Jon Franks
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article or section is an autobiography, or has been extensively edited by the subject, and may not conform to Wikipedia's NPOV policy. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page. |
 |
The neutrality of this article is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page.(January 2008) Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved. |
| Jon (Jonathan) Franks | |
| Born | June 16, 1988 York, Yorkshire |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Presenter |
Contents |
[edit] Early life
Jon Franks was born (June 16, 1988) and raised in the Yorkshire Dales, which explains his accent derivative of the York region. At the age of 8, his family moved to Lanzarote, but returned a couple of years later.
[edit] Television career
After stints as a fitness instructor, car washer, and hotel employee, he was discovered by MTV UK in late 2006 and asked to host its afternoon extravaganza, FYI.
Franks co-hosted FYI with Louis Bhose. The first edition of FYI aired on Monday February 12 2007, featuring programmes like Laguna Beach, My Super Sweet 16 and Made. On FYI, Franks had the pleasure of interviewing big stars and personal heroes Hanson, JoJo, and Ne-Yo. He is the only MTV UK presenter to have sung the chorus of “Hero” to Enrique Iglesias on camera.
FYI was “rested” on Friday July 20, 2007. It featured the same episode of Made that aired in the first edition.
Franks’s dream is to run a successful British bar in Lanzarote.
He is currently planning The Franksie Party Bus, York’s first nightclub-on-wheels. Honk if you see him, and he’ll give you the legendary Franksie Finger.
[edit] Trivia
- “Jon Franks In A Wig” was a frequent possible answer to many of FYI’s competition questions, including “Who played Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider films?”
- Jon got up at 4am every Wednesday morning to travel from York to London to record a week’s worth of FYI shows.
- His favourite newspaper is The Daily Star.
- His favourite book is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.
- His dream date is Paris Hilton.
- He drinks Red Bull every morning.
- Franks was renowned amongst MTV production staff for his disregard for the environment. The presenter used a total of 1.5 cans of hair spray on his neatly styled locks every day.
