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Reggie