Marcus Bentley
| Marcus Bentley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Marcus Morgan Bentley 4 October 1965 Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | East 15 Acting School |
| Occupation | Actor, voice-over artist, media personality, broadcaster, continuity announcer |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Employer |
Channel 4 (2000–11) Channel 5 (2011–present) |
| Television | Big Brother |
| Spouse(s) | Jools (1997–present) |
| Children | 3 |
Marcus Morgan Bentley (born 4 October 1965) is a British actor, broadcaster and voice-over artist. Bentley is most famous for narrating the United Kingdom's version of the Dutch reality television programme Big Brother since its inception in 2000. He also did other continuity announcements for Channel 4 until he left in July 2011 to continue narrating the revived Big Brother on Channel 5. Bentley's voice-over work and extremely strong Geordie accent has led to him becoming one of Britain's most recognised voices.
Bentley has also appeared on stage and in The Bill and London's Burning. Although he rarely makes public appearances, his public profile has been raised since Big Brother's revival on Channel 5.
Bentley was born in Middlesbrough in the North Riding of Yorkshire and was brought up in , County Durham. He attended East 15 Acting School.
Bentley was selected as the narrator of the Channel 4 (now Channel 5) Reality Television programme Big Brother, which originated in the Netherlands, and this remains his best-known work. The producers of Big Brother gave him the job of narrator because they liked the way he said "Chickens". His most notable catchphrase is "Day [x] (in the Big Brother house...)". Bentley has narrated all seventeen series of the show to date, as well as the spin-off shows Celebrity Big Brother, Teen Big Brother, Celebrity Hijack and Ultimate Big Brother.
...
Wikipedia