Marcus Bentley
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Marcus Bentley (born 4 October 1967) is a British actor, broadcaster and voice-over artist. Bentley is most known for narrating the British 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 distinctive Geordie accent has led to him becoming one of Britain's most recognised voices.
Bentley has also appeared on stage and in London's Burning. Although he rarely makes public appearances, his public profile has been raised since Big BrotherTemplate:'s revivals on Channel 5 and ITV.
Early life
Bentley was born in Gateshead, and brought up in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[1] He attended East 15 Acting School.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Big Brother
Bentley was selected as the narrator of the Channel 4 (2000–2010), Channel 5 (2011–2018) and ITV2 (2023–) 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".[1] His most notable catchphrase is "Day [x] (in the Big Brother house...)". Bentley has narrated all twenty-one 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.
Other work
Before Big Brother, Bentley starred in several TV adaptations of Catherine Cookson's novels where he honed his now familiar Tyne and Wear accent. He also starred in several TV commercials as well as minor parts in feature films, such as Mad Dogs and Englishmen, which starred Joss Ackland, C. Thomas Howell, and Elizabeth Hurley.
In the Christmas special of Extras, Bentley appeared as the voiceover narrator for Big Brother, parodying the show's familiar commentary style.
Aside from Big Brother, Bentley could be heard on Channel 4 as a continuity announcer until he left after ten years, when he reprised his Big Brother narrator role on the revived Channel 5 series.
Another of Bentley's roles is the unseen question master on Sky One quiz show, Dirty Money.
Channel 5
From December 2011, Bentley began doing continuity links on Channel 5, complementing his role as narrator of Big Brother on the same channel.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Personal life
Bentley married his wife Jools in 1997. The couple have three children, and live in Kent.[2]
References
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External links
- Marcus Bentley – TV Tome
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- 20th-century English male actors
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- Alumni of East 15 Acting School
- English game show hosts
- English male television actors
- English male voice actors
- Actors from Gateshead
- Actors from Stockton-on-Tees
- Male actors from County Durham