Please answer the following question: What key details about richard hammond can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: richard mark hammond -lrb- born 19 december 1969 -rrb- is an english presenter , writer , and journalist . he co-hosted the car programme '' top gear '' with jeremy clarkson and james may , from 2002 to 2015 and presented series 1 -- 4 of '' '' on sky1 . he also co-hosted '' total wipeout '' with amanda byram on bbc one . hammond presented '' planet earth live '' alongside julia bradbury . he will be presenting a new motoring show alongside his former top gear co-hosts jeremy and james exclusive to amazon prime in late 2016 .
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- employer is '' . bbc , itv & sky -rrb- the daily mirror '' , amazon -lrb- prev- years active is 1998 , 2002 -- present- home town is solihull , west midlands , england- caption is richard hammond in 2006- birth name is richard mark hammond- spouse is amanda etheridge 4 may 2002- parents is eileen and alan hammond- education is solihull school ripon grammar school- children is 2- birth date is 19 december 1969- name is richard hammond- occupation is television presenter , journalist , author , voice actor- image is richard hammond.jpg- birth place is solihull , west midlands , england , united kingdom- alma mater is harrogate college of art and technology