Sir David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE FRS FLS FZS FSA
Attenborough in May 2003
Born	David Frederick Attenborough (1926-05-08) 8 May 1926 (age 90) Isleworth, London
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Clare College, Cambridge London School of Economics
Occupation	Broadcaster Naturalist
Years active	1952–present
Title	Member of the Order of Merit Companion of Honour Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Spouse(s)	Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel (m. 1950; d. 1997)
Children	Robert Attenborough Susan Attenborough
David Attenborough's voice Recorded January 2012 from the BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs

Sir David Frederick Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE FRS FRSB FLS FZS FSA (/ˈætənbərə/; born 8 May 1926) is an English veteran broadcaster and naturalist.

He is best known for writing and presenting the nine Life series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on the planet. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programmes in each of black and white, colour, HD, and 3D.