously and satirically exploring gay coming of age through the lives of four gay male friends. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Awards - Best Entertainment Performance
- Best Talk Show
- Best Newcomer
- Gay Entertainer of the Year.
References - ^ Who Do You Think You Are? Series Four. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
- ^ Graham Norton: 'drugs are fantastic'. ITN.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-02-06.
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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