1. Justin Lee Collins was born on 28 July 1974 and is a former actor and radio and television presenter from Bristol, England.
31 Facts About Justin Lee Collins
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Justin Lee Collins then presented a number of UK TV shows.
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Justin Lee Collins was one of the duo presenting The Sunday Night Project, appearing alongside Alan Carr for Channel 4.
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Justin Lee Collins hosted numerous specials on Channel 4 entitled 'Bring Back.
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Justin Lee Collins then took on challenges to become a Mexican wrestler, a surfer, a ballroom dancer, a ten-pin bowler, a high diver and a West End star.
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Justin Lee Collins later became a real West End star in Rock of Ages.
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In 2014 Justin Lee Collins tried to return to UK screens, starring in the comedy horror feature film The Hatching alongside Thomas Turgoose and Andrew Potts.
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Justin Lee Collins was born on 28 July 1974 in Southmead, Bristol, to Anita and Danny Justin Lee Collins.
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Justin Lee Collins began his career in entertainment as a stand-up comic whilst still working part-time as a double-glazing window demonstrator.
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Justin Lee Collins won the Best New Comedy Act award at the Glastonbury Festival in 1997 and reached the finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival the same year.
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Justin Lee Collins gave up stand-up comedy in 2002 to concentrate on TV and radio presenting, stating he intended to never return to the profession.
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In 2007 and 2010, Justin Lee Collins won the category Funniest Man at Loaded's Lafta awards.
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In 2008 Justin Lee Collins appeared as Amos Hart in the hit show Chicago, for which he rehearsed at the Cambridge Theatre.
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From August 2011 to September 2012 Justin Lee Collins played Dennis Dupree in the West End production of Rock of Ages.
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Justin Lee Collins began hosting a radio show on XFM in 2003, initially on Sundays at 1 to 3 am, later progressing to Saturday afternoons from 3 to 6 pm.
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Justin Lee Collins left in December 2005 and returned to host the Saturday 2 to 6 pm slot during April 2011.
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Justin Lee Collins was heard performing a Tom Jones impersonation on BBC Radio 1's Chris Moyles show in January 2008.
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In 2014, Justin Lee Collins returned to radio with his own weekly show on Fubar Radio, an uncensored station featuring Andy Parsons and Mark Dolan.
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In 2002, Justin Lee Collins made shows for Bravo and MTV and became the host of the companion show for the first series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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Justin Lee Collins was replaced by Claudia Winkleman the following year and the show moved from BBC Three to BBC Two.
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In 2005 and 2006, Justin Lee Collins presented The Games: Live at Trackside on E4 alongside Caroline Flack.
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Justin Lee Collins was one of the presenters of Channel 4 and Paramount's Flipside TV.
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Justin Lee Collins fronted a series for Channel 4 entitled The Convention-Crasher, aired in late 2007 and early 2008, in which he learned skills such as clowning and ventriloquism in an attempt to win prizes at professional conventions.
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Justin Lee Collins appeared on Top Gear with Alan Carr on 22 June 2008, for the Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car segment.
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Justin Lee Collins's persona is given the blessing of El Hijo del Santo.
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In 2014, Justin Lee Collins was cast in British feature film The Hatching as Stan.
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Justin Lee Collins's proposed song was written by Boyzone star Ronan Keating.
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Justin Lee Collins stated in an interview with Reveal magazine that he would like to resume his efforts to release music in the future.
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Justin Lee Collins gave birth to their first child, a boy, in May 2005.
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In January 2008, Justin Lee Collins announced his wife had recently given birth to their second son.
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In November 2010, Justin Lee Collins began a relationship with Anna Larke.