Anthony Crank

Anthony Crank

Anthony Crank is a British television presenter, journalist and actor, probably best known for his work on Channel 4's "T4" and MTV.

Career

Crank was trained in drama at the Oldham Theatre Workshop. He moved to London aged 23 and found work writing for magazines, ultimately becoming celebrity editor for "OK!".cite web |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/food_and_drink/s/1053730_table_talk_anthony_crank |title=Table Talk: Anthony Crank |accessdate=2008-09-26 |author=Dianne Bourne
date=2008-06-12 |work=Manchester Evening News
] He has also written for "Miss" and "More" and "Attitude".

Crank was headhunted for Channel 4 youth strand T4 and has also presented on MTV. He is one of several presenters on BBC "Holiday" and hosts a range of shows for the Eat Cinema channel as well as working as a co-host on ITV's "Bingo Night Live". He also works for BBC Radio Manchester as a cover presenter.

Crank has returned to Manchester in order to pursue an acting career. He has been cast as a policeman in the sixth series of Shameless.cite web |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz/s/1065187_diary_crank_is_smooth_operator |title=Diary: Crank is smooth operator |accessdate=2008-09-26 |author=Dianne Bourne
date=2008-09-03 |work=Manchester Evening News
]

Personal Life

Anthony Crank is gay and supports various gay rights charities and movements. [cite web |url=http://www.ygm.org.uk/home/comingout/celebscomingout/ |title=Celebs Coming Out |accessdate=2008-09-26 |date= |work= [http://www.ygm.org.uk Young Gay Men] |publisher=Terrence Higgins Trust] [cite web |url=http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/1937.asp |title= Second Stonewall Awards ceremony 2007|accessdate=2008-09-26 |publisher=Stonewall (UK)]

References

External links

* [http://www.eatcinema.com Eat Cinema website]
* [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/t4/stars/presenters/antcrank.html mini bio at channel 4]
* [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/t4/interview/cranky_diary.html T4 Interview with Crank]


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