Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson born 11 April 1960 is an English broadcaster journalist and writer who specialises in motoring He is best known for his role on the BBC TV show Top Gear along with copresenters Richard Hammond and James May He also writes weekly columns for The Sunday Times and The Sun From a career as a local journalist in Northern England Clarkson rose to public prominence as a presenter of the original format of Top Gear in 1988 Since the mid1990s Clarkson has become a recognised public personality regularly appearing on British television presenting his own shows and appearing as a guest on other shows As well as motoring Clarkson has produced programmes and books on subjects such as history and engineering From 1998 to 2000 he also hosted his own chat show Clarkson His opinionated but humorous tongueincheek writing and presenting style has often generated much public reaction to his viewpoints His actions both privately and as a Top Gear presenter have also sometimes resulted in criticism from the media politicians pressure groups and the public Despite the criticism levelled against him Clarkson has also generated a significant following from the public at large being credited as a major factor in the resurgence of Top Gear as one of the most popular shows on the BBC