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Nick Hancock (born
25 October 1962,
Stoke-on-Trent) is an English
actor,
comedian and
television presenter.
Probably TV's most well known
Stoke City supporter, he hosted the "laddish" sports quiz
They Think It's All Over for 10 years. He also formerly presented
Room 101 (
1994-
1999) on TV, as well as its earlier
radio version (
1992-
1994).
Taking a
sabbatical from show business, from
2005 he began working for a friend's mortgage brokerage.
Early Life
Hancock grew up with three elder sisters, with father Ken, a builder. Educated at
Shrewsbury School, Hancock won a place at
Cambridge University - at
Homerton College . While studying Hancock performed with
Cambridge Footlights, becoming
President in
1984.
After graduation, Hancock became a
PE teacher and practised stand-up comedy as a hobby. He formed Hancock & Mullarkey with
Neil Mullarkey at Cambridge, an act which consisted of spoofing television shows' title sequences to accompanying music, several times on television. This included
Doctor Who,
Kojak, and
Dad's Army. One of his earliest TV breaks was presenting La Triviatta, a comedy/chat show about trivia for the short lived
British Satellite Broadcasting station.
Television Career
Hancock was on an episode of Mr. Bean, as a thief who stole Rowan Atkinson's character's camera. Hancock's biggest break was when he replaced
Mike Myers, who had gone to work in
Canada. Hancock’s comedy idol is
Peter Cook and he got the chance to meet him when Cook appeared on
Room 101. Hancock enjoyed hosting
They Think It's All Over - especially when guests got in hot water:
"Chris Eubank was slagging off Kiwi rugby star Jonah Lomu, who's 6ft 5in and about 18 1/2 stone. I knew Jonah was backstage, about to come on for our 'feel the sportsman' round. It was a very pleasing moment!" In
1998 he starred in a documentary/comedy about the
Iranian national football team called "The Outsiders". In 1999 he also appeared in
Great Railway Journeys of the World, travelling from Guantanamo to Pinar del Rio.
After passing on the hosts duties for both
Room 101 and
They Think It's All Over, Hancock took a sabbatical to enjoy family life and his children. He has made one-off appearances, including on
Red Nose Day's
The Ultimate Makeover, where Hancock,
Anna Ryder Richardson,
Phil Tufnell and TV gardener
Joe Swift transformed a
Liverpool play centre for children whose parents couldn’t afford child-care.
Hancock has said that if he was ever invited to guest on a chat show, he'd refuse. There isn't that much of himself to give, he's insisted:
"I can’t think of anything I’ve ever done that would be of interest to anybody." However, in
2006 he appeared on
TV Heaven, Telly Hell, discussing his TV likes and dislikes, with
Trinny and
Susannah being his number one hate.
Nick has filmed a series for
STV and
Discovery Real Time called
Nick Hancock's Fishing School, where he teaches a number of students the art of fly fishing. The show, made by
SMG Productions, began broadcasting in January 2007.
In 2007, he presented a new game show called
Win My Wage for Channel 4. The show aired in Deal or No Deal's usual slot during the latter's summer break.
In
2007 it was announced that Hancock will host a new show on
ITV in
2008 called
Duel.
Personal Life
Hancock met his wife,
Iranian-born Shari Eftekhari, during a
George Best and
Rodney Marsh football roadshow in
Staines,
Surrey. Hancock proposed to Shari in a pub:
"We were playing pool in the Nellie Dean. I said to Shari: 'Have I got something stuck between my teeth?' As she looked I stuck out my tongue - there was an engagement ring on it. She said: 'That's lovely, yes, I'll - but can we change the ring?" The couple married in
Staffordshire two years after they first met and have two young children – Dolores and Harvey.
Hancock is one of the most famous
Stoke City F.C. fans. In
September 2001, he paid £20,000 at
Sotheby's Football Memorabilia auction in London for the
FA Cup winner's medal awarded to
Sir Stanley Matthews in
1953. In
2007 he made an appearance on an edition of
Antiques Roadshow recorded in Stoke-on-Trent, talking about some of the items in his collection of football memorabilia.
Television credits
Hancock also formed an hour long compilation video release of Footballing bloopers, dubbed "Football Nightmares". This was released on VHS which was succeeded by his two follow-up videos: "Football Hell" and "Football Doctor". Eventually all 3 were released on a one disc DVD.
Radio credits
Room 101
Fish on Five
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