Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson, professionally known as Jeremy Clarkson is an English broadcaster, journalist, game show host, and writer who specializes in motoring. He comes to light as a presenter of the original format of "Top Gear" in 1988 and has become a recognized public personality, regularly appearing on British television presenting his own shows for BBC and appearing as a guest on other shows. As a voice actor, Clarkson made his theatrical film debut in the role of Harv in the movie "Cars" in 2006. He also played the role of a preparatory school pupil, Atkinson, in a BBC radio "Children's Hour" serial adaptation of Anthony Buckeridge's "Jennings" novels until his voice broke. Recently, in September 2022, Jeremy described socialists as "disgusting people" and in December 2022, he was criticized for his column in The Sun on Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, which was deemed misogynistic by critics.

Jeremy Clarkson famous for

• He is an English broadcaster, journalist, game show host, and writer.
• He was seen as a presenter of the original format of "Top Gear" in 1988.

Where is Jeremy Clarkson?

Jeremy Clarkson stepped for the very first time into the world on 11th April 1960 in Doncaster, England. He was born with the real name of Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson in an Atheism religious family. He is British by nationality and British-white by ethnicity. Jeremy's present age is 62 which he celebrated recently in 2022 and as per his birthdate, his star sign is Aries. Thus, his race is white. His father, Edward Grenville Clarkson (1932-1994) was a Traveling Salesman and his mother, Shirley Gabrielle Clarkson (1934-2014) was a Teacher. He has one sibling a sister named Joanna Higton.
Moving to Jeremy's education, he attended Hill House School in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. He also attended Repton School in Repton, Derby, Derbyshire, England as he stated that he was deeply unhappy at Repton School, saying that he had been a "suicidal wreck" there, having experienced extreme bullying. He was expelled from Repton School for "drinking, smoking, and generally making a nuisance of himself." Clarkson later received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Oxford Brookes University in 2005.

What does Jeremy Clarkson do for a living?

• Jeremy Clarkson began his career as a traveling salesman for his parents' business, selling Paddington Bear toys after which he trained as a journalist with the "Rotherham Advertiser".
• He credited the "Shropshire Star" as his first outlet as a motoring columnist when writing 2015 in his final column for "Top Gear" magazine.
• He then formed the Motoring Press Agency (MPA) in 1984 and wrote for "Amstrad Computer User" and compiled Amstrad CPC game reviews in 1987.
• He also writes regular columns in the tabloid newspaper "The Sun", and for the broadsheet newspaper "The Sunday Times". 
• Subsequently, his first major television role came as one of the presenters on the British motoring program "Top Gear", from 27th October 1988 to 3rd March 1999.
• Besides, Jeremy was also suspended by the BBC from Top Gear following a "fracas" with one of the show's producers, Oisin Tymon in March 2015.
• He presented the first series UK version of "Robot Wars"  and his talk show, "Clarkson", comprised 27 half-hour episodes aired in the United Kingdom between November 1998 and December 2000.
• He was invited to investigate his family history for an episode of the first series of the BBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" broadcast in November 2004.
• As well, he appeared on the light-hearted comedy show "Room 101" in 1997 and made several appearances on the prime-time talk shows "Parkinson" and "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" in 2002.
• Jeremy and co-presenter James May were the first people to reach the North Magnetic Pole in a car also in 2007, chronicled in "Top Gear: Polar Special".
• It was announced on 30th July 2015 that Clarkson, along with former "Top Gear" hosts Richard Hammond and James May would present a new show on Amazon Prime Video as the first season was made available worldwide in 2016.
• He also confirmed on 11th May 2016 on his Twitter feed that the series would be titled "The Grand Tour", and air from a different location each week.
• It was also announced on 9th March 2018 that he would host a revamped series of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" on ITV. 
• Furthermore, Jeremy presented "The Victoria Cross: For Valour" in 2003 and wrote as well as presented "Jeremy Clarkson: Greatest Raid of All Time" in 2007 which is a documentary about World War II Operation Chariot.
• Apart from that, in 2008, an internet petition was posted on the Prime Minister's Number 10 website to "Make Jeremy Clarkson Prime Minister".
• He was also ranked 49th on Motor Trend Magazine's Power List for 2011, its list of the fifty most influential figures in the automotive industry.
• Additionally, Jeremy can be seen as a presenter in the series named "The Grand Tour" (2016), "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" (2018), "It's Clarkson On TV" (2020), "Clarkson's Farm" (2021).

