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Kevin McCloud is a British designer, writer, and tv presenter. Since April 1999, he has presented the Channel 4 series titled Grand Designs. Kevin trained as a theatre designer after graduating. He worked on a wide variety of different productions, including the set design for experimental rock group Harvey as well as the Wallbangers.
Later, he settled up his own lighting design practice and manufacturing business which he named ‘McCloud Lighting.’ He at one point employed 26 people. Kevin’s work includes the carved and painted rococo-style vegetable ceiling found in the food halls at Harrods. He has done many projects in conjunction with J.J. Desmond Interiors and lighting fittings at Ely Cathedral, the Savoy Hotel, Edinburgh Castle, and the Dorchester Hotel. As of 2022, Kevin concentrates on journalism, television work, and product design, including work for British manufacturers.
Kevin McCloud Age
He was born on May 1959 in Bedfordshire, England. Kevin is 63 years old.
Kevin McCloud Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Kevin stands at the height of 6 ft 2 in ( Approx 1.88 m).
Kevin McCloud Family
He was born to his parents in Bedfordshire, England. He has two brothers called Terence and Graham. Kevin and his brothers were raised in a house his parents had built. Kevin is a former member of the Footlights comedy ensemble at Cambridge. He was a member of the comedy club alongside Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. He worked as a costume and set designer for the troupe.
Kevin McCloud Wife
He was married to his ex-wife Suzanna McCloud. The duo has two children named Milo and Elsie. Also, Kevin has two other children called Hugo and Grace from previous relationships. Kevin and Suzanna separated in December 2019, after 23 years together. He lives in Frome in Somerset.
Kevin McCloud Education
He attended Dunstable Grammar School, which later became Manshead comprehensive. After achieving his A levels, Kevin went to work on a farm in Tuscany. He studied singing at the Conservatory of Music in Florence for a year. Kevin was persuaded to return to take up a place at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, even after he was offered a three-year course in Italy. At Cambridge, he studied languages but later changed to philosophy and finally settled on the history of art and architecture.
Kevin Mccloud House
Over the years, Grand Designs presenter has overseen the transformation of properties into incredible homes. Speaking in an interview in 2010, Kevin revealed that he didn’t enjoy celebrity status. He, therefore, found it important to maintain his privacy including details of his house. “I don’t think I’m a celebrity. If I welcomed people into my lovely home every week in the pages of a magazine they’d soon see how incredibly dull it is. It’s important to maintain a bit of mystique. He told Daily Mail. Kevin talked to Daily Telegraph about his house saying that “I’m terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family’s.”
Kevin Mccloud Grand Designs
His first appearance on tv was on Homefront on BBC Two as a guest presenter. In 1999, Kevin went on to write and present a program called Grand Designs that covered unusual and elaborate architectural homebuilding projects. The program was produced by Talkback Thames. As of 2022, Grand Designs is now in its twenty-second series. Also, Kevin wrote and presented Grand Designs Indoors and Grand Designs Abroad.
He demonstrated his fluency in French and Italian in the course of the later series. He occasionally acted as a translator for people who had houses built abroad in places where they didn’t know the language. Also, Kevin serves as the editor-at-large for Grand Designs magazine. In 2005 and 2006, he sat on the steering committee for the associated exhibition “Grand Designs Live”
Kevin took the Grand Designs series of programs to a new level with Grand Designs Live in 2008. He demonstrated environmentally-sensitive construction methods on a site in the East End of London. Also, Kevins presented a “Grand Design of the Year” competition. His co-presenters included Janet Street-Porter, Dave Gorman, Naomi Cleaver, Bill Bailey, and Diarmuid Gavin.
Kevin Mccloud Man Made Home
He presented Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home on Channel 4 in September 2012. This was a four-part series where Kevin constructed a cabin in the woods. He emphasized sustainable, locally sourced, as well as environmentally responsible materials and techniques. The cabin was moved to the seaside near Watchet on the Somerset coast in 2013 to film a second four-part series of the show. This series had a more “beach shack” theme. Kevin took part in the Blue Anchor to Minehead RNLI Raft Race in August 2013, as part of the filming of the series. His raft got 20 yards offshore prior to being towed the rest of the way.
Kevin Mccloud Net Worth
He is a British designer, writer, and tv presenter with an estimated net worth of $25 million.
How Old Is Kevin McCloud
Kevin is 63 years old. He was born on May 1959 in Bedfordshire, England.
Who Is Kevin McCloud
Kevin is a British designer, writer, and tv presenter. Since April 1999, he has presented the Channel 4 series titled Grand Designs.
Is Kevin McCloud Married
He was married to his ex-wife Suzanna McCloud. The duo separated in December 2019, after 23 years together. Kevin has two children with Suzana named Milo and Elsie and two other children called Hugo and Grace from previous relationships.