Paddy McGuinness Top Gear, Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Tv Shows, And Net Worth

Paddy McGuinness Bio | Wiki

Paddy McGuinness ( Full name: Patrick Joseph McGuinness) is an English comedian, actor, and television presenter. He rose to fame thanks to Peter Kay who invited him to appear in his programs titled That Peter Kay Thing, Phoenix Nights, and Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere.

Paddy is best known for his roles within Channel 4, ITV, and the BBC where he presented game shows such as Take Me Out. Since 2019, he has been one of the three hosts of BBC’s Top Gear. Paddy became the new host of Question of Sport in 2021.

Paddy McGuinness Age

He was born on August 14, 1973, in Farnworth, Lancashire, England. Paddy is 49 years old.

Paddy McGuinness Height

He is a man of above-average stature. Paddy stands at the height of 6 ft 1 in ( Approx 1.85 m).

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Paddy McGuinness Family

He was born to Irish parents in Farnworth, Lancashire. His parents are from County Tipperary.

Paddy McGuinness Education

He earned his high school diploma from Mount St Joseph High School. It was from his school days in Farnworth that  Paddy formed his close friendship with Peter Kay.

Paddy McGuinness Wife

He is married to Christine Martin. The couple wedded on June 4, 2011. The couple has three children. They welcomed twins Penelope and Leo in 2013).  Felicity was born in  2016). During an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show,  Paddy described fatherhood as “the most fantastic thing ever”. His children are autistic, as is their mother.

Paddy and his family made a BBC documentary Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism in 2021. He revealed in June 2018 that he had been diagnosed with arthritis at the age of 44. It was announced on July 22, 2022, that  Paddy and Martin had separated, after 11 years of marriage. However, they will remain living together in their family home.

Paddy Mcguinness Peter Kay

Peter Kay ( Peter John Kay) is a 49-year-old English actor, comedy writer, and stand-up comedian who was born on July 2, 1973, in Bolton, Lancashire, England. Peter has written, produced, and acted in several tv shows and film projects. Also, he has authored three books. Peter followed the success with Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere in 2014. This was a spin-off of Phoenix Nights

The show featured the bouncer characters which were played by Pater and Paddy at times. Also featured other characters from Phoenix Nights. Six episodes of the show were made and broadcast from November to December 2004 by Channel 4. Peter was awarded a Rose d’Or in 2005 at the international television festival in Montreux for Best Performance by an Actor.

Paddy Mcguinness Real Name

His real name is Patrick Joseph McGuinness.

Paddy Mcguinness My Lifey

He released his first book titled My Guide to the North: (and Scotland & Wales, oh, and less important places i.e. the South) in September 2010. Paddy released his autobiography titled My Lifey on October 28, 2021.

Paddy Mcguinness Top Gear

It was announced on October 22, 2018, that Paddy would be co-presenting series 27 of Top Gear. Another announcement in May 2020 stated that Top Gear presenters Freddie Flintoff and Paddy would host a six-episode best-of series. Those episodes would feature the presenters narrating classic episodes of the show, called Total Wipeout: Freddie and Paddy Takeover.

On August 8, 2020, the first episode was aired and received negative reviews. It was announced in July that Paddy will be taking over from Sue Barker as host of BBC game show Question of Sport for its 51st series. A frank and emotive documentary, Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family And Autism was screened on December 1, 2021, on BBC 1.

Paddy Mcguinness And Keith Lemon

He co-presented the talent show series Your Face Sounds Familiar with Alesha Dixon in 2013. The following year, Paddy co-hosted the Saturday night game show called Amazing Greys alongside Angela Rippon. He regularly starred in the ITV2 comedy show titled  The Keith Lemon Sketch Show in 2015. Paddy played the role of policeman Ian in the ITV comedy titled The Delivery Man, starting in April 2015.

He guest starred in six episodes of Coronation Street in 2015 playing the role of Dougie Ryan. The episodes are in August. Paddy presented a one-off ITV special, The ABBA Christmas Party on Christmas Eve in 2015. In 2017, the comedian starred in the ITV comedy series titled The Keith & Paddy Picture Show with Keith Lemon. The show returned for a second series in April 2018.  Paddy presented The Greatest TV Moments of All Time, a one-off special for ITV in January 2018.

He has also appeared as a panelist on countless episodes of Keith Lemon’s shows Celebrity Juice and Through the Keyhole. Paddy replaced Fearne Cotton in 2019 as team captain on the former show. However, he left after one series due to other work commitments. Also, he co-presented two episodes of Even Better Than the Real Thing on BBC One.

Paddy Mcguinness Tv Shows

– 2018–2020 Sport Relief
– 2019–present Catchpoint
– Comic Relief
– 2019 Celebrity Juice
– 2019–present Top Gear
– 2020 The Big Night In
– 2020 Daisy & Ollie
– Total Wipeout: Freddie and Paddy Takeover
– 2020 The Big New Year’s In
– 2021 I Can See Your Voice
– 2021–present Question of Sport
– 2021 Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism

Paddy Mcguinness Net Worth

He is an English comedian, actor, and television presenter with an estimated net worth of $15,682,613

Who Is Paddy Mcguinness

Paddy is an English comedian, actor, and television presenter. He is best known for his roles within Channel 4, ITV, and the BBC where he presented game shows such as Take Me Out.

Is Paddy Mcguinness Leaving Top Gear

It was announced on October 22, 2018, that Paddy would be co-presenting series 27 of Top Gear. Another announcement in May 2020 stated that Top Gear presenters Freddie Flintoff and Paddy would host a six-episode best-of series.  Paddy has presented the show since 2019, and clearly has no current plans to leave the show.

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