Neil Buchanan was born on 11 October 1958 and is an English artist, photographer, and musician, best known for his work on British children's television.
14 Facts About Neil Buchanan
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Neil Buchanan attended Barlows Lane Primary School and Liverpool Institute High School for Boys.
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Neil Buchanan was in a heavy metal band called Marseille which formed in 1976: they were part of the new wave of British heavy metal scene, releasing four albums and six singles, touring America and performing with Judas Priest, Nazareth and Whitesnake.
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Neil Buchanan made his television debut on a Saturday morning show called No 73, later renamed 7T3.
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Neil Buchanan had attended the original audition, having met the No 73 producers when his band Marseille appeared on Southern Television's Saturday Banana.
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Neil Buchanan did not become a regular until the third series of No 73 shown in 1983.
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Neil Buchanan stayed with Motormouth until the show's cancellation in 1992.
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Neil Buchanan was the creator and presenter of the CITV show Art Attack from its inception in 1990 until the show ended in 2007.
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Neil Buchanan co-hosted the show with Diane Youdale, the former Gladiators star, in its final series in 1996.
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Neil Buchanan presented Animal Crazy with co-host Jenny Powell for two series between 1994 and 1995 which was produced by the Media Merchants for Granada Television, and It's a Mystery alongside Sophie Aldred, from 1996 to 1999.
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From 1995 to 1997, Neil Buchanan presented the awards show The CITV Awards, which gave viewers a chance to vote on who they think should win a CITV award.
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Neil Buchanan briefly appeared as a guest on Celebrity Juice on 8 November 2012 during series 8 episode 11, in which he discussed ending Art Attack and his current activities, playing with his band.
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In 2017, Nigel Roberts, vocalist for Marseille, announced that Neil Buchanan had stepped away from the band owing to his consultancy work for children's television.
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In September 2020, due to rumours spreading online, Neil Buchanan released a statement denying suggestions that he was the English-based street artist Banksy.