Friday, 4 April 2014

BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRO-BRITISH " REGGIE YATES " IS A BRITISH ACTOR, TELEVISION PRESENTER AND RADIO DJ BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ROLES FOR THE BBC IN RADIO AND TELEVISION : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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 Reggie Yates (born 31 May 1983) is a British actor, television presenter and radio DJ, best known for his roles for the BBC in radio and television. He presented various shows for BBC Radio 1 alongside Fearne Cotton. In 2012, Yates left Radio 1 and left BBC One's talent show The Voice UK with Holly Willoughby after two years presenting.

Early career

Yates made his first TV appearance in Desmond's at the age of 8. He also appeared in Disney Club as Robbie. In 1998, Reggie appeared as a guest presenter on Diggit on CITV also under the name Robbie. In 2002, he played Carl Fenton in the popular children's series Grange Hill. From 2002 to 2004, he presented the Sunday morning programme Smile, and then went on to presentTop of the Pops with former Smile co-host Fearne Cotton before the final episode broadcast on BBC Two on 30 July 2006. He also created and starred in the series The Crust and presented Dance Factory and his own radio show on BBC Radio 1.

Other roles

He appeared on Stars in Fast Cars on 10 March 2006 and won his group to get into the final, beating Elton Welsby and Ben Fogle in the last round.
He presented Mighty Truck of Stuff and Only in America with Fearne Cotton on CBBC as well as his own show on BBC Radio 1 with Fearne Cotton. They presented a breakfast show on Saturday and Sunday mornings. They played from 7:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. They then went on to present the Radio 1 Chart Show starting on 14 October 2007 until Sunday 20 September 2009. Fearne left following her promotion to weekday mornings on Radio 1 from 10:00 a.m.–12:45 p.m. leaving Reggie to present on his own. They took over fromJK and Joel, who have now left the station.[1] In addition to the chart show, Yates also presents a request show on Saturday afternoons, known as The Radio 1 Request Showwhere listeners can send in a text or phone in to request a song. In April 2012 it was announced that Yates would finish the request show and continued with only The Official Chart, he later announced in November that year that he would leave BBC Radio 1. His last show being on 23 December 2012.
In 2006 he appeared on a Reality TV Special of The Weakest Link where he was voted off in the fourth round.
In 2007, he appeared in the third series of revived science-fiction series Doctor Who as Leo Jones, brother of the Tenth Doctor's companion Martha.[2]
Reggie also presented Escape from Scorpion Island with co presenter Caroline Flack[when?].
He also appeared on Dizzee Rascal's single "Flex" music video as one of the judges[when?].
Reggie co-hosted the MOBO Awards 2009 with Keri Hilson at the SECC, Glasgow. He has also presented live coverage of the Glastonbury, Reading and T in the Park music festivals for BBC Three, and interviewed stars such as Estelle and 50 Cent for MTV specials.
He also made a cameo appearance in Jack Osbourne's Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie alongside Joanna Page and Jesse Metcalfe.
Reggie appeared in a Special Family Guy show on BBC Three counting down the top 20 characters of the show, part of a special Family Guy weekend.
In 2011, Reggie voiced the main character, Rastamouse, in the CBeebies television show Rastamouse. In March 2011, he appeared alongside Lenny Henry, Angela Rippon andSamantha Womack in the BBC fundraising documentary for Comic Relief called Famous, Rich and in the Slums, where the four celebrities were sent to Kibera in Kenya, Africa's largest slum.[3] In October 2011 Reggie starred in Arjun Rose's UK slasher 'Demons Never Die' as Officer Mason.

Comic Relief Does Fame Academy

In 2005, he appeared in the BBC singing contest Comic Relief Does Fame Academy in aid of Comic Relief, finishing in fourth place. On the show, his songs included "Boombastic", "You're The First, The Last, My Everything", "It Ain't Over Til It's Over", "U Can't Touch This" and "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)". He also sang a duet, "It Takes Two", with Edith Bowman, the eventual winner of the show. He dyed his hair red for his performance of "Dancing on the Ceiling".

Personal life

He was born to Ghanaian parents.[4] Yates is a fan of Arsenal.[5] Yates is also a good friend of Fearne Cotton; he DJed with her on Radio 1's Chart show and request show; their last show was broadcast on 20 September 2009.
The London Lite reported that TV/radio personality Reggie Yates and singer Kelly Rowland attempted to hide from photographers while they ate at the Nozomi restaurant in Knights bridge, London on 28 January 2008. The couple were first labelled as "an item" in late 2007 when they were spotted at a party together and have been keeping quiet about their relationship. Reggie Yates also presented the star with a pair of expensive Butler and Wilson earrings as he interviewed her at the MTV European Music Awards. Yates revealed on his radio show that he is teetotal and had his first and only ever alcoholic drink on New Year's Eve 2010. In January 2013 Yates appeared on Room 101 and revealed that he does not like yogurt drinks, Bluetooth headsets, acrylic nails or the 'hip hop handshake'.
Yates shares his birthday with Joel Ross, the person he succeeded as the host of The Official Chart.

Reggie Yates: Teen Gangs

As part of BBC Three's Criminal Britain Season, Yates explored the culture of fear, anger and violence which drives the dangerous world of teen gangs. The show involved Yates speaking to many gang members as well as ex-gang members to find out about why and how teens get into gangs. He also found out about the ways in which gang members can escape the life of violence and anger.

Television

School for Stars (CBBC) (Narrator)

Radio presenting

  • Fearne & Reggie (BBC Radio 1)
  • The Trevor Nelson Show (BBC Radio 1)
  • Reg & Dev (BBC Radio 1Xtra)
  • Smile Radio (Smile Website)
  • The UK Top 40 (Formally known as Radio 1's Chart Show) (BBC Radio 1)
  • The Fearne & Reggie Saturday request show (BBC Radio 1)
  • The Request Show with Reggie Yates (BBC Radio 1)
  • The Official Chart with Reggie Yates (BBC Radio 1)

Television acting

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