Justin Lee Collins facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Justin Lee Collins |
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Collins signing autobiography Goodtimes
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| Born | 28 July 1974 Bristol, England |
| Medium | Radio, television, stand-up, music |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1997–2016 |
| Genres | Observational comedy, surreal humour, slapstick |
| Subject(s) | Celebrities, pop culture |
| Spouse |
Karen Lee Collins
(m. 2003; separated 2010) |
| Children | 4 |
| Notable works and roles | FAQ U The Convention Crasher The Friday Night Project Bring Back... The Justin Lee Collins Show Heads or Tails Good Times Turning Japanese |
Justin Lee Collins (born 28 July 1974) is a former actor and presenter from Bristol, England. He worked on radio and television.
Justin started his career as a comedian in the 1990s. He later became well-known for hosting many TV shows in the UK. From 2003 to 2005, he had his own radio show on XFM.
He co-hosted The Sunday Night Project (which used to be called The Friday Night Project) with Alan Carr for Channel 4. Justin also presented special shows called 'Bring Back...', where he reunited the cast and crew from famous shows and films. These included Dallas, Star Wars, The A-Team, and Fame.
Justin took on fun challenges for TV. He tried to become a Mexican wrestler, a surfer, a ballroom dancer, a ten-pin bowler, a high diver, and even a West End star. He later performed in the musical Rock of Ages in London's West End.
In 2014, Justin appeared in the comedy horror film The Hatching. He also had a small role in the time-travel comedy Time Slips in 2015. He hosted a radio show on Fubar Radio until 2016.
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Early Life and Education
Justin Lee Collins was born on 28 July 1974 in Southmead, Bristol. His parents are Anita and Danny Collins. His father worked as an electrician.
Justin is an only child. In 1990, he finished school at Speedwell Secondary School when he was 15. He left without any formal qualifications. After school, he started working at Marks & Spencer as a warehouseman.
Career Highlights
Comedy and Stage Acting
Justin began his career in entertainment as a stand-up comedian. At the same time, he worked part-time showing off double-glazing windows.
In 1997, he won the Best New Comedy Act award at the famous Glastonbury Festival. In the same year, he reached the finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Justin stopped doing stand-up comedy in 2002 to focus on TV and radio. He said he didn't plan to go back to it.
Justin won the Funniest Man award at Loaded's Lafta awards in 2007 and 2010.
In 2008, Justin played Amos Hart in the popular musical Chicago. From August 2011 to September 2012, he starred as Dennis Dupree in the West End show Rock of Ages.
In 2013, Justin returned to stand-up comedy for one night. He took part in an event called "What’s the Fuss?", organized by Helen Lederer.
Radio Shows
Justin started hosting a radio show on XFM in 2003. His first slot was on Sundays from 1 to 3 am. Later, he moved to Saturday afternoons from 3 to 6 pm. He left XFM in December 2005.
He returned to XFM in April 2011, hosting the Saturday 2 to 6 pm slot. On 17 September that year, Justin filled in for Dermot O'Leary's Saturday show on BBC Radio 2. In January 2008, he did a Tom Jones impression on BBC Radio 1's Chris Moyles show.
In 2014, Justin returned to radio with his own weekly show on Fubar Radio. This station also featured comedians like Andy Parsons and Mark Dolan. His show was also available as a podcast on iTunes.
Television and Film Appearances
In 2002, Justin made shows for Bravo and MTV. He also hosted the show that went along with the first series of Strictly Come Dancing. The next year, Claudia Winkleman took over as host.
In 2005 and 2006, Justin presented The Games: Live at Trackside on E4. He hosted it with Caroline Flack. This show was the companion to Channel 4's sports reality program The Games.
He was also one of the presenters for Channel 4 and Paramount's Flipside TV.
Justin hosted a series for Channel 4 called The Convention-Crasher in late 2007 and early 2008. In this show, he learned new skills like clowning and ventriloquism. He used these skills to try and win prizes at professional conventions.
On 7 May 2007, he was a guest presenter on The New Paul O'Grady Show on Channel 4. This happened when Paul O'Grady was taking a break. Justin appeared on Top Gear with Alan Carr on 22 June 2008. They were part of the Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car segment.
In June 2008, a show called Justin Lee Collins: 180 aired on Sky One. It followed his journey to become a professional darts player. In the show, he practiced with Keith Deller and played in the BDO International Open.
He signed a deal with ITV for a show called The Justin Lee Collins Show on ITV2. This show ran from March to May 2009. That year, he also became the host of the Sky 1 show Oops tv. This program showed home videos of people doing funny or silly things.
In August 2009, he appeared in JLC Is, a six-part series on Sky 1 HD. In this series, Justin took on challenges to become a Mexican wrestler, a surfer, a ballroom dancer, a ten-pin bowler, a high diver, and a West End star. The next month, on 11 September, it was announced that Justin had signed a deal with Channel 5. He confirmed he would not make another series of The Justin Lee Collins Show for ITV2.
On Five, he hosted the game show Heads Or Tails. Players could win money by correctly calling coin flips. He also hosted a chat show called Good Times.
In Justin Lee Collins: The Wrestler, Justin trained for 10 days in Mexico with a Mexican Luchador (wrestler) named Cassandro. Justin created a "bad guy" wrestler character called El Glorioso, or the Glorious Lee One. He even had his own wrestling mask. He fought Cassandro in a Lucha libre event in London, where he lost and had his mask removed.
In 2014, Justin was cast as Stan in the British film The Hatching. He starred alongside Andrew Potts and Thomas Turgoose. The next year, he had a small part in the time-travel comedy Time Slips.
In August 2016, Justin returned to TV as a regular presenter on FanTV. This show was about football.
Music Career
In 2010, Justin tried to be chosen to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest. After that didn't work out, he announced his plan to try and represent Ireland. His song was written by Boyzone star Ronan Keating. However, his song was not chosen for the Irish final.
In 2007, Justin signed a deal with Universal to release three albums. Because he was busy with other things, the first album (called Another Side) was never released. The deal was later cancelled. Justin said in a 2012 interview that he would still like to release music in the future.
Writing
In September 2009, Justin's autobiography, Good Times!, was published by Ebury Press. An audiobook version was also released.
Personal Life
Family Life
In 2003, Justin married Karen Lee. Their first child, a boy, was born in May 2005. In January 2008, Justin announced that his wife had recently given birth to their second son. Justin and Karen separated in late 2010.
Television Credits
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