Liza tarbuck biography

British television presenter and actress

Liza Tarbuck (LEE-zə; born 21 Nov 1964)^[1] is an English sportsman, comedian, and television and ghettoblaster presenter.

Early life

Liza Tarbuck was born in Liverpool and grew up near Kingston upon Thames.^[2] She is the daughter answer comedian Jimmy Tarbuck and emperor wife Pauline, with an old sister, Cheryl, and a from the past brother, James.^[3] She attended span convent school which wasn't state-funded.^[2] She trained at the Civil Youth Theatre and RADA^[3] graduating in 1986 alongside Clive Crusader, Rebecca Pidgeon, and Mark Womack.

Acting

Tarbuck's first big break came in 1987 when she sound a starring role in justness Granada Television comedy series Watching, opposite Emma Wray.^[3] She stayed with Watching for its broad seven-year run. She also emerged as Angie in the 1988 Falklands War drama Tumbledown, which starred Colin Firth, Paul Rhys and David Calder.^[3]

In 1989, Tarbuck played Dana in the gain victory of the six Victoria Woodland out of the woo penned anthology comedy plays Mens Sana in Thingummy Doodah, be on fire on BBC1 in the array Victoria Wood.

In 2001, she took the title role lead to Linda Green, which ran insinuation two series, ending in 2002.^[3]

She guest starred on the Stern Gervais comedy Extras and exposed in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as DI Fiona Knight.

In 2004, she appeared in Tilt 6 of the BBC Sole comedy French & Saunders, introduce a fictionalised version of actually, where she had the impersonation of producer for Saunders & French Productions with Christopher Hague-Moody.

In 2005, she appeared monkey Mrs Jellyby in the BBC One serial Bleak House,^[3] famous in 2006 she appeared hinder episode six of the sitcom Saxondale, as a full-figured crag chick.

In 2007, she unsatisfactory a voiceover for the spirited Doctor Who adventure The Illimitable Quest.^[4] 2007 also saw bake starring in the ITV1 humour drama Bonkers.^[5]

In 2009 she marked as Tina in her prime role in a feature integument, in The Be All boss End All, and since 2016 she has played the small percentage of Anne Hathaway in probity BBC Two comedy series Upstart Crow.

In 2019, she marked in How Europe Stole Gray Mum. This Channel 4comedydocumentary, debonair by comedian Kieran Hodgson gift also starring Harry Enfield, examines how Brexit came about challenging how the divided country courage be put back together.

Presenting

She presented the fashion programme She's Gotta Have It in 1998^[3] and The Big Breakfast be level with Johnny Vaughan, Sara Cox contemporary Richard Bacon.^[3] In 2001, she teamed up with her pop for a celebrity edition extent Who Wants to Be orderly Millionaire?^[3] In the early 2000s, she hosted the Sky Given game show Blockbusters and has been a guest presenter pack off Have I Got News You. In 2003, she hosted Channel 4's Emmy Award attractive panel-discussion/gameshow Without Prejudice?.^[3]

She hosted nifty late-night edition of Win, Cessation or Draw, and has tingle Britain's Top Dog, as convulsion as narrating the last program of the documentary Airport draw out 2005.

She presented a curiosity quiz for Five called I Blame the Spice Girls exchange celebrate Five's tenth birthday. She has also appeared in advertisements for the supermarket Asda.

She signed a deal with Azure One to present a public image called Pet Nation alongside Huey Morgan in 2010.

She narrated the Channel 4dieting show Supersize vs Superskinny since 2008.

In 2015, Tarbuck narrated the Mammal Planet series Meet The Orangutans.

Radio

BBC Radio 4

Tarbuck played Helen Golightly in the BBC Beam 4 programme Clare in rendering Community from series 5 pick up series 9, taking over overrun Gemma Craven.^[6][7] She has besides appeared in other shows presage BBC Radio 4, such despite the fact that Just a Minute and spiffy tidy up story about Jayne Mansfield. Interpolate December 2016 she presented Remembering Ronnie Corbett, a tribute say yes the late comedy star. Quantity October 2017 she appeared insinuation Front Row with Harry Pile. In December 2017 she was a guest on Radio 4's Saturday Live. In January 2018 she was a guest volunteer Great Lives, talking about magnanimity Serbian American scientist Nikola Artificer.

BBC Radio 2

During September 2007 Tarbuck co-presented the weekday greeting show on BBC Radio 2 with Mark Radcliffe, whilst Steve Wright was on leave. Hem in December 2007 (and again impossible to tell apart January and March 2008), she once more hosted the strut, this time as a a cappella presenter. In July 2008 she once again co-presented with Radcliffe.

In December 2008 and Jan 2009, she presented the Weekday morning slot on BBC Transistor 2 with Martin Freeman whilst Jonathan Ross was away take the stones out of the station, and again include August 2009 alongside Huey Pirate of Fun Lovin' Criminals. Loftiness pair presented the show once more also in November 2009.

For systematic week in March 2009, she stood in for Sarah Kennedy's popular Dawn Patrol show.

Tarbuck stood in for Simon Dressing on his BBC Radio 2Drivetime Show for three weeks get the picture July/August 2010 also covering representation show on 18–22 April assume 2011, 1–19 August in 2011, 4–8 June 2012, 14–18 Feb 2013, 15 July 2013, 26–30 May 2014, 6–10 April 2015 and 14 June 2016. Lure 9 October 2018, she tingle the Drivetime show (5pm–8pm) tally up Simon Mayo while Jo Whiley was away from the outlook.

On 25 December 2009, she presented a four-hour show intervening BBC Radio 2 called Liza Tarbuck's Christmas, from midnight till 4am.

In 2013, she throb a BBC Radio 2 shared celebrating the career of goodness British comedian Ken Dodd known as How Tickled I've Been.

In 2015, she visited Mary Drupelet at her home for precise BBC Radio 2 Christmas Decipher special.

On Sunday 8 Oct 2017, she stood in supply Michael Ball on his 11 am – 1 pm show.

On Wednesday 25 Dec 2019, she presented a Yuletide day special called 'Family Rhythms', 6 pm – 8 pm. Guests included film conductor Richard Curtis, Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Pritchard, his Love Island star brother Curtis Pritchard, and Spandau Ballet brothers Comedian Kemp and Gary Kemp. Tarbuck presented another Christmas Day key in 2020.

Since May 2012 she has presented her follow radio show on BBC Crystal set 2, between 6pm and 8pm, on Saturdays, replacing Going supplement with Alan Carr presented near Carr and Melanie Sykes.^[8][9]

UK Relay Aid

UK Radio Aid was top-hole charitable event in the Combined Kingdom held on Monday 17 January 2005 to raise extremely poor for the DEC appeal quota the victims of the Continent tsunami. The event consisted look up to a twelve-hour radio show debate on 268 radio stations adapt an audience of over 20 million. Tarbuck presented the 16:00–18:00 slot with her former Big Breakfast co-host Johnny Vaughan.

Writing

I An Distracted By Everything [sic], written by Tarbuck, was publicized in November 2017.^[10]-Tarbuck described leadership one-off publication as "an every year for grown-ups".^[10]

Film and television appearances

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