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Jonathan Stephen Ross, OBE (born 17 November 1960) is an English television and radio presenter, best known for presenting the BBC One chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' during the 2000s. Ross also hosted his own radio show on BBC Radio 2, and acted as a film critic and presenter of the ''Film'' programme. After leaving the BBC, Ross then began hosting a new chat show on ITV, ''The Jonathan Ross Show''. Other regular roles have included being a regular panellist on the comedy sports quiz ''They Think It's All Over'' and being a regular presenter of the British Comedy Awards. Ross began his television career as a programme researcher, before débuting as a television presenter for ''The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross'' on Channel 4 in 1987. Over the next decade he had several radio and television roles, many through his own production company, Channel X. In 1995 he sold his stake in Channel X, and embarked on a career with the BBC. In 1999, Ross took over presenting the ''Film'' programme from Barry Norman, and also began presenting his own radio show, while two years later he began hosting ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross''. For the chat show, Ross won three BAFTA awards for Best Entertainment Performance, in 2004, 2006 and 2007. By 2006 Ross was believed to be the BBC's highest paid star. In 2005, Ross was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to broadcasting. Ross has been involved in controversies throughout his broadcasting career. As a result, in 2008 he wrote a semi-autobiographical work titled ''Why Do I Say These Things?'', detailing some of his life experiences. Ross has been married to the author, journalist and broadcaster Jane Goldman since 1988; they have three children. Ross and Goldman have together established the television production company Hotsauce TV. Ross is known as an avid fan and collector of comic books and memorabilia, and has written his own comic books, ''Turf'' and ''America's Got Powers''. Ross is known for his distinctive voice, flamboyant style of dress,〔 light-hearted banter and his characteristic difficulty in pronouncing the letter 'R'. ==Early life and career== The son of a lorry driver father and a film extra mother, Martha, Ross was born in St Pancras, London, England, on 17 November 1960, but grew up in Leytonstone〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Jonathan Ross )〕 He is the brother of journalist, television editor, and media personality Paul Ross; TV producer/actor Miles Ross; TV producer Simon Ross, and music industry professional Adam Ross. Their mother put all of her children forward for roles in television advertisements. Ross first appeared in a television advertisement for the breakfast cereal Kellogg's Rice Krispies in 1970, when he was 10 years old.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Rice Krispies celebrate 80th birthday )〕 He also appeared in an ad for the laundry detergent Persil. Ross was educated at Norlington School for Boys, a comprehensive school and at Leyton County High School for Boys, a comprehensive school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】date = 3 October 2008 )〕 He then studied Modern European History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) in London, which today forms part of University College London.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 UCL Fellowships conferred )〕 Ross began his adult career as a researcher on the Channel 4 show ''Loose Talk''. After leaving this, he worked on various other shows before beginning another research job on ''Soul Train'', which became ''Solid Soul''. It is believed his first appearance on television was as an extra in the 1981 ''It Ain't Half Hot, Mum'' episode, ''The Last Roll Call''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jonathan Ross」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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