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Justin Fletcher
MBE
Born 17 June 1970 (age 48)
Reading, Berkshire, England
Occupation Comedian, actor, presenter
Notable work
Fun Song Factory
Tweenies
Tikkabilla
Something Special
Shaun the Sheep
Gigglebiz
Justin's House
Tiny Tumble
Jollywobbles
Awards BAFTA Children's Awards 2008 Best Presenter
Justin Fletcher, MBE (born 17 June 1970 is an English comedian, children's television presenter and actor on the BBC pre-school television channel CBeebies,speaking and performing in various, often self-created, roles. He specialises in slapstick comedy and work with special needs children through his show Something Special. Fletcher also appears as the award-winning comedian, Mr Tumble.
Biography
Born in Reading, Berkshire, Fletcher is the son of songwriter Guy Fletcher. He has three sisters. He currently lives in Winnersh, Wokingham, Berkshire.
Career
While in his final year studying drama at the Guildford School of Acting, Fletcher started to regularly watch Phillip Schofield in the BBC1 broom cupboard with Gordon the Gopher, and decided that a career in children's television was for him. He then met Phillip Schofield, who suggested that he should make a show reel to showcase to TV executives.
Having sketched out various comedic characters, he put together a show reel called Justin Time, which encompassed two different characters: Anna Conda, a myopic reptile-house warden; and Arthur Sleep, a regional newsreader who has difficulty staying awake and can sleep anywhere no matter what. Both characters would later be used for his CBeebies show Gigglebiz. Sent to various broadcasters and production companies his first TV show after graduation was Fun Song Factory for GMTV, working with Dave Benson Phillips (he had earlier done Playdays on the stage after its cancellation).
He was part of the Tikkabilla programme, out of which was spun Higgledy House, a slapstick comedy for children with Sarah-Jane Honeywell, which progressed to the very popular Mr Tumble. Justin Fletcher has also voiced the characters of Doodles and Jake in Tweenies, Miguel in Finley the Fire Engine, Sleeping Bear and Growling Tiger in CBeebies' Boo!, with additional voices in Todd World, Shaun the Sheep and Timmy Time. In 2006 Fletcher became a presenter on CBeebies but left in 2007.
Through his own production company, Fletcher developed Something Special, which he presents while signing in Makaton, a type of sign language.
In November 2008, CBeebies aired three different pilots made by Fletcher, with the possibility of one of them becoming a full-time series. They were called Humphrey the Painter, Gigglebiz and Captain Adorable. In January 2009, an announcement by CBeebies was made that Gigglebiz would become the regular show, starting in September 2009, with the Humphrey and Captain Adorable characters being included, which was now a series of character-based comedy sketches linked by jokes told by children.
His voice over work for CBBC includes voicing Harold from Thomas the Tank Engine, which he has performed on BBC Radio 4, arena tour and pantomime. Fletcher is a relief continuity presenter for CBeebies' presentation links and regularly performed on the CBeebies radio station on BBC Radio 7 until its change to BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2011.
Fletcher also appears as himself along with a range of animated characters in the Bee Bright series of award-winning educational DVDs.
He also occasionally appears in a show called The Hollies School.
Justin's House
In October 2011, CBeebies began broadcasting Justin's House starring Fletcher with Steven Kynman as "Robert the Robot" and Jane Deane as "Dee Livery".[10] The show is based in Fletcher's fictional house, and recorded live in front of a studio audience.
Ratings
Episode ratings from BARB.
Episode no. Airdate Total viewers Share CBeebies weekly ranking
1
8 October 2011
675,000
7.1%
2
2
9 October 2011
716,000
7.8%
1
3
15 October 2011
535,000
6.0%
5
4
16 October 2011
744,000
7.8%
1
5
22 October 2011
570,000
6.8%
6
6
23 October 2011
715,000
6.3%
1
7
29 October 2011
634,000
4.2%
1
8
30 October 2011
497,000
8.0%
5
9
5 November 2011
464,000
5.3%
5
10
6 November 2011
527,000
5.7%
1
11
12 November 2011
526,000
6.7%
6
12
13 November 2011
Under 485,000
3.3%
Outside Top 10
13
19 November 2011
537,000
6.5%
4
14
20 November 2011
Under 497,000
5.8%
Outside Top 10
15
26 November 2011
Under 461,000
5.5%
Outside Top 10
16
27 November 2011
489,000
5.4%
4
17
3 December 2011
Under 486,000
6.1%
Outside Top 10
18
4 December 2011
510,000
4.0%
5
19
10 December 2011
409,000
6.3%
3
20
11 December 2011
572,000
6.1%
1
23
15 December 2011
800,000
6.4%
2
21
17 December 2011
Under 581,000
6.3%
Outside Top 10
22
18 December 2011
Under 581,000
3.3%
Outside Top 10
Other work
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Starting in 1998 Fletcher presented the Fun Song Factory for the GMTV series for a year as his first full-time presenting role. He later returned to the show in 2004, as the voice of Ozzy.
