Jim Bowen
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Jim Bowen (born James Brown-Whittaker in Padiham, Burnley, Lancashire, August 20, 1937) is an English stand-up comedian and TV personality. He is best known as the host of the ITV gameshow Bullseye.
In 2002, Bowen used the outdated term "nig-nog" during his BBC radio show The Happy Daft Farm. Although proven to be an old Lancashire term for "silly person", many people deemed the remark racially offensive and he handed in his notice later the same day and remarked that the incident would probably spell the end of his showbusiness career. However, he has since appeared in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights as well as the music video for "Is This the Way to Amarillo" with Kay and singer, Tony Christie.
He performed a solo show at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe about Bullseye, called "You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully."
Jim currently acts as 'agony uncle' for the University of Central Lancashire's Students' Union newspaper Pluto, which he started doing in September 2005.
Bowen recently appeared as a guest on ITV's The Mint.
[edit] Trivia
- His wife's maiden name was Owen. For his stage name, he took Owen and added the B from the first letter of his middle name (Brown).
- Jim lives in North Lancashire in a house named 'Gable House' named after actor Clark Gable [citation needed]
- Was the original choice to present the quiz show SUDO-Q but turned it down due to commitments with his You cant beat a bit of bully show.
| Preceded by: First Host |
Host of Bullseye 1981- 1995 |
Succeeded by: Dave Spikey |
