Neil Buchanan
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| Born: | October 11, 1961 (age 45) Liverpool, Merseyside |
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| Occupation: | Television presenter/Producer |
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Neil Buchanan (born October 11, 1961) is an English television presenter and producer. He is best known mainly for his work on CiTV on the programme Art Attack, a children's television programme that he has presented since it started in 1989. He has also presented Finders Keepers (1991-1996), It's a Mystery (1996-2000), and appeared in ZZZap! as Smart Arty (1993-1998) He has two children, a daughter named Molly and a son named Freddie.
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[edit] Biography
Buchanan was born in Aintree, Merseyside.
[edit] Musical career
Buchanan was also in a band called Marseille, who made two albums and 5 singles and also provided backing vocals for Desrae and Garys Guitars. The band split in mid-1980s as Buchanan wanted to concentrate on his television career.
[edit] Television career
Neil's television debut was on a Saturday morning show called No. 73, later renamed 7T3. He first appeared on the show during half way through the first series in 1982 as a fan who had sent Ethel a caricatures of her and her friends. He had attended the original audition, having met the No. 73 producers when his band Marseille appeared on Southern Television's Saturday Banana. He didn't become a regular until the third series of No. 73 shown in 1983. After production ceased on 7T3 in 1988 he went on to present Motormouth, another Saturday Morning kids show made by Television South. Neil stayed with Motormouth until the show's cancellation in 1992. In 1989 he began presenting the popular CITV show Art Attack, which he has presented since the very first series began. In 1991 he hosted the British version of Finders Keepers, a room raiding game show for both Television South & Scottish Television when Television South lost their licence to broadcast. He also presented Animal Crazy, a show about Animals, with co-host Jenny Powell for two series between 1994 & 1995.
From 1995 to 1997 Neil presented the awards show The CITV Awards, which gave the viewers a chance to vote on who they think should win a CITV Award.
[edit] Trivia
- He was turned down by Liverpool Art College as they thought he wasn't good enough.
- After Neil hosts the final series of Art Attack he will become a music producer.[citation needed]
