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'{{BLP sources|date=December 2007}} {{Infobox actor | image = Mark_lamarr.jpg | name = Mark Lamarr | image_size = | caption = Lamarr hosting 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks'(200?). | birth_name = Mark Jones | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|1|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Swindon]], [[Wiltshire]], [[England]] | other_names = | years_active = 1985&nbsp;– Present | spouse = | website = | notable role = }} {{Infobox Radio Presenter |show = Shake Rattle & Roll |station = [[BBC Radio 2]] |timeslot = 21:00–22:00. Thursday |show2 = The Reggae Show<br>Alternative Sixties<br>God's Jukebox |station2 = BBC Radio 2 |timeslot2 = 21:00–22:00 Wednesday<br />21:30–22:30 Monday<br>00:00–03:00 Saturday |style = [[Disc jockey]] |country = [[United Kingdom]] |prevshow = |web = [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/lamarr www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/lamarr] | }} '''Mark Lamarr''' (born '''Mark Jones''' on 7 January 1967 in [[Swindon]], [[Wiltshire]]) is an [[England|English]] [[comedian]], [[radio DJ]] and [[television presenter]]. ==Early life== Lamarr was born in the Park South area of [[Swindon]] and has three elder sisters. His father is [[Irish people|Irish]]. He passed five [[General Certificate of Education|O-Level]]s at Park School (renamed Oakfield School) but dropped out of school at 17 and moved to [[Harrow, London|Harrow]], which was the centre of the early 80's British [[rockabilly]] revival scene. After his [[poetry|poem]] "[[Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Work]]" was published in 1987, his act developed from poetry to [[stand-up comedy]]. He took to performing at [[The Comedy Store, London]] in 1985, was spotted on the touring circuit for the launch of [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[The Big Breakfast]]'' in 1992 and co-presented ''[[The Word (TV series)|The Word]]''. ==Filmography== ===Television=== Lamarr first came to the public's attention as a co-presenter of the early 90s late night variety show ''[[The Word (TV series)|The Word]]''. The magazine format of the series allowed for interviews, live music, features and even game shows. The flexible late-night format meant that guests could do just about anything to be controversial. Talking about his TV career to Jo Brown of ''Cheers Magazine'', Lamarr said ''The Word'' was: {{cquote|No fun at all; it was a horrible, horrible, repulsive environment to work in, mainly due to the company. They were just very... just an obnoxious group of people to deal with, and I think that came across in the shows they ended up producing.<ref name=ayme> {{cite web | last = Brown | first = Jo | title = Mark Lamarr Interview | work = Cheers magazine | publisher = Association of Young People with ME | date = March/April 2003 | url = http://www.ayme.org.uk/article.php?sid=13&id=26 | accessdate = 6 March 2010 }} </ref>}} After leaving ''The Word'', Lamarr was an outside presenter on ''[[The Big Breakfast]]'' from 1992 to 1996. Between 1995 and 1997 he appeared as a team captain in the surreal panel show ''[[Shooting Stars]]'', where he displayed a mixture of dour boredom and contempt towards hosts [[Vic Reeves]] and [[Bob Mortimer]] who, in turn, mocked his "50s throw-back" appearance. Lamarr declined to return for the fourth series in 2002, claiming he did not want to be typecast for appearing on panel shows.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} He said of his experience on the show: {{cquote|''Shooting Stars'' was strangely no fun whatsoever, because I was sort of playing a particularly moody, almost mute character and you end up just doing that... I mean it was always fun with Vic and Bob because they are old friends and it was nice working with them, but no, it wasn't fun.<ref name=ayme />}} Lamarr was host of ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]'' when the show launched in 1996 and continued in this role for 17 series until 2005, when he announced that he was to take a break from the show.<ref> {{Cite news | title = Buzzcocks to get guest presenters | publisher = BBC News | date = 14 November 2005 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4435568.stm | accessdate = 6 March 2010 | quote = Never Mind the Buzzcocks presenter Mark Lamarr is to be replaced by guest hosts for the next series of the BBC Two pop music quiz show. He is set to return to Buzzcocks after the next series is complete. "After nine years he just wanted to take a little break," said a spokeswoman at Talkback Thames. }}</ref> Although announced as a break, Lamarr didn't return to host the show, being replaced by [[Simon Amstell]] for the 19th series.<ref> {{Cite news | title = Amstell cued up to host Buzzcocks | publisher = BBC News | date = 23 August 2005 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5275266.stm | accessdate = 6 March 2010 | quote = Former Popworld presenter Simon Amstell is to replace Mark Lamarr as host of TV music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Amstell will take over when the BBC Two show returns for its 19th series later this year, having been one of several guest presenters in the last series. }}</ref> The two series of the sitcom ''[[Fifteen Storeys High]]'' were co-written by Lamarr with comedian [[Sean Lock]] and Martin Trenaman - although Lamarr was credited under his real name, Mark Jones.<ref> {{cite web | title = Filmography, Mark Lamarr | work = Film & TV Database | publisher = [[British Film Institute]] | url = http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/420797?view=credit | accessdate = 6 March 2010 }} </ref> ===Radio=== Lamarr has previously presented shows on [[BBC London 94.9|BBC GLR]], [[BBC Radio Five Live]] and [[BBC Radio 1]]. On 20 July 1998, Lamarr launched a new show on [[BBC Radio 2]] called ''Shake, Rattle and Roll'', where he plays tracks from his own sizeable record collection of obscure [[rock and roll]] gems. He also presents ''The Reggae Show'' series and ''Mark Lamarr's Alternative 60s'', where he presents lesser known tracks from the 1960s. On 22 April 2006, Lamarr started a new Radio 2 show called ''God's Jukebox''. The show airs from Midnight to 3am on Saturdays where he plays a wide variety of music from the past 70 years including Soul, Ska, Reggae, Country, Gospel and Rap. He also, with [[Jo Brand]], regularly covered the [[Jonathan Ross]] Saturday morning show on Radio 2 when Ross was away. Mark presents a music show for [[British Airways]] on-board listeners as part of their in-flight entertainment. In this show he keeps up the eclectic nature of his radio shows by presenting a usually obscure mix of rock and roll, blues, reggae, soul and R 'n B. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{BBC programme|b006wqj3}} *{{IMDB name|0482848}} {{BBC Radio 2}} {{Never Mind the Buzzcocks}} {{Shooting Stars}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2010}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME =Lamarr, Mark | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =7 January 1967 | PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Swindon]], [[Wiltshire]], [[England]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamarr, Mark}} [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British radio DJs]] [[Category:English comedians]] [[Category:English game show hosts]] [[Category:English radio DJs]] [[Category:English radio personalities]] [[Category:English television presenters]] [[Category:BBC Radio 2 presenters]] [[Category:Never Mind the Buzzcocks]] [[Category:People from Swindon]]'