Jeremy Wade

Jeremy Wade
Wade in 2011
Born	Jeremy John Wade (1956-03-23) 23 March 1956 [1] Suffolk, England
Occupation	television presenter, author, Biologist
Website
www.jeremywade.co.uk

Jeremy John Wade (born 23 March 1956)^[2] is a British television presenter and author of books on angling. He is known for his television series River Monsters and Jungle Hooks.

Personal life

Wade was born and brought up in Suffolk, England, where his father was a vicar.^[3] He attended Dean Close School and has a degree in zoology from Bristol University and a postgraduate teaching certificate in biological sciences from the University of Kent and has worked as a secondary school biology teacher in Kent.^[4] Wade's journeys around the world have not been restricted to fishing. At various times, Wade has been detained as a suspected spy,^[5] caught Malaria, been threatened at gunpoint, and survived a plane crash^[6] He is also fluent in Portuguese, which he studied during the many years he spent fishing in Brazil. He also speaks French and Spanish well.

Career

Wade's interest in fishing began when he was living in East Anglia, on the banks of Suffolk's River Stour. In 1982, Wade made his first overseas trip to India's mountain rivers. He has since made trips around the world in search of elusive fish species. He has taken many trips to the Congo and Amazon rain forests. With the aid of local fishermen, Wade travels the world to catch various fish. Wade is also a published author. With joint-author Paul Boote, in 1992 Wade published his first book, Somewhere Down the Crazy River.^[7] Wade has also written River Monsters,^[7] which details his hunts and journeys around the world.

Wade made his acting debut in the 2014 film Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys, playing a lamprey expert. He had previously covered the fish in the River Monsters episode "Vampires of the Deep".

Publications

• Boote P and Wade J (1994) Somewhere Down the Crazy River Coronet. ISBN 9780340603215 – classic angling book.^[8]
• Wade, Jeremy (2011) River Monsters: True Stories of the Ones that Didn't Get Away Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780306819544.
• Wade, Jeremy (2015) River Monsters: Auf der Jagd nach den größten und stärksten Räubern in den Flüssen und Seen der Erde Plassen Verlag, ISBN 9783864702495

References

External links

• Jeremy Wade at the Internet Movie Database
• River Monsters on Animal Planet

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