Tim Dixon
| Tim Dixon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 February 1984 |
| Occupation |
Television Presenter Television Producer |
| Website | Management website |
Tim Dixon (born 19 February 1984) is an English television presenter who rose to prominence in 2003. Aged just 21, in 2005 he was described by Flextech as "The best young up-and-coming television presenting talent in the UK".
Dixon was educated at Devonport High School for Boys, a selective grammar school in Plymouth, between 1995 and 2002 - a school with a reputation for outstanding academic excellence. Here, Dixon was awarded the Sutton High School Oxford Memorial Prize, in 2000, for achieving more than 5 A* grades at GCSE.
Dixon was, upon joining in 1995, the youngest ever member of the Plymouth Magic Circle. He made numerous appearances in Plymouth performing close-up magic in bars, restaurants and at private functions.
Dixon won the prestigious Grant Cup competition in 1997, for a close-up act which he collaborated on with Dominic Wood. The same act later saw Dixon come second in the international finals of the Young Close-Up Magician of the Year Awards, run by The Young Magician's Club - the youth initiative of The Magic Circle. The media exposure that followed included a guest appearance on The Disney Channel, in 1999. Soon after, Dixon was appointed Disney's "resident magician" and continued to make regular appearances on Studio Disney until 2001.
Dixon famously performed magic on Freddy Fresh and Fatboy Slim's hit single "Badder Badder Schwing", in 1999. Dixon performed a number of magic tutorials for AOL in 2006
Tim Dixon is a British television presenter/producer and Managing Director of a media company. Tim made his television debut on The Disney Channel (UK)'s "Sword and Sorcery Weekend" in early 1999.
Soon after he was selected to star in a four-minute pop video, performing magic, for "Badder Badder Schwing" by Freddy Fresh and Fatboy Slim. The music video was released in 12 countries across the globe and went on to reach number 34 in the UK Singles Chart in 1999, with further successes abroad, most notably in America. The video also featured on BBC1's The Ozone, ITV1's Clubber Vision, MTV and The Box.
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