Reginald (Reggie) Yates (born 31 May 1983) is a British writer and director with a career spanning three decades on screen as an actor, television presenter and

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. Yates played

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in '' Doctor Who'' and has worked at the BBC in radio and television–presenting various shows for

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for a decade as well as hosting the

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singing show ''

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'', hosting the first two series with Holly Willoughby. Yates co-presented the prime-time

game show '' Prized Apart,'' alongside

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, The

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reality show '' Release the Hounds'' from 2013 until 2017 and was also the presenter of the

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documentary series ''Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia,'' ''Extreme South Africa'' and ''Extreme UK'' as well as featuring as lead voice actor ''for BBC animation Rastamouse.'' In 2021, Yates released his first feature film as writer/director, ''

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''.

Early life

Yates' parents, Felicia Asante and Reginald "Jojo" Yates,"Reggie Yates – A tale of complicated relationships in the Ghana goldrush of the early 20th Century..."
TheGenealogist, 24 September 2014. were both born in

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; however, his paternal grandfather Harry was the son of an English accountant, George Yates, who worked in the gold mining industry. Harry Yates' mother Dorothy was also a member of Ghana's Euro-African community: her father was a British colonial administrator, Augustus George Lloyd, while her mother Sarah was an ethnic Fante, who worked as a farmer and trader in

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, Ghana. Yates grew up in

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, and attended

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in Cowper Street,

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Career

Yates made his first television appearance in ''

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'' at the age of eight. He also appeared in '' Disney Club'', as Robbie. In 1998, Yates appeared as a guest presenter on '' Diggit'' on

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also under the name Robbie. In 2002, he played Carl Fenton in the popular children's series ''

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''. From 2002 to 2004, he presented the Sunday morning programme ''

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'', and then went on to present ''

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'' with former ''Smile'' co-host

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before the final episode broadcast on

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on 30 July 2006. He also created and starred in the series ''

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'' and presented ''

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'' and his own radio show on

. In 2005, Yates appeared in the BBC singing contest '' Comic Relief Does Fame Academy'' in aid of

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, finishing in fourth place. On the show, his songs included " Boombastic", " You're The First, The Last, My Everything", "It Ain't Over Til It's Over", " U Can't Touch This" and "

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". He also sang a duet, " It Takes Two", with

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, the eventual winner of the show. He dyed his hair red for his performance of " Dancing on the Ceiling". On 10 March 2006, Yates appeared on ''

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'' and won his heat to get into the final, beating

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and Ben Fogle in the last round. Yates presented ''

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'' and '' Only in America'' with Fearne Cotton on

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as well as a programme on

. They presented a breakfast show on Saturday and Sunday mornings, taking over from

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. They played from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 am. The duo then went on to present '' The Radio 1 Chart Show'' starting on 14 October 2007 until Sunday 20 September 2009. Cotton left following her promotion to weekday mornings on Radio 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:45 pm, leaving Yates to present on his own. In addition to the chart show, Yates also presented a request show on Saturday afternoons, known as ''The Radio 1 Request Show'', where listeners could send in a text or phone in to request a song. In April 2012, it was announced that Yates would finish the request show and continue with only '' The Official Chart''. He announced in November 2012 that he would leave

, and his last show aired on 23 December that year. In 2006 Yates appeared on a Reality TV Special of ''

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'' and was voted off in the fourth round. In 2007, Yates appeared in the third series of revived science-fiction series '' Doctor Who'' as

, brother of the

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's companion Martha. Yates also presented series 1 of '' Escape from Scorpion Island'' with co-presenter Caroline Flack on BBC 1 between 3 and 21 September 2007. He also appeared on

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's 2007 single "

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" music video as one of the judges in a parody TV show called "Flex Factor". Yates co-hosted the

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2009 with Keri Hilson at the SECC, Glasgow. He has also presented live coverage of the

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and

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music festivals for

, and interviewed stars such as Estelle and 50 Cent for MTV specials. Yates also made a cameo appearance in '' Jack Osbourne's Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie'' with Joanna Page and Jesse Metcalfe. Yates appeared in a special ''

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'' episode on

, counting down the top 20 characters of the show as part of a special ''Family Guy'' weekend. In 2011, Yates voiced the main character, Rastamouse, in the

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television show '' Rastamouse''. In March 2011, he appeared with

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and Samantha Womack in the BBC fundraising documentary for

called '' Rich, Famous and in the Slums'', where the four celebrities were sent to

