Michael Absalom

Michael Absalom (born 13 April 1980), more commonly known as 'Abs', was a regular presenter on CBBC from 2002 to 2004.

Biography

Born on 13 April 1980 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, he has lived in many different areas including Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria; Rowlands Castle, Hampshire and the south west counties of Dorset and Somerset. He now lives in West London.

Career

CBBC

Absalom made his first appearance on the CBBC Channel in 2002, as the resident weatherman. However, his popularity meant that he soon became a regular presenter in the studio, and before long he was one of CBBC's leading presenters, presenting not only on the digital channel but also making regular appearances on the morning slot on BBC Two and the occasional appearance on the BBC One afternoon slot.

Other shows

His popularity on CBBC was furthered in the summer of 2003 when he and fellow presenter Anne Foy were chosen to host Britain's Amazing Mates, in which they toured the country attempting to find 'the best mates in Britain', involving games and activities. This was followed in 2004 by the show Best of Friends which he presented alongside fellow CBBC presenter Rani Khanijau. This quickly became one of the most popular shows on CBBC and again highlighted his great natural talent as a children's presenter and also his heart-throb status. ^{[citation needed]} At the end of 2004, he left the CBBC studio to present one of their leading shows, Xchange, on which - again - he achieved very high success.

2005 saw another series of Best of Friends and also the chance of a lifetime, when Absalom and Rani Khanijau filmed several episodes of the show in South Africa in honour of the BBC's "Africa Week". During the trip Absalom kept an "African Video Diary", which was shown on Xchange.

Xchange came to an end in March 2006, and another series of Best Of Friends was filmed and screened. In 2008, Abs appeared as a guest presenter on CBBC's Art show SMart and presented Sportsround from 2008 to 2009.

He joined the Eurosport Alpine Ski World Cup commentary team at the start of the 2006/07 season as co-commentator to John Clark. He also plays a key role in their Hockey commentary team, commentating on The Champions Trophy, The Indoor Hockey World Cup, various Olympic and World Cup qualifiers, and other sports such as Rugby (RBS 6 Nations 2010) and Football (2010 World Cup Final and Euro 2012 Final).

In 2009, his voice was heard on "CBBC F1", a Formula One commentary stream on the BBC's interactive TV service.

In 2012, he covered 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay around the UK. Also directed a short Olympic sketch called 'Showpony'.

In June 2012, he filmed a commercial for Colgate in Prague, Czech Republic. This advert begun a long run on UK television as of August 2012.

Other roles

Michael, in 2009, starred in Aladdin in Mansfield's Palace Theatre as 'PC Pong'.

Filmography

External links

• Official Website
• Michael Absalom on Twitter