Rufus Hound was born on Robert James Blair Simpson 6 March 1979 and is an English actor, comedian and presenter.
34 Facts About Rufus Hound
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Rufus Hound was educated at Hoe Bridge School Woking, Frensham Heights and Godalming College, where he was elected as a Student Representative and built the college radio station.
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Rufus Hound hosted Destination Three, the coverage of the Glastonbury Festival and Top of the Pops in 2005 and 2006 alongside Fearne Cotton.
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Rufus Hound presented the idiosyncratic reality show Grime Scene Investigation on BBC Three with staff and students from Aston University, and narrated BBC Two's broadcasts of MythBusters.
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Rufus Hound has appeared in many comedy shows and quizzes such as Street Cred Sudoku and Nevermind the Buzzcocks, as well as Celebrity Juice where he was a regular panellist.
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Rufus Hound presented Outtake TV on BBC1, replacing Anne Robinson.
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In early 2008, Rufus Hound appeared twice on ITV's Thank God You're Here in the UK, after initially working as the warm-up act.
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In late summer 2008, Rufus Hound joined the panel show Argumental as the Blue Team Captain.
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Rufus Hound took part in Let's Dance for Sport Relief, dancing to Cheryl Cole's "Fight for This Love" and won the final of the series on 13 March 2010.
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Rufus Hound hosted the year 2000 edition of My Funniest Year, a look at a past year of British television, which was broadcast on Channel 4 in September 2010.
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Rufus Hound has been a regular panelist on Celebrity Juice, hosted by Keith Lemon, and has appeared at Bright Club a number of times.
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In January 2011, Rufus Hound participated in the former Channel 4 reality series Famous and Fearless.
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Rufus Hound came third for the boys' team, and was referred to as "The Ruthless Hound".
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In 2012, Rufus Hound was a team captain for Mad Mad World.
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On 22 February 2016, Rufus Hound made his debut as a panellist on BBC Radio 4's Just A Minute alongside regular Paul Merton and semi-regulars Pam Ayres and Graham Norton.
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In 2015, Rufus Hound played Sam Swift in an episode of the ninth series of Doctor Who, titled "The Woman Who Lived", and appeared in the Channel 4 drama series Cucumber as an eccentric character called Rupert.
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Rufus Hound contributed his vocals to the track "Tazer Beam" by The Skints from their album FM, released in March 2015.
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In 2016, Rufus Hound played the part of Duncan in the sixth series of the Sky 1 sitcom Trollied.
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In November 2017, Rufus Hound temporarily took over hosting responsibilities of Iain Lee's Talkradio show, named The Late Night Alternative as Iain Lee joined the cast of the 2017 series of I'm a Celebrity.
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In 2021, Rufus Hound participated in the thirteenth series of Dancing on Ice opposite professional partner Robin Johnstone.
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From October to November 2021, Rufus Hound appeared in four episodes of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Keith "Starbuck" Dursley.
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Rufus Hound made his acting debut in the Direct-to-DVD film Big Fat Gypsy Gangster which was directed by Ricky Grover.
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From October 2012 through February 2013, Rufus Hound played the lead role of Francis Henshall in the National Theatre's second touring production of One Man, Two Guvnors.
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In 2014, Rufus Hound played the role of Freddie in the West End production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels after out-of-town tryouts in Manchester and Aylesbury.
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Rufus Hound appeared as the Second Gangster opposite Henry Goodman performing 'Brush Up Your Shakespeare' from the musical Kiss Me, Kate.
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Rufus Hound has played the role of Constant in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of The Provoked Wife by John Vanbrugh and returned to the RSC for winter 2019 to play Dennis' Dad in the new musical The Boy in the Dress, based on the book by David Walliams.
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Rufus Hound will make his second pantomime appearance as Abanazar in Aladdin at the New Theatre Peterborough for Christmas 2021.
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Rufus Hound campaigned for the Liberal Democrats at the 2010 general election.
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Rufus Hound has subsequently declared his support for the Labour Party.
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Rufus Hound was the fifth candidate on the National Health Action Party list, which came ninth, receiving 23,253 votes.
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Rufus Hound has made critical statements against Conservative Party figures David Cameron and Jeremy Hunt.
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Rufus Hound performed stand-up at "Keep Corbyn event" in Kentish Town.
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In May 2017, Rufus Hound wrote a series of tweets concerning the Manchester Arena bombing, in which he implied the attack was a false flag operation designed to help the Conservative Party in the upcoming general election, likening it to the German Reichstag fire of 1933.
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Rufus Hound has since been linked romantically with actor Sally Hodgkiss.