- Chris Jarvis (presenter)
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Chris Jarvis (born Martin Christopher Jarvis, 20 April 1969 in Romford, United Kingdom) is a television actor and presenter and has appeared on BBC television since 1992 - apart from 2001-02 when he was with ITV and Channel 4.
Currently Jarvis is working for CBeebies, co-starring in Show Me Show Me with Pui Fan Lee. The first 40 half hour episodes broadcasted on the CBeebies channel, BBC One and BBC Two from Monday July 6, 2009 every weekday at 10am and 1.30pm.
Chris and Pui are touring the UK during 2010 with 'The Chris and Pui Roadshow'. Some venues are calling it 'Show Me Chris and Pui'.
Jarvis hosts family concerts for the London Philharmonic Orchestra LPO and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. 2009 concerts are on: 8 March, at 11.30am with the LPO at the Royal Festival Hall; 2 April, with the BBC Phil in Stoke; 4 April, with the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester; 16 May and 8 November, with the LPO at the Royal Festival Hall.
He is a presenter/actor on the BBC television channel CBeebies and plays "Mr Mopple" in the story-telling Step Inside programme on the same channel. He starred alongside Pui Fan Lee on CBeebies everyday from 9am - 3pm 'Discover and Do' then in the 'Bedtime Hour' from 6pm on the CBeebies Channel - also on BBC Two in the mornings until leaving to write/star in the current show.
Chris originally made his name in the early 1990s on Children's BBC, presenting in The Broom Cupboard alongside Zoe Ball and Josie D'Arby as well as hosting his own shows like 'Look Sharp'. Chris wrote a lot of material for Children's BBC himself (including the mini soap opera Wood Lane TV) and created several memorable characters including "The Anorak."
In 1997, Chris was part of The Friday Zone (which itself was broadcast on Friday afternoons on BBC One for most of the children's slot with Debra Stephenson, Peter Simon, Dominic Wood, Steve Rock and Emma Lee. They released a single called "Glasses" as a spin-off from the programme, to raise money for Comic Relief.
He then hosted 'Fully Booked' with Tim Vincent and Gail Porter for a few years before going to CBeebies. He has appeared on many other TV shows including 'Short Change', 'Exclusive', 'Playdays' and 'Soap Fever'. As an actor he has appeared in 'The Demon Headmaster' and Chucklevision.
Every year Chris appears in pantomime. After many years on the amateur circuit... his professional shows started in 1995.
1995 'Aladdin' Guildford - Bernie Nolan, Claire Buckfield, Jack Douglas, Richard Gibson,
1996 'Aladdin' Richmond - Bonnie Langford, Bernard Cribbins, Terrence Hardiman
1997 'Jack & the Beanstalk' Bromley - Matthew Kelly, Vicki Michelle, Toyah Wilcox, Robert Duncan,
1998 'Cinderella' Lewisham - Linda Robson, Femi Oke
1999 'Peter Pan' Reading - Derek Griffiths, Hilary O'Neil
2000 'Jack & the Beanstalk' Croydon - Kate Ritchie,
2001 'Cinderella' Malvern - Marti Webb, Nicholas Smith
2002 'Cinderella' Bournemouth - Ruth Madoc, Nicholas Smith
2003 'Cinderella' Basingstoke - Sarah Thomas, Michael Knowles
2004 'Jack & the Beanstalk' Bournemouth - Chris Ellison, Tom Owen, Jackie Piper
2005 'Aladdin' Bournemouth - Ray Meagher, Mark Squires
2006 'Snow White' Tunbridge Wells - Carol Harrison, Richard Calkin
2007 'Snow White' Basingstoke - Carol Harrison, Tom Owen
2008 'Cinderella' Swansea - Su Pollard, Sarah Thomas 2009 'Snow White' Bournemouth - Su Pollard
2009/10 'Snow White' at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth with Su Pollard
2010/11 'Cinderella' at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth with Amanda Barrie.
2011/12 'Jack & the Beanstalk' at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth with Debra Stephenson, Brian Capron, Nick Wilton & Kate Weston
(since 2001, Chris has directed and written the pantomimes too)
References
External links
- Chris Jarvis (presenter) at the Internet Movie Database
- The Chris and Pui Roadshow Official site
Categories:- British television presenters
- Living people
- 1969 births
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