Andi Peters

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name = Andi Peters
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1970|7|29|df=yes
birth_place = Chelsea, London, England
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occupation = Broadcaster and journalist
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Andi Peters (born 29 July 1970 in Chelsea, London) is an English television presenter, voice actor and executive. He initially obtained National TV exposure as a presenter within Children's BBC playing second fiddle to Edd the Duck, and subsequently acquired technical experience.He is mostly associated with shows for young people. Initially he presented "Freetime", on ITV, but reached a much wider audience with Edd the Duck and Wilson (an arm purporting to be part of a butler) in "The Broom Cupboard" slot on Children's BBC, which he presented from 1990 to 1993. He eventually left the Broom Cupboard and went on to present "Live & Kicking", alongside Emma Forbes, from 1993 to 1996. One of his most memorable moments on Live & Kicking was when Terry Nutkins brought a tarantula on air in his animal slot and then put it in Andi's hands so he could get over his phobia of spiders. Everything went well for a few seconds until the tarantula moved and Andi dropped it on the studio floor, so Nutkins came in and picked it up.

Peters's film credits include "Toy Story 2" in which he supplied the voice of 'Male Baggage Handler 1', a role he was offered whilst interviewing director John Lasseter for "Andi Meets Toy Story 2", a making of programme. Because of American work card laws, Peters had to record the line in the UK over a live broadcast to the Pixar studio. Peters became executive producer of "Top of the Pops" in 2003 and resigned from that role in 2005. He also created the teenage-aimed "T4" programming strand on Channel 4 and currently presents daytime reality show "City Hospital" on BBC One.

In January 2006, Peters took part in ITV1's reality ice-skating show "Dancing on Ice". He was voted out in the second week, due to his 'awkward' skating styleFact|date=February 2008. Along with fellow ex-contestant Andrea McLean, he presented fan show "Dancing on Ice Extra" every weekday on ITV for the rest of the show's run.

Peters returned to ITV1 in June 2006 to co-host the new Sunday morning cookery show, "Sunday Feast".

In 2006 Peters wrote a screenplay provisionally called "Doomroot" a children's fantasy set in the near future, and based on a council estate in Glasgow (UK).Fact|date=February 2008

In September–October 2006, he co-presented Five's "The All Star Talent Show" with Myleene Klass.

On 16 December, 2006, Peters made an appearance on ITV1's X Factor. As in the previous year, Peters was stationed as a reporter behind the scenes at the location of a CD factory, ready to launch production of the winner's single. Peters is a regular on BBC Radio 1's Chris Moyles Show. Like many segments of The Chris Moyles Show, Andi has his own theme tune which is based on the song 'Rule Britannia', however recently this is rare occurance.

Peters owns a modelling agency, which caters for fitness models. This came about after he became a cover star for UK fitness mag Men's Health in September 2007. [ [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/article263216.ece Radio blokes turn beefcake] at The Sun] He can sometimes be found playing Power Football.

He came runner up in the third series of "Celebrity MasterChef" which aired in July 2008.

Peters also appeared on the first episode of ITV2's "CelebAir" in September 2008, and was a contestant on the first episode of BBC One's "Hole In The Wall" that same month.

References

External links

* [http://www.officialandipeters.com The Official Andi Peters website]
* [http://www.itv.com/feast "Sunday Feast"] at itv.com
* [http://www.jamesgrant.co.uk/andipeters.html Biography of Andi Peters by James Grant Media Group Ltd]
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* [http://culturalicons.cna-online.biz/present/pres-andi.htm Cultural Icons profile]