Neil Buchanan

Neil Buchanan
File:Art Attack.jpg Neil presenting Art Attack c.1990
Born	October 11 1961
Occupation	Television Presenter
Website	Biography at IMDB.com Meet Neil

Neil Buchanan (born October 11 1961 in Aintree, Merseyside) is a British television presenter. He is best known mainly for his work on CiTV on the programme Art Attack, a children's television programme that he has presented since it started in 1989. He has also presented Finders Keepers, It's a Mystery, and appeared in Zzzap! as Smarty Arty.

He was also in a band called Marseille, who made two albums and 5 singles. He has two children.

In 2001, Neil had a shot at live stand up comedy in his native town Liverpool at the Philharmonic Hall. The show was entitled "Neil Buchanan: Talking Politics", in which Neil made impressions and jokes as he slated many politicians of the recent era. Neil's debut stand up show was slated by many critics. The show was cancelled after only three days due to poor attendances. He gave up his short lived stand up career and went back to childrens TV, in which he is still currently doing Art Attack.

Neil is an avid Liverpool F.C. fan and presented a show about Liverpool's manager Rafael Benítez success at the club. The show was broadcast on February 26 2006 on ITV2 and was entitled Inside the Mind of Rafael.

Neil's catchphrase on Art Attack is "Try It Yourself". He says this every time he has finished a piece of art. Neil was well known for always wearing his favourite jumper when presenting Art Attack, which was embroidered with a crow.

Neil sold his television company The Media Merchants to Gullane Entertainment for a substantial amount of money. He used this money to buy a big stake in Liverpool F.C. and has a big say in what the football club should do. However, Neil was largely criticised by Liverpool supporters for driving out Michael Owen, one of the club's best players, for only £8 million to Real Madrid.