Michael Underwood

Michael Underwood
Michael Paul Underwood (born 26 October 1975) is an English television presenter, best known as a children's TV presenter on CBBC and CITV. He can be seen as a fifteen-year-old in an episode of The Crystal Maze, then presented by Richard O'Brien. He presented the primetime ITV series Let Me Entertain You in 2014 and was a reporter for Real Stories with Ranvir Singh.
Career
Underwood attended Weston Favell Academy in Northampton; he later graduated from the University of Plymouth's Rolle College, Exmouth with a BEd (Hons) in Drama & Performance. Before winning a six-week CBBC presenting contract on the BBC television show Whatever You Want, Underwood had previously made it to the last four in interviews for the Blue Peter vacancy subsequently filled by Simon Thomas.
Underwood was an entertainment correspondent for the ITV Breakfast programme GMTV from 2005 until 2008. In 2006, Underwood duetted with The X Factor contestant Andy Abraham on the Christmas single, "December Brings Me Back To You".
Underwood competed in the 2008 series of Dancing on Ice, partnered by professional skater Melanie Lambert. However, he pulled out of the series following a broken ankle in the run-up to the third show. They took part in the show the following year for the fourth series.
Underwood presented on Heart FM from April 2013, filling in with Zoe Hanson. He left this role in December 2013.
In early 2014, he presented the ITV entertainment series Let Me Entertain You on Saturday nights. Underwood was a reporter on the ITV series Surprise Surprise until 2015 and Real Stories with Ranvir Singh until 2016. He has been a stand-in entertainment reporter on Good Morning Britain multiple times. He is a reporter on the Channel 5 series Do the Right Thing with Eamonn and Ruth.
He appeared in the music video for Wet Wet Wet's single "Too Many People".
In 2020, due to lack of work he announced that he was to retire from presenting and had become a teacher. However he returned to presenting shortly after and is currently the host of the Channel 4 daytime show 'Tool Club'.
Underwood joined digital station Virgin Radio Groove for to its weekend line-up in the 10am-2pm slot after fronting Virgin Radio's 500 Words: Black Lives Matter children's writing competition alongside his wife Angellica Bell.
Personal life
Underwood married his former CBBC co-star Angellica Bell in New York City in December 2010. They have a son and a daughter.
Filmography
TV presenting
Whatever You Want (1999)
CBBC (1999–2002) – Continuity presenter
The Make Shift – Presenter
CITV (2002–2003) – Continuity presenter
The White Knuckle Tour – Presenter
The Big Bang (2002–2003) – Presenter
Eliminator (2003–2004) – Presenter
Starfinder (2003–2004) – Presenter
Jungle Run (2003–2006) – Presenter
Ministry of Mayhem (2004) – Presenter
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005: British Final presenter (also in 2004)
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 – Commentator
British Soap Awards: The After Party (2006, 2009–10) – Presenter
ITV2 Celebrity Daredevils – "SAS Training"
It Shouldn't Happen to a Showbiz Reporter (2005) – Showbiz reporter
GMTV (2005–2008) – Entertainment correspondent
Bingo Night Live (2008) – Presenter
Live from Studio Five (2010) – Guest presenter
The Zone (2010) – Co-presenter
OK! TV – Guest presenter
Let Me Entertain You (2014) – Presenter
Surprise Surprise (2014–2015) – Reporter
Real Stories with Ranvir Singh (2015–2016) – Reporter
Good Morning Britain (2016–2017) – Stand-in entertainment reporter
Do the Right Thing with Eamonn and Ruth (2018–2019) – Reporter
Tool Club (2021-) - Presenter
Other TV work
The Crystal Maze (1990) – Team captain
Hollywood 7 (2001) – Pizza Delivery Boy
Dancing on Ice (2008, 2009) – Contestant
All Star Mr and Mrs (2009) – Contestant, with Angellica Bell
The Door (2010) – Contestant
Born To Shine (2011) – Contestant
Celebrity MasterChef (2012) – Contestant
Celebrity Mastermind (2012) – Contestant
References
External links
Official website
1975 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of Plymouth
Black British television personalities
English television presenters
GMTV presenters and reporters
People from Northampton
People educated at Weston Favell Academy
English people of Ghanaian descent