1. Alex Zane's father is an academic based in Trinidad and his mother a charity worker from Leeds, though a March 2014 interview with the Evening Standard reports that "Wikipedia has Zane's real name as Faris Alexander L Albayaty but when I email asking him to clarify this and some other family details his responses are prompt, polite and discreetly uninformative".
Alex Zane bought a house in Highgate in 2005, having previously rented in the area.
Alex Zane began his career at the age of 18 when he became a finalist on an open-mic competition called So You Think You're Funny.
Alex Zane moved to London to concentrate on his career, and before leaving medical school, he presented "The Alex Zane Show" on UCL's student radio station Rare FM.
Alex Zane's radio show was heard by MTV producers, who subsequently signed him up to present shows such as Screenplay and TRL.
Alex Zane left Xfm in April 2009, with the station stating that his sudden departure was by "mutual agreement" following a disagreement over a controversial self-created song by Alex Zane.
In 2010 Alex Zane performed at the Edinburgh Festival with his stand-up show 'Just One More Thing.
In 2006 Alex Zane was signed by Channel 4 under an exclusive contract.
Alex Zane co-presented Popworld and the accompanying Popworld Radio podcast with Alexa Chung until the programme ended in July 2007.
Alex Zane has narrated an E4 television show, Princess Nikki, and made appearances on Channel 4 entertainment programmes such as The Law of the Playground, 8 out of 10 cats and Balls of Steel.
Alex Zane presented E4's coverage of Channel 4's hoax reality show Space Cadets, as well as Death Wish Live, the BT Digital Music Awards in 2005 and 2006 and Carling Live 24.
Alex Zane has presented television coverage of several large scale music events, including the V Festival, and the Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park and more recently Orange Unsigned Act.
Alex Zane presented Celebrity Scissorhands first on BBC Three, then on BBC One, as part of the BBC's Children in Need charity campaign in November 2006.
Alex Zane has presented Channel 4's variety show based on YouTube videos, Rude Tube, four times.
Alex Zane has done promotional presenting work with BBC Blast including a piece on what creativity means.
Alex Zane had small acting roles in Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Dawn of the Dead, Land of the Dead and The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse.
Alex Zane has written comedy material for The Eleven O'Clock Show, Smack the Pony, Brain Candy, and The Sketch Show.
Alex Zane has been the film reviewer for The Sun newspaper since November 2009.