Andi Peters

Andi Peters
Peters in November 2010
Born	Andi Eleazu Peters (1970-07-29) 29 July 1970 (age 46) Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Television presenter, producer, journalist, voice-over artist, voice actor

Andi Eleazu Peters (born 29 July 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, journalist, voice-over artist, and voice actor currently employed by ITV.

Peters was born in Chelsea, London, to Nigerian parents, and educated at Emanuel School, a co-educational independent school in Battersea, south-west London.

Peters initially obtained national television exposure as a presenter within Children's BBC playing alongside Edd the Duck, and subsequently acquired technical experience.

He is mostly associated with shows for young people. Initially he presented Freetime, on ITV, but reached a much wider audience with Edd the Duck and Wilson (an arm purporting to be part of a butler) in "The Broom Cupboard" slot on Children's BBC, which he presented from May 1989 to September 1993. He eventually left the Broom Cupboard and went on to present Live & Kicking, alongside Emma Forbes and John Barrowman, from 1993 to 1996. One well-remembered moment on Live & Kicking was when Terry Nutkins brought a tarantula on air in his animal slot and then put it in Peters' hands to help him to overcome his arachnophobia. After a few seconds the tarantula moved and Peters dropped it on the studio floor, so Nutkins picked it up. After leaving Children's BBC, he began some work on CITV, including The Noise and appearing as a guest on Scratchy & Co.

Peters's film credits include Toy Story 2 in which he supplied the voice of "Male Baggage Handler 1", a role he was offered while interviewing director John Lasseter for Andi Meets Toy Story 2, a making of programme. Because of American work card laws, Peters had to record the line in the UK over a live broadcast to the Pixar studio. Peters became executive producer of Top of the Pops in 2003 and resigned from that role in 2005. He also created the teenage-aimed T4 programming strand on Channel 4.