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in Kenya, Africa's largest

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. In October 2011, Yates starred in Arjun Rose's UK slasher ''

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'' as Officer Mason. In 2012, as part of

's Criminal Britain Season, Yates explored the culture of fear, anger and violence that drives the dangerous world of teen gangs. The show, ''Reggie Yates: Teen Gangs'', involved Yates speaking to current and former gang members to find out why and how teens get into gangs. He also investigated ways in which gang members can escape the life of violence and anger. In 2012 and 2013, Yates hosted the

singing show ''

'', hosting the first two series with Holly Willoughby. They were replaced by

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and

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in 2013. 2013 saw Yates travel to South Africa to shoot a series about extreme communities entitled ''Reggie Yates: Extreme South Africa'', which aired in Spring 2014 on BBC Three. It was successful enough for Yates to return with ''Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia'' in April 2015 for BBC Three. Yates is also a writer and director. In 2013, his first short film ''Patriarch'' aired on

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as part of their "Random Acts" season and he has just completed his second short called ''Date Night'' starring Daniel Kaluuya and Tony Way which won 'Best UK Short Film' at the

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. Yates hosted the

programme '' Release the Hounds'' from 2013 until 2017. He was replaced by Matt Edmondson in 2017. Yates appeared in an episode of '' Who Do You Think You Are?'', which aired on 25 September 2014. Yates, along with

Emma Willis Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM.

presented the Saturday-night game show '' Prized Apart'' on

in 2015. The show was axed shortly after. In 2016, Yates was awarded Best Presenter for his critically acclaimed series Extreme Russia at the Royal Television Society Awards and Best Multi-channel Programme at the Broadcast Awards. Continuing his documentarian journey, in 2016 Yates's BBC Three series The Insider saw the presenter spend time behind bars in Texas and join Unit 27 of the 56th Infantry Battalion in Acapulco to live the life of an ordinary soldier fighting on the front line of the brutal war against the country's powerful and violent drug cartels. In 2018, Yates was the themed category judge for Koestler Trust's ''I'm Still Here'' at the

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, London, an exhibition of art works by prisoners, detainees and ex-offenders. The theme was 'connections'. Yates has also been listed in the '' Powerlist'', as one of the most influential people in the UK from African/African-Caribbean descent, most recently making the

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and

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editions. In 2020, Yates' television film '' Make Me Famous'' premiered on

. The film stars an ensemble cast including Tom Brittney,

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, Tilly Keeper,

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, Nina Sosanya and Emma Rigby. Yates released his debut feature film ''

'' in 2021. This BBC Film/BFI coming-of-age comedy is a love letter to the UK Garage scene and a time capsule for 90's London. Recently acquired by Netflix UK, Pirates is now streaming and officially selected a
South By South West Film Festival

Controversies

In 2017, the BBC was forced to apologise for a Yates (and independent production company, Sundog Pictures) piece on Australia's indigenous communities called ''Hidden Australia: Black in the Outback'', filmed in

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, New South Wales. The aboriginal people Yates interviewed and filmed for the documentary said they were misled by Yates and the production crew. They accused Yates of portraying them in a negative light when Yates had promised them the story would be fair. In November 2017, Yates stated on a podcast: "The thing that makes it great about this new generation of artists is that they ain't signing to majors. They're independent, they're not managed by some random fat Jewish guy from north west London, they're managed by their brethren". His remarks were condemned by the

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's Dave Rich who said: "Even worse than any offence is the message Yates gives his audience by reinforcing an anti-Semitic stereotype". Yates was "hugely apologetic" for his comment. Following his comments, he stood down from presenting the 2017 festive special editions of ''

''. In 2019, when filming for his MTV television series ''Reggie Yates vs The World'' in

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, Northern Ireland, it was claimed that tensions on the street were stoked by dissident Republicans "for the benefit of the film crew", resulting in a riot during which Lyra McKee was murdered. "Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy of the Police Service of Northern Ireland said that those claims were untrue, as did MTV."

