Nicholas John Hancock was born on 25 October 1962 and is an English actor and television presenter.
15 Facts About Nick Hancock
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Nick Hancock hosted the sports quiz They Think It's All Over for 10 years.
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Nick Hancock formerly presented Room 101 on TV, as well as its earlier radio version.
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Nick Hancock grew up with three elder sisters and his father Ken.
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Nick Hancock was educated at Yarlet School in Staffordshire and later Shrewsbury School.
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Nick Hancock was awarded a third-class degree in education by Homerton College, Cambridge.
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Nick Hancock was a founding member of the Homerton College Blaggards.
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Nick Hancock formed a double act with Neil Mullarkey, another former member of the Footlights, and they mostly did satirical spoofs of the title sequences of television shows to accompanying music, several times on television, including on After Ten with Tarbuck in 1988.
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In 1992, Nick Hancock was chosen as the host presenter of Room 101, remaining in the role until 1999.
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In 1998 Nick Hancock provided the narration for a six-part BBC documentary Pleasure Beach, following the running of the Blackpool amusement park.
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In 2006 Nick Hancock was discussing his TV likes and dislikes on TV Heaven, Telly Hell.
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In June 2015 Nick Hancock guest-hosted the breakfast show for Stoke-on-Trent radio station Signal 1.
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Nick Hancock met his wife, Iranian-born Shari Eftekhari, during a George Best and Rodney Marsh football roadshow in Staines, Surrey.
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Nick Hancock was interviewed by 6 Towns Radio about the 40th anniversary of Stoke's 1972 League Cup win.
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Nick Hancock recorded an hour-long compilation video release of footballing bloopers, dubbed Football Nightmares.