17 Facts About Rowland Rivron

Rowland John Rivron was born on 28 September 1958 and is a British writer, comedic actor and television personality.

Rowland Rivron made an appearance in the children's schools series Cats' Eyes.

Rowland Rivron was a contributing writer to Rhythm, a UK drumming magazine, and is a regular guest on Jools Holland's BBC shows.

Rowland Rivron appeared on the children's TV programme Blue Peter at age 15, playing the drums.

For eighteen months Rowland Rivron drummed for Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.

Rowland Rivron later played with the Idiot Bastard Band, with Adrian Edmondson, Phill Jupitus, Simon Brint and Neil Innes.

Rowland Rivron regularly presented television shows such as Holiday and Summer Holiday.

Rowland Rivron presented the comedy BBC Radio 2 shows Jammin' and Radio Rivron, and starred in the Channel 5 programme Trust Me - I'm A Holiday Rep.

Rowland Rivron co-presented the Saturday breakfast show on BBC London 94.9.

Rowland Rivron presented the video to promote One Foot in the Grave for the title of BBC Britain's Best Sitcom in 2004.

Rowland Rivron acted as a team captain on Question of TV on BBC One, and was a panellist on the first episode of Shooting Stars on BBC Two.

In 2006 Rowland Rivron was part of Channel 4's Come Dine with Me.

Rowland Rivron was the first celebrity to be voted out on 2007's edition of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy.

In 2012, Rowland Rivron was a contestant on Let's Dance for Sport Relief with his take on the Fatboy Slim music video Weapon of Choice, winning his heat and going straight through to the live final on Sport Relief, which he went on to win on 17 March 2012.

In 1984, Rowland Rivron appeared in the episode 'Cash' of The Young Ones.

In October 2007, Rowland Rivron "waded into an unholy row" over plans for a mobile phone mast planned for the tower of his local church in North London.

Rowland Rivron was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, and brought up in Hillingdon, and attended Abbotsfield Secondary School.