Jeremy Clarkson

**Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson** (born 11 April 1960) is an English author, broadcaster, journalist, talk show host. He is best known for presenting BBC television show _Top Gear_ with Richard Hammond and James May. He is also known for controversial remarks.

He also writes columns for The Sunday Times and The Sun.

Clarkson was ranked 49th on Motor Trend Magazine's Power List for 2011. It is a list of the fifty most important figures in the automotive industry.

On 26 March 2015, while Clarkson was not allowed to be at work, the BBC announced it will not keep paying him after he mocked and physically assaulted a producer during an argument .

### Presenter

|Year|Title||
| --- | --- | --- |
|1988–2000|_Top Gear (Original Format)_|BBC VHS, 1994–1998|
|1995–1996|_Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld_|BBC VHS, 1996|
|1997|_Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines_|BBC VHS, 1997|
|1998|_Robot Wars_|N/A|
|2000|_Jeremy Clarkson's Car Years_|N/A|
|2001|_Jeremy Clarkson's Speed_|BBC VHS, 2001|
|2001|_You Don't Want To Do That_|N/A|
|2002–2015|_Top Gear (Current Format)_|BBC DVD, 2010–|
|2002|_Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours_|N/A|
|2003|_The Victoria Cross: For Valour_|BBC DVD, 2011|
|2004|_Inventions That Changed the World_|N/A|
|2007|_Jeremy Clarkson: The Greatest Raid of All Time_|BBC DVD, 2011|
|2016-|_The Grand Tour_|N/A|

### Other roles

|Year|Title|Role|
| --- | --- | --- |
|1993|_Mr Blobby's Christmas_|Guest|
|1997|_Room 101_|Guest|
|1997|_The Mrs Merton Show_|Guest|
|1998–2000|_Clarkson_|Chat Show|
|2002|_100 Greatest Britons_|Guest|
|2002|_Have I Got News for You_|Guest Host|
|2002|_Friday Night with Jonathan Ross_|Guest|
|2003|_Patrick Kielty Almost Live_|Guest|
|2003|_Parkinson_|Guest|
|2003|_Question Time_|Participant|
|2003|_Grumpy Old Men_|Participant|
|2004|_Call My Bluff_|Participant|
|2004|_QI_|Participant|
|2004|_Who Do You Think You Are?_|Participant|
|2005|_Top of the Pops_|Guest Host|
|2006|_Cars_|Voice Artist|
|2006|_Never Mind the Buzzcocks_|Guest Host|
|2006|_The F Word_|Participant|
|2008|_The One Show_|Guest|
|2008|_Have I Got News for You_|Guest Host|
|2009|_The Chris Moyles Show_|Guest|
|2009|_Love the Beast_|Guest|
|2009|_8 out of 10 Cats_|Guest|
|2009|_Have I Got News for You_|Guest|
|2010|_Have I Got News for You_|Guest Host|
|2010|_QI_|Participant|
|2011|_Forza Motorsport 4_|Voice Artist|
|2012|_The Chris Evans Breakfast Show_|Guest|
|2012|_Have I Got News For You_|Guest Host|

## Books he has written

|Book|Publisher|Year|
| --- | --- | --- |
|_Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld_|BBC Books Penguin Books || 1996 <small>Reprinted</small> 2004||
|_Clarkson on Cars_|Virgin Books Penguin Books || 1996 <small>Reprinted</small> 2004||
|_Clarkson's Hot 100_|Virgin Books Carlton Books || 1997 <small>Reprinted</small> 1998||
|_Planet Dagenham_|Andre Deustch Carlton Books || 1998 <small>Reprinted</small> 2006||
|_Born To Be Riled_|BBC Books Penguin Books || 1999 <small>Reprinted</small> 2007||
|_Jeremy Clarkson On Ferrari_|Lancaster Books Salamander Books || 2000 <small>Reprinted</small> 2001||
|_The World According To Clarkson_|Icon Books Penguin Books || 2004 <small>Reprinted</small> 2005||
|_I Know You Got Soul_|Michael Joseph Penguin Books || 2005 <small>Reprinted</small> 2006||
|_And Another Thing..._|Michael Joseph Penguin Books || 2006 <small>Reprinted</small> 2007||
|_Don't Stop Me Now!!_|Michael Joseph Penguin Books || 2007 <small>Reprinted</small> 2008||
|_For Crying Out Loud!_|Michael Joseph Penguin Books || 2008 <small>Reprinted</small> 2009||
|_Driven To Distraction_|Michael Joseph Penguin Books || 2009 <small>Reprinted</small> 2010||
|_How Hard Can It Be?_|Michael Joseph Penguin Books || 2010 <small>Reprinted</small> 2011||
|_Round The Bend_|Michael Joseph Penguin Books || 2011 <small>Reprinted</small> 2012||

- Two books with the best columns from previous publications, called "The Collected Thoughts Of Clarkson" and "Never Played Golf" were issued by Top Gear Magazine, in 2003 and 2004.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jeremy Clarkson
- **image**: Jeremy_Clarkson%2C_Top_Gear_Live_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg
- **image size**: 230px
- **caption**: Clarkson in 2006
- **birth name**: Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson
- **birth place**: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
- **nationality**: British
- **education**: Repton School
Hill House School, Doncaster
- **occupation**: Author, broadcaster, journalist, talk show host
- **years active**: 1988–present
- **notable works**: #Filmography, See below
- **spouse**: (divorced)

- **children**: 3
- **parents**: Shirley and Eddie Clarkson