He owns a production company, Scrumptious House, which has released a DVD called Let's Sing Nursery Rhymes with Justin Fletcher.
In the CITV channel programme Jim Jam and Sunny, he is the voice of both Jim Jam and Slim the cowardly giraffe.
His voice appears on the VTech Alphabet Desk, Turn and Learn Driver and the Bob the Builder phones, the children's train ride at Animal Farm Country Park near Burnham-on-Sea, and a number of Crick Software titles.
From December 2009 to January 2010, Justin Fletcher played the character Buttons in Cinderella at the Capitol Theatre in Horsham, West Sussex. From December 2010 to January 2011, he played the character Josh the Jester in the pantomime Sleeping Beauty at The Hexagon theatre in Reading, Berkshire. From December 2011 to January 2012, he played the character Wishy Washy in the pantomime Aladdin at the Hexagon theatre in Reading. In recent years he has performed in 2 pantomimes in Woking, 6 pantomimes in Reading and returns in 2018 for the panto Aladdin again at the Hexagon.
He also attends festivals such as Camp Bestival in Dorset to entertain children. Fletcher is a patron for Bournemouth-based performing arts school Stagewise.
His debut album Hands Up the Album reached number 16 in the UK Albums Chart on 11 March 2012. In March 2013 he released his second album, Best Friends. In January 2015 he released his third album, Just Party.
On 12 September 2015 he appeared on Pointless Celebrities, and got knocked out on the second round.
Fletcher presents a daily radio show on Fun Kids weekdays from 9 am to 10 am called Justin's Word.
Awards
Orders of Chivalry
Fletcher was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to "children's broadcasting and the voluntary sector".
Professional awards
BAFTA Children's Awards 2007
Nominated as Best Presenter for Something Special
BAFTA Children's Awards 2008
Awarded Best Presenter for Something Special
BAFTA Children's Awards 2010
Awarded Best Presenter for Something Special
Nominated Best Performer for Gigglebiz
BAFTA Children's Awards 2011
Nominated Best Presenter for Something Special
BAFTA Children's Awards 2012
Awarded the Flynn Rossiter award for entertainment
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
For the ice hockey player, see Justin Fletcher (ice hockey).
Justin Fletcher
MBE
Born 17 June 1970 (age 48)
Reading, Berkshire, England
Occupation Comedian, actor, presenter
Notable work
Fun Song Factory
Tweenies
Tikkabilla
Something Special
Shaun the Sheep
Gigglebiz
Justin's House
Tiny Tumble
Jollywobbles
Awards BAFTA Children's Awards 2008 Best Presenter
Justin Fletcher, MBE (born 17 June 1970 is an English comedian, children's television presenter and actor on the BBC pre-school television channel CBeebies,speaking and performing in various, often self-created, roles. He specialises in slapstick comedy and work with special needs children through his show Something Special. Fletcher also appears as the award-winning comedian, Mr Tumble.
Biography
Born in Reading, Berkshire, Fletcher is the son of songwriter Guy Fletcher. He has three sisters. He currently lives in Winnersh, Wokingham, Berkshire.
Career
While in his final year studying drama at the Guildford School of Acting, Fletcher started to regularly watch Phillip Schofield in the BBC1 broom cupboard with Gordon the Gopher, and decided that a career in children's television was for him. He then met Phillip Schofield, who suggested that he should make a show reel to showcase to TV executives.
Having sketched out various comedic characters, he put together a show reel called Justin Time, which encompassed two different characters: Anna Conda, a myopic reptile-house warden; and Arthur Sleep, a regional newsreader who has difficulty staying awake and can sleep anywhere no matter what. Both characters would later be used for his CBeebies show Gigglebiz. Sent to various broadcasters and production companies his first TV show after graduation was Fun Song Factory for GMTV, working with Dave Benson Phillips (he had earlier done Playdays on the stage after its cancellation).
He was part of the Tikkabilla programme, out of which was spun Higgledy House, a slapstick comedy for children with Sarah-Jane Honeywell, which progressed to the very popular Mr Tumble. Justin Fletcher has also voiced the characters of Doodles and Jake in Tweenies, Miguel in Finley the Fire Engine, Sleeping Bear and Growling Tiger in CBeebies' Boo!, with additional voices in Todd World, Shaun the Sheep and Timmy Time. In 2006 Fletcher became a presenter on CBeebies but left in 2007.
Through his own production company, Fletcher developed Something Special, which he presents while signing in Makaton, a type of sign language.
