Jonathan Durden

Jonathan Durden (born 1957) is a millionaire, businessman, and journalist from Islington, (originally, Loughton) London. He has appeared on the television show "Big Brother". He has written articles for the "MediaGuardian".cite news|first=Jonathan|last=Durden|title=We will pay a penalty for the World Cup|url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1805771,00.html|publisher=The Guardian|date=2006-06-06|accessdate=2007-07-11] cite news|first=Jonathan|last=Durden|title=The art of the successful pitch|url=http://www.apa.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/news/article.html?uid=1387|publisher=Association of Publishing Agencies|date=2006-07-10|accessdate=2007-07-11] and MediaWeekcite news
title = Smile pal, it's company policy
url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/career_and_jobs/graduate_management/article789469.ece
publisher = The Times
date = 2006-01-19
accessdate = 2007-07-11
quote = Jonathan Durden, the president of PHD, writes in MediaWeek ] and was also president of PHD Group,cite web
url = http://www.greatguns.com/aboutus.php?id=1
title = laura gregory
accessdate = 2007-07-11
publisher = www.greatguns.com
quote = Her partners in the new venture are Jonathan Durden, the president of PHD Media] before resigningcite news
first = James
last = Hamilton
author = Hamilton, James
title = Durden quits PHD for MCBCD
url = http://www.brandrepublic.com/BrandRepublicBreakingNews/News/657933/Durden-quits-PHD-MCBD
publisher = Brand Republic
date = 2007-05-17
accessdate = 2007-07-17
quote = Jonathan Durden has quit PHD, the media agency he co-founded, to join Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy.] to become a partner in creative agency Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy.cite news
first = Mark
last = Banham
author = Banham, Mark
title = The art of the successful pitch
url = http://www.apa.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/news/article.html?uid=1387
publisher = Association of Publishing Agencies
date = 2007-06-19
accessdate = 2007-07-11
quote = Jonathan Durden, the millionaire founder of PHD Group and partner at creative agency Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy ]

Durden postponed his wedding to appear on the 2007 edition of "Big Brother" in the United Kingdom, [" [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bigbrother/displaycontestant.php?contestant_id=16 Profile: Jonathan] ", "Digital Spy". URL last accessed 2007-06-15.] while claiming he had never seen the show before. [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/B/bb8/housemates/profile.jsp?id=601 Jonathan's profile] "Channel 4 official site"] He joined in the third week of the show and left 18 days later, after being informed his 104 year old grandmother had died.cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2007300510,00.html |title=Jonathan quits as gran dies |publisher=The Sun |accessdate=2007-07-03] . He did not come back for the final night. Host Davina McCall said the reason that he did not attend was because he was "grounded". However, it has since came out that he had just come out of rehab and couldn't face the crowds. [ [http://www.heatworld.com/Article.aspx?articleid=2095&title=Why+Jonathan+isn%e2%80%99t+there%e2%80%a6 Jonathon out of rehab] ]

In July 2008, he released his first novel [http://www.essexdrugsandrocknroll.com/] "Essex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll official site"] , published by independent publishers, Adelita. The novel, entitled, "Essex, Drugs & Rock ’n’ Roll", was accompanied by a mild television promotional campaign, funded by Durden himself. [ citenews|first=Graeime|last-Neill|title=TV push for Big Brother novel|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/57355-tv-push-for-big-brother-novel.html|publisher="The Bookseller"|date=2008-04-24|accessdate=2008-05-16]

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