Filmography

Television

*''

'' (BBC One; 2004–2016) – Co-presenter, with

*''

'' (CBBC Channel; 2005) – Presenter *'' Only in America'' (

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; 2005) – Co-presenter, with

*''

'' *''Beckham's Hotshots'' *''

'' (BBC Two) *''Bring It On'' (BBC One) *'' UGetMe'' (CBBC & BBC One) *''Trevor Nelson's Lowdown'' (BBC Three) *''The Big C Concert'' (BBC) *''Blue Peter Jubilee Special'' (BBC) *''Kids Passport to London'' (Miramax) *''Disney Club'' *'' Diggit'', ''RoadHog'' (Buena Vista) *'' Get 100'' (

; 2007) *'' Escape from Scorpion Island'' (CBBC Channel; 2007) – Co-presenter, with Caroline Flack *''The Almost Perfect Guide to Life'' ( BBC Switch) *''MTV Base Backstage EMA 2007'' (MTV Base) *''

'' (BBC; 2009) *''School for Stars (CBBC) – Narrator *''Autistic Superstars 2010'' (BBC Three) *''Frankenstein's Wedding... Live in Leeds'' (BBC Three) *''Reggie Yates: Teen Gangs'' (BBC Three) – Presenter *'' This is Justin Bieber'' (ITV; 2011) – Presenter *''

'' (BBC One; 2012–2013) – Co-presenter, with Holly Willoughby *''Unity: A Concert for Stephen Lawrence'' (BBC One) *'' Release the Hounds'' (ITV2; 2013–2017) – Presenter *'' Who Do You Think You Are?'' (BBC One; 2014) – Subject *''Reggie Yates: Extreme South Africa'' (BBC Three) – Presenter *''Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached'' (ITV2; 2015) – Presenter *'' Thunderbirds Are Go'' – Ellis the Security Guard (voice) *''Reggie Yates: Extreme Russia'' (BBC Three; 2015–) – Presenter *'' Prized Apart'' (BBC One; 2015) – Co-presenter, with

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*''Reggie Yates: Race Riots USA'' – Presenter *''Reggie Yates Extreme Countries'' (BBC Three; 2015–) – Presenter *''Reggie Yates: The Insider'' (BBC Three; 2016–) – Presenter *''Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week'' (BBC Two; series 2, 2017–) – Presenter *''Reggie in China '' (BBC Two; series 1, 2019) – Presenter

Radio

*''Fearne & Reggie'' (BBC Radio 1) *''The Trevor Nelson Show'' (BBC Radio 1) *''Reg & Dev'' (BBC Radio 1Xtra) *''Smile Radio'' (Smile Website) *''The UK Top 40 (Formally known as Radio 1's Chart Show)'' (BBC Radio 1) *''The Fearne & Reggie Saturday request show'' (BBC Radio 1) *''The Request Show with Reggie Yates'' (BBC Radio 1) *''The Official Chart with Reggie Yates'' (BBC Radio 1)

Television acting

*''Thunderbirds Are Go'' (ITV) *''

'' (Archie) *''UGetMe'' (Calvin) *''

'' (BBC) *''

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'' (ITV) *''Priest'' (Screen Two) *''

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'' (Five) *''I Bring You Frankincense'' (Crucial Films) *''Ghostbusters of East Finchley'' (BBC) *''Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars'' (Jenks) (BBC) *''Focus'' (Harrison) (BBC Schools) *''Pirates'' (Child's Play) *''Children's Society'' (Breechhurst) *''Between the Lines'' (BBC) *''

'' (Humphrey Barclay) *''Promotional Advert'' (Trouble TV) *''

'' (BBC) *'' Doctor Who'' (BBC) (as

) *''

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'' (ITV2) *'' Rastamouse''(CBeebies) *'' Playhouse Presents'' – Episode: "The Pavement Psychologist" (Sky Arts), Series 2 2013 (as Tommy) *'' Release the Hounds'' (ITV) 2013–2017 *''Reggie Yates: Outside Man'' (Netflix) 2017

Writing and directing

*''Patriarch'' (2013). Cast was just three performers: Trevor Laird,

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and Kareem Onyiukah. *''Date Night'' (2014) – Won Best UK Short Film at the London Independent Film Festival *''Shelter'' (2015) *''Roadkill'' (2016) *'' Make Me Famous'' (2020)"Make Me Famous"
BBC iPlayer website, 20 June 2020. * ''

'' (2021)

Awards

National Television Awards

Royal Television Society Television Awards

Broadcast Awards

Broadcast Digital Awards

Edinburgh TV Awards

Attitude Pride Awards

London Independent Film Awards

Children's BAFTA Awards

References

External links

* *
Production company - FIVE7

Reggie Yates Photography
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