In November 2008, CBeebies aired three different pilots made by Fletcher, with the possibility of one of them becoming a full-time series. They were called Humphrey the Painter, Gigglebiz and Captain Adorable. In January 2009, an announcement by CBeebies was made that Gigglebiz would become the regular show, starting in September 2009, with the Humphrey and Captain Adorable characters being included, which was now a series of character-based comedy sketches linked by jokes told by children.
His voice over work for CBBC includes voicing Harold from Thomas the Tank Engine, which he has performed on BBC Radio 4, arena tour and pantomime. Fletcher is a relief continuity presenter for CBeebies' presentation links and regularly performed on the CBeebies radio station on BBC Radio 7 until its change to BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2011.
Fletcher also appears as himself along with a range of animated characters in the Bee Bright series of award-winning educational DVDs.
He also occasionally appears in a show called The Hollies School.
Justin's House
In October 2011, CBeebies began broadcasting Justin's House starring Fletcher with Steven Kynman as "Robert the Robot" and Jane Deane as "Dee Livery".[10] The show is based in Fletcher's fictional house, and recorded live in front of a studio audience.
Ratings
Episode ratings from BARB.
Episode no. Airdate Total viewers Share CBeebies weekly ranking
1
8 October 2011
675,000
7.1%
2
2
9 October 2011
716,000
7.8%
1
3
15 October 2011
535,000
6.0%
5
4
16 October 2011
744,000
7.8%
1
5
22 October 2011
570,000
6.8%
6
6
23 October 2011
715,000
6.3%
1
7
29 October 2011
634,000
4.2%
1
8
30 October 2011
497,000
8.0%
5
9
5 November 2011
464,000
5.3%
5
10
6 November 2011
527,000
5.7%
1
11
12 November 2011
526,000
6.7%
6
12
13 November 2011
Under 485,000
3.3%
Outside Top 10
13
19 November 2011
537,000
6.5%
4
14
20 November 2011
Under 497,000
5.8%
Outside Top 10
15
26 November 2011
Under 461,000
5.5%
Outside Top 10
16
27 November 2011
489,000
5.4%
4
17
3 December 2011
Under 486,000
6.1%
Outside Top 10
18
4 December 2011
510,000
4.0%
5
19
10 December 2011
409,000
6.3%
3
20
11 December 2011
572,000
6.1%
1
23
15 December 2011
800,000
6.4%
2
21
17 December 2011
Under 581,000
6.3%
Outside Top 10
22
18 December 2011
Under 581,000
3.3%
Outside Top 10
Other work
This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (July 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Starting in 1998 Fletcher presented the Fun Song Factory for the GMTV series for a year as his first full-time presenting role. He later returned to the show in 2004, as the voice of Ozzy.
He owns a production company, Scrumptious House, which has released a DVD called Let's Sing Nursery Rhymes with Justin Fletcher.
In the CITV channel programme Jim Jam and Sunny, he is the voice of both Jim Jam and Slim the cowardly giraffe.
His voice appears on the VTech Alphabet Desk, Turn and Learn Driver and the Bob the Builder phones, the children's train ride at Animal Farm Country Park near Burnham-on-Sea, and a number of Crick Software titles.
From December 2009 to January 2010, Justin Fletcher played the character Buttons in Cinderella at the Capitol Theatre in Horsham, West Sussex. From December 2010 to January 2011, he played the character Josh the Jester in the pantomime Sleeping Beauty at The Hexagon theatre in Reading, Berkshire. From December 2011 to January 2012, he played the character Wishy Washy in the pantomime Aladdin at the Hexagon theatre in Reading. In recent years he has performed in 2 pantomimes in Woking, 6 pantomimes in Reading and returns in 2018 for the panto Aladdin again at the Hexagon.
He also attends festivals such as Camp Bestival in Dorset to entertain children. Fletcher is a patron for Bournemouth-based performing arts school Stagewise.
His debut album Hands Up the Album reached number 16 in the UK Albums Chart on 11 March 2012. In March 2013 he released his second album, Best Friends. In January 2015 he released his third album, Just Party.
On 12 September 2015 he appeared on Pointless Celebrities, and got knocked out on the second round.
Fletcher presents a daily radio show on Fun Kids weekdays from 9 am to 10 am called Justin's Word.
Awards
Orders of Chivalry
Fletcher was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to "children's broadcasting and the voluntary sector".
Professional awards
BAFTA Children's Awards 2007
Nominated as Best Presenter for Something Special
BAFTA Children's Awards 2008
Awarded Best Presenter for Something Special
BAFTA Children's Awards 2010
Awarded Best Presenter for Something Special
Nominated Best Performer for Gigglebiz
BAFTA Children's Awards 2011
Nominated Best Presenter for Something Special
BAFTA Children's Awards 2012
Awarded the Flynn Rossiter award for entertainment
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