Rufus Hound
Rufus Hound | |
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| Born | Robert Simpson |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, television presenter, occasional actor. |
| Website | http://www.vivienneclore.com/artist-details/rufus-hound/ |
Rufus Hound (born Robert Simpson on 6 March 1979) is a British comedian and media personality[1], best known for being the Blue Team Captain on the TV series "Argumental" or for dressing up as Cheryl Cole and dancing to Fight For This Love for 2010's Let's Dance for Sport Relief.
Career
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Hound hosted Destination Three, the coverage of The Glastonbury Festival and Top of the Pops in 2005 and 2006 alongside Fearne Cotton. He presented the idiosyncratic reality show Grime Scene Investigation on BBC Three with staff and students from Aston University, and narrated BBC Two's broadcasts of Mythbusters. He has also appeared in many comedy shows and quizzes such as Street Cred Sudoku and Celebrity Juice, where he is a regular panellist. He narrated the 2009 series Rocket Science and has appeared on The Apprentice: You're Fired! and Richard & Judy. He also presents Outtake TV on BBC1, replacing Anne Robinson.
In early 2008, Hound appeared twice on ITV's Thank God You're Here in the United Kingdom, after initially working as the warm-up act.
In late summer 2008, Hound joined the panel show Argumental as the Blue Team Captain.
Hound was the narrator for the gaming series Playr and presents What Do Kids Know? on UKTV-owned channel Watch. In 2010 he appeared in his own sitcom on CBBC called Hounded, where he plays a TV presenter who must save the universe from an evil doctor.
Hound took part in Let's Dance for Sport Relief, dancing to Cheryl Cole's "Fight For This Love" and won the final of the series on 13 March 2010.
Personal life
He was educated at Hoe Bridge School, Frensham Heights and Godalming College, where he was elected as a Student Representative and built the college radio station.
In April 2007, Hound was married at The Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada to Beth Johnson, who he'd met at The Reading Festival the year before. The pair have one child: a son named Alby James.
He has a number of tattoos, which he has revealed in episodes of Argumental. These include a tattoo of his wife on his right forearm, a dog doing stand-up on his left shoulder blade, robots fighting monkeys on his left arm, a black Batman logo with yellow background and a Balinese Barong on his chest.
References
- ^ "Dave Hall of Fame - Rufus Hound". dave.uktv.co.uk. 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2010-08-08.