Richard Whiteley

Game Show Host

Birthday December 28, 1943

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Bradford, England

DEATH DATE Jun 26, 2005 (age 61)

#192,003 Most Popular

Numerology: 3

About

A television journalist and presenter who is most known for hosting the popular TV game show Countdown.

Before Fame

He was raised in Baildon, England and in his younger earlier years he took on a job as a trainee at ITN, before transitioning over to Yorkshire Television in 1968.

Trivia

He was nicknamed "Twice Nightly Whiteley," due to the fact that he presented Countdown and the Calendar news program on the same night.

Family Life

He married Kathryn Apanowicz in 1994 and the two have a son named James who was born in 1987.

Associated With

He was born in Bradford, England, the same place where actor Peter Firth was born.

Popularity

Most Popular #192,003 Born in Bradford, England #40

Game Show Host Born in England #17 Capricorn Game Show Host #7

Capricorn Named Richard #26 Last Name Whiteley #4