Alexander James Brooker was born on 15 May 1984 and is an English journalist and presenter best known for his television work with Channel 4.
18 Facts About Alex Brooker
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Since 2012, Brooker has co-hosted The Last Leg, a Channel 4 panel show with Adam Hills and Josh Widdicombe as well as co-presenting Channel 4 ski jumping show The Jump with Davina McCall in 2014.
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In February 2018 Alex Brooker signed with Leeds Rhinos' Foundation PDRL team.
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Alex Brooker went to the Norton Knatchbull School in Ashford, Kent, before graduating from Liverpool John Moores University in 2006 and worked as a sports reporter on the Liverpool Echo.
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Alex Brooker entered Channel 4's Half a Million Quid Talent Search in 2012, which aimed to find disabled talent for coverage of the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games and beyond.
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Alex Brooker first appeared as a trackside reporter on Channel 4's coverage of the 2011 BT Paralympic World Cup.
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Alex Brooker interviewed the likes of Boris Johnson and David Cameron during the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony and was a co-host on The Last Leg with Adam Hills, a nightly alternative look at the Games.
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Alex Brooker was on The Last Leg of the Year, an end of year special with Adam Hills and Josh Widdicombe.
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Since 25 January 2013, Alex Brooker has been a co-host on The Last Leg on Channel 4.
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In January and February 2014, Alex Brooker co-presented the first series of celebrity reality show The Jump on Channel 4 opposite Davina McCall.
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However, Alex Brooker did not return for the second series in 2015.
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In May 2022, the BBC announced that Alex Brooker would be one of the guest presenters to take over Richard Osman's role on Pointless.
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In 2024, Alex Brooker participated as "Bigfoot" on the fifth series of The Masked Singer and finished in second place.
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Alex Brooker was born with congenital abnormalities of his hands and arm, and a twisted right leg which had to be amputated when he was a baby.
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In 2014 Alex Brooker married accountant Lynsey, and the couple have two daughters.
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Alex Brooker is a supporter of Arsenal FC, appearing regularly on the Footballistically Arsenal podcast.
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In May 2014, Alex Brooker fronted a campaign called "End The Awkward" by disability charity Scope, which used comedy to shine a light on the awkwardness that many people feel about disability.
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In September 2012, Alex Brooker won The Million Pound Drop Live with Josh Widdicombe playing for Echoes Foundation, Scope Joseph's Goal.