Reginald "Reggie" Yates was born on 31 May 1983 and is a British writer and director with a career spanning three decades on screen as an actor, television presenter and radio DJ.
29 Facts About Reggie Yates
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Reggie Yates grew up in North London, where he attended Central Foundation Boys' School in Cowper Street, Islington.
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Reggie Yates made his first television appearance in Desmond's at the age of eight.
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In 1998, Reggie Yates appeared as a guest presenter on Diggit on CITV under the name Robbie.
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Reggie Yates created and starred in the series The Crust and presented Dance Factory and his own radio show on BBC Radio 1.
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In 2005, Reggie Yates appeared in the BBC singing contest Comic Relief Does Fame Academy in aid of Comic Relief, finishing in fourth place.
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Reggie Yates sang a duet, "It Takes Two", with Edith Bowman, the eventual winner of the show.
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Reggie Yates dyed his hair red for his performance of "Dancing on the Ceiling".
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On 10 March 2006, Reggie Yates appeared on Stars in Fast Cars and won his heat to get into the final, beating Elton Welsby and Ben Fogle in the last round.
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Reggie Yates presented Mighty Truck of Stuff and Only in America with Fearne Cotton on CBBC as well as a programme on BBC Radio 1.
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Reggie Yates announced in November 2012 that he would leave BBC Radio 1, and his last show aired on 23 December that year.
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In 2006, Reggie Yates appeared on a Reality TV Special of The Weakest Link and was voted off in the fourth round.
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In 2007, Reggie Yates appeared in the third series of revived science-fiction series Doctor Who as Leo Jones, brother of the Tenth Doctor's companion Martha.
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Reggie Yates presented series 1 of Escape from Scorpion Island with co-presenter Caroline Flack on BBC 1 between 3 and 21 September 2007.
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Reggie Yates appeared on Dizzee Rascal's 2007 single "Flex" music video as one of the judges in a parody TV show called "Flex Factor".
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Reggie Yates co-hosted the MOBO Awards 2009 with Keri Hilson at the SECC, Glasgow.
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Reggie Yates has presented live coverage of the Glastonbury, Reading and T in the Park music festivals for BBC Three, and interviewed stars such as Estelle and 50 Cent for MTV specials.
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Reggie Yates made a cameo appearance in Jack Osbourne's Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie with Joanna Page and Jesse Metcalfe.
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Reggie Yates appeared in a special Family Guy episode on BBC Three, counting down the top 20 characters of the show as part of a special Family Guy weekend.
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In 2011, Reggie Yates voiced the main character, Rastamouse, in the CBeebies television show Rastamouse.
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In October 2011, Reggie Yates starred in Arjun Rose's UK slasher Demons Never Die as Officer Mason.
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In 2012, as part of BBC Three's Criminal Britain Season, Reggie Yates explored the culture of fear, anger and violence that drives the dangerous world of teen gangs.
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Reggie Yates investigated ways in which gang members can escape the life of violence and anger.
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In 2012 and 2013, Reggie Yates hosted the BBC One singing show The Voice UK, hosting the first two series with Holly Willoughby.
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Reggie Yates hosted the ITV2 programme Release the Hounds from 2013 until 2017.
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In 2016, Reggie Yates was awarded Best Presenter for his critically acclaimed series Extreme Russia at the Royal Television Society Awards and Best Multi-channel Programme at the Broadcast Awards.
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In 2018, Reggie Yates was the themed category judge for Koestler Trust's I'm Still Here at the Southbank Centre, London, an exhibition of art works by prisoners, detainees and ex-offenders.
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The aboriginal people Reggie Yates interviewed and filmed for the documentary said they were misled by Reggie Yates and the production crew.
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Reggie Yates's remarks were condemned by the Community Security Trust's Dave Rich who said: "Even worse than any offence is the message Yates gives his audience by reinforcing an anti-Semitic stereotype".