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Chris Tarrant

English radio and television broadcaster · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1946 · age 80

Christopher John Tarrant is an English retired broadcaster, television personality, radio DJ, and comedian. He is best known for presenting the ITV children's television show Tiswas from 1974 to 1981 and the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? from its inception in 1998 until 2014.

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2018InterCity 125: The Train That Saved Britain's RailwaysSeriesHitler's Holocaust RailwaysFilm, 2018Tommy Cooper: In His Own WordsFilm, 20182016Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)Film2010A Comedy RoastSeries2008An Audience without Jeremy BeadleFilm, Host2007Would I Lie to You?Series2004Holly & Stephen's Saturday ShowdownSeries2003Johnny EnglishFilm, Radio Announcer (voice)Major FraudFilm, 2003Sex, Lies & Michael AspelFilm, 2003Himself2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSeries1998ParkinsonSeries1997An Audience with Elton JohnFilm1994Ready, Steady, CookSeries1993A Carlton New YearFilm1988This MorningSeries1984An Audience with Joan RiversFilm1983Saturday StaybackSeries, Producer1974TiswasSeries1946Born10 October 1946

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Born 1946 · age 80