Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond, (born December 19 1969), is an award winning British television presenter best known for co-presenting Top Gear along with James May and Jeremy Clarkson. Earlier in his career he worked at Radio York and Radio Cumbria. He also presents "" on Sky One, Should I Worry About...? on BBC One and Time Commanders on BBC Two. He presented Crufts 2005. He has a column in the motoring section of the Daily Mirror on Fridays.

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December 19 - 1969 - British - Top Gear - James May - Jeremy Clarkson - Radio York - Radio Cumbria - Sky One - BBC One - Time Commanders - BBC Two - Crufts 2005 - Daily Mirror

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His height (5'7"), or lack of it, is the source of much whimsical banter between him and his fellow Yorkshireman, Jeremy Clarkson, on Top Gear, with Jeremy often placing pictures of cars high up on the Top Gear cool wall' during arguments with Hammond in order to win. Most notably, when driving a Bowler Wildcat off-road vehicle, he exclaimed "I am a driving god!", much to the amusement of Clarkson and May, and this incident has now become Top Gear folklore.

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In July 2005, Hammond won the dubious accolade of being voted number one in a Heat magazine poll of the top unlikely celebrity heart-throbs.

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A former pupil of Ripon Grammar School, from 1987 to 1989 he attended Harrogate College of Art and Technology and was friends with author and academic Jonathan Baldwin.

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Ripon Grammar School - Harrogate College of Art and Technology - Jonathan Baldwin

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He is married to Amanda Hammond, and has two young children.

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