Andy Collins (TV presenter)

Andrew Collins (born 4 July 1970) is a British television personality.

Career in brief

During the 1990s, Collins presented Game Over, a show on BSkyB's short-lived computer and technology channel .tv. In 1993, he won a Golden Joystick and a date with emcee Monie Love by winning a SNES Cool Spot challenge on Channel 4's GamesMaster.[1]

In 2000, he co-presented "Lost in the Woods" as Novice to the survival Guru John "Brummie" Stokes, a 15 episodes show that aired on Discovery Travel & Living.

From September to December 2002, he presented the British daytime version of Family Fortunes, a show based on the United States TV show Family Feud. In 2005, he appeared on the chat show Heads Up with Richard Herring to discuss his life, career and his love of poker.

Collins provided entertainment as the ref on the sell out tour of A Question of Sport in 2010.

The vast array of work is as a warm-up act for numerous British entertainment variety shows, including grandstand-seat competition winners on the red carpet at the 2006 BAFTA award ceremony.

Other warm-up work includes The Jonathan Ross Show, Alan Carr: Chatty Man, Games World, Little Britain, Grownups, Any Dream Will Do, Gladiators, Dancing on Ice, Dancing on Ice: The Tour, Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, series 2 of Are You Smarter Than a Ten Year Old?, The Paul O'Grady Show and the 2002 daytime series of Family Fortunes. Collins currently warms up the audiences during breaks on Strictly Come Dancing and Tipping Point: Lucky Stars.[2][3][4]

Collins regularly appears in pantomime.

He also presents the breakfast show on BBC Three Counties Radio.

Interests

A Watford F.C. supporter, Collins was Lloyd Doyley's kit sponsor when Doyley scored his first professional goal during the 2009–2010 season.

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References
  1. "Gamesmaster Series 3 Episode 9". YouTube. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. Archived 17 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Little Britain Series Three Recording". Littler Britain. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  4. Archived 8 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
Preceded by
Les Dennis		 Host of Family Fortunes
2002 (one series - daytime version)		 Succeeded by
Vernon Kay


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