Age, Biography and Wiki
Tony Blackburn is a British radio presenter and actor. He is best known for his long-running BBC Radio 1 show, which he hosted from 1967 to 1978. He has also presented shows on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio London, Classic Gold Digital, and BBC Radio Berkshire.
Blackburn was born in Guildford, Surrey, England, and attended the Royal Grammar School in Guildford. He began his career in radio in 1962, when he joined the pirate radio station Radio Caroline. He then moved to the BBC in 1967, where he hosted the popular Top of the Pops show.
Blackburn has been married twice, first to Tessa Wyatt in 1971, and then to Debbie Greenwood in 1984. He has two children, Simon and Emma.
As of 2021, Tony Blackburn's net worth is estimated to be roughly $10 million.
| Popular As |
Antony Kenneth Blackburn |
| Occupation |
actor |
| Age |
80 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
29 January 1943 |
| Birthday |
29 January |
| Birthplace |
Guildford, Surrey, England, UK |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom |
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 80 years old group.
Tony Blackburn Height, Weight & Measurements
At 80 years old, Tony Blackburn height
is 5' 8" (1.73 m) .
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| Height |
5' 8" (1.73 m) |
| Weight |
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Who Is Tony Blackburn's Wife?
His wife is Debra K Thomson (12 June 1992 - present), Tessa Wyatt (1972 - 1977) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
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| Parents |
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| Wife |
Debra K Thomson (12 June 1992 - present), Tessa Wyatt (1972 - 1977) ( divorced) ( 1 child) |
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Tony Blackburn Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Tony Blackburn worth at the age of 80 years old? Tony Blackburn’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
Tony Blackburn's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actor |
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Timeline
In an interview on The One Show (2006), he claimed England Dan & John Ford Coley's "Love is the Answer" was his favourite record.
He played a television presenter who interviews Phil Collins at the beginning of the music video for his hit single "Two Hearts" in 1988.
After a spell on Radio London, where he really made his name, Tony was hired as the first of a new generation of DJs for the BBC's newly established pop station, Radio One in 1967. The first DJ heard on the new station that was to change the face of British music, his "Breakfast Show" programme soon became popular, ensuring that he rapidly became a household name (who can forget Arnold the dog!) and ran for 10 years.
Also in 1967, Tony started a 17 year run as one of the regular presenters of the TV programme "Top of The Pops". Not content with being a popular DJ, Tony also had a moderately successful career as a recording artist.
Although not the strongest of vocalists, he even made the lower reaches of the UK charts twice ("So Much Love" #31 in 1967 and "It's Only Love" #42 in 1969) and three albums of songs were released in the late 60s/early 70s. The last of these, on the RCA label, featured songs written by the best songwriters of the day, including "Chop Chop", "Dusty" and "Cindy" by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman (famous for writing hits for Sweet, Mud, Suzi Quatro and Smokie) as well as one of a number of versions of "House of Cards" penned by Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue but no further hits were forthcoming. Tony also took over from Ed Stewart presenting the Radio One weekend children's show "Junior Choice" for a while, resulting in an album "Pops for Tony Tots" and eventually moved from the Breakfast Show to the mid-morning slot. Just as he was in danger of becoming passé, he started presenting a soul show on BBC Radio London which re-established his talents as a DJ.
In 1964, Tony joined pirate broadcaster Radio Caroline as a DJ. He rapidly became successful on the basis of his informal, American influenced presentation in the face of the much more staid style of his contemporaries.
Born in the town of Guildford, Surrey in 1943, Tony was educated at Millfield Public School in Somerset and Bournemouth College. The son of a doctor from Lilliput near Poole, Dorset, he made his first appearance in public with the Jan Ralfini Dance Orchestra at the Bournemouth Pavilion while still at College.
