Loyd Grossman

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**Loyd Grossman**
Born:	September 16, 1950 Boston, USA
Occupation:	Television presenter/Chef

Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman OBE (born September 16, 1950) is an English-American television presenter and chef who mainly works in the UK.

Grossman was born in Boston, USA, and educated at Upper Canada College, a famous private college-preparatory school in Toronto, Canada, and graduated from Boston University (B.A. History) before coming to Britain in 1975 to study at the London School of Economics (M.Sc.Econ), where he is currently a member of the Council and the Court of Governors.

After a short-lived career as singer with punk band Jet Bronx And The Forbidden, who reached number 49 in the UK singles chart in December 1977 with Ain't Doin' Nothing, he went on to become a journalist for Harpers & Queen and The Sunday Times. He has since presented Masterchef, a competitive cooking programme, and Through the Keyhole, a programme examining the homes of minor celebrities, as well as acting as the narrator on a British tour of The Rocky Horror Show.

His transatlantic accent reflects his Boston origins as well as the many years he has spent in the UK. It sounds strange to many British people, as well as Americans, and is often the subject of parody. [1].

Grossman is also involved in charity work. He is particularly associated with the work of museums in the UK, being chairman of the Blue Plaques Panel, the Campaign for Museums, the Public Monuments and Sculpture Association, National Museums Liverpool, the vice-chair of the Liverpool Culture Company and a trustee of St Deiniol's Library.

His name has been lent to a number of cookery goods, particularly pasta and curry sauces, manufactured by Premier Foods. As a brand, he is said to be worth many millions of pounds.