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'{{BLP unsourced|date=December 2007}} {{Infobox actor | image = | bgcolour = | name = Mark Lamarr | imagesize = | caption = Mark Lamarr | birthname = Mark Jones | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1967|1|7|df=y}} | location = [[Swindon]], [[Wiltshire]], [[England]] | othername = | yearsactive = 1985&nbsp;– present | spouse = | homepage = | 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<br>BBC Radio 2<br>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) and dropped out of school at 17. 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=== ====''Never Mind the Buzzcocks==== Lamarr was host of ''[[Never Mind The Buzzcocks]]'' when the show launched in 1996 and continued in this role until 2005. After 150 episodes it was announced that Mark was to take a break to concentrate on other projects. The first series in 2006 was hosted by guest presenters, and it was then hosted on a permanent basis by [[Simon Amstell]], one of the guest presenters from the early 2006 series, who has since left.<ref>http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2009/04/25/8788/amstell_quits_buzzcocks</ref> ====''Shooting Stars''==== He was a team captain in the first three series of ''[[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. ====''The Word''==== 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. And ''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>[http://www.ayme.org.uk/article.php?sid=13&id=26 Interview with Mark Lamarr]</ref>}} ====''Fifteen Storeys High''==== The two series of acclaimed sitcom ''[[Fifteen Storeys High]]'' were co-written by Lamarr with comedian [[Sean Lock]] and Martin Trenaman. He was also credited as producer under his real name, Mark Jones.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} ===Radio=== On radio, Mark has presented his own show on [[BBC London 94.9|BBC GLR]], [[BBC Radio Five Live]] and has presented occasional shows on [[BBC Radio 1]]. On 20 July 1998, Lamarr launched his radio 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, Mark began a new show on Radio 2 airing Friday Nights/Saturday mornings and named 'God's Jukebox'. The show airs from Midnight to 3am and during the show, 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 covers the [[Jonathan Ross]] Saturday morning show on Radio 2 while Jonathan is on holiday. 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== *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/lamarr/ BBC Radio 2 - Mark Lamarr] *{{imdb name|0482848}} {{BBC Radio 2}} {{Never Mind the Buzzcocks}} {{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:Never Mind the Buzzcocks]] [[Category:People from Swindon]]'