Politics

• Jeremy Clarkson is in favor of personal freedom and against government regulation, stating that government should "build park benches and that is it. They should leave us alone."
• He supported a Remain vote in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, three days before the referendum.
• He is frequently critical of government initiatives such as the London congestion charge or proposals on road charging a motoring journalist.
• He stated in 2020 that he usually votes for the Conservative Party but, he also expressed support for incumbent Labour leader Keir Starmer and maintained that he was prepared to vote for Labour "if there's an election tomorrow" citing Boris Johnson's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• As well, he is a personal friend of former Prime Minister and Conservative leader David Cameron.
• He also described socialists as "disgusting people" in September 2022 and in December 2022, he was criticized for his column in "The Sun" on Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, which was deemed misogynistic by critics as he stated: "I hate her. Not like I hate Nicola Sturgeon or Rose West. I hate her on a cellular level. At night, I'm unable to sleep as I lie there, grinding my teeth and dreaming of the day when she is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant, 'Shame!' and throw lumps of excrement at her."

Controversies

• Jeremy Clarkson damaged a 30-year-old horse-chestnut tree by driving into it to test the strength of a Toyota Hilux for which the BBC apologized unreservedly and paid £250 in compensation to a Somerset parish council in 2004.
• He attracted over 500 complaints to the BBC when he joked about lorry drivers murdering prostitutes in November 2008. The BBC stated the comment was a comic rebuttal of a common misconception about lorry drivers and was within the viewer's expectation of Clarkson's Top Gear persona.
• He was reported to have called then-British Prime Minister Gordon Brown "a silly cunt" during a warm-up while recording a Top Gear show in July 2009.
• He reportedly angered gay rights campaigners in July 2010 after he made a remark on Top Gear that did not get aired on the 4th July episode. 
• He also attracted controversy when filming the "Top Gear: Patagonia Special" in October 2014 after driving a Porsche 928 in Argentina with the license plate H982 FKL, allegedly referring to the 1982 Falklands War.

Bibliography

• Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld
• Clarkson on Cars
• Born to be Riled
• Jeremy Clarkson on Ferrari
• And Another Thing...: The World According To Clarkson Volume 2
• For Crying Out Loud!: The World According To Clarkson Volume 3
• The Top Gear Years
• Is It Really Too Much To Ask?: The World According To Clarkson Volume 5
• What Could Possibly Go Wrong...
• As I was saying...: The World According To Clarkson Volume 6
• If You'd Just Let Me Finish
• Jeremy's two books containing the best columns from previous publications, entitled "The Collected Thoughts of Clarkson" and "Never Played Golf", were issued by Top Gear magazine, in 2003 and 2004 respectively.

Awards and Achievements

• National Television Award for Special Recognition

Who is Jeremy Clarkson married to?

Jeremy Clarkson is a married man. He is currently in a romantic relationship with Irish-born former actress and screenplay writer Lisa Hogan. The pair have been together for around five years, after meeting in 2017. Jeremy previously tied the knot with his ex-wife Alex Hall in 1989, but she left him for one of his friends after six months. Then he married his manager, Frances Cain, daughter of VC recipient Robert Henry Cain, in Fulham in May 1993. The pair gave birth to two daughters named, Emily Clarkson, and Katya Clarkson and a son named, Finlo Clarkson. The couple lived in Chipping Norton, in the Cotswolds, with their three children. However, the couple's relationship did not last as they got divorced in 2014. Concerning Jeremy's sexual orientation, he is straight. Besides, in October 2021, Jeremy was the subject of a death hoax on Twitter, after the hashtag "#RIPJeremyClarkson" began trending in the UK.

What is Jeremy Clarkson worth?

Jeremy Clarkson has a net worth of around $70 million as of 2022. He also earns a handsome amount of salary which is around $20 Million Per Year. He is a car lover as he has made a huge car collection and some of his cars include, Range Rover Vogue SE, Bentley Flying Spur, Ford Cortina, BMW 3.0L CSL, Ford Escort RS Cosworth, Lotus Elise 111S, Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, Mercedes CLK63 AMG Black, Volkswagen Golf GTI, and many others. Known for buying him car-related gifts, for Christmas 2007 Clarkson's second wife bought him a Mercedes-Benz 600. Clarkson has also done endorsement work for brands such as Power Tool Drag Racing cars. In addition, his major source of income is his broadcaster, journalist, game show host, and writing career.

How tall is Jeremy Clarkson?

Jeremy Clarkson stands at a tall height of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) with a balanced body weight of 107 kg or 236 lbs. He has light blue eyes color and light brown hair color. He has an average body build type. Moreover, Jeremy was admitted to the hospital on 4th August 2017 after falling ill with pneumonia while on a family holiday in Majorca, Spain, and was being treated in a hospital there. He revealed he had tested positive for COVID-19 in December 2020 after displaying symptoms in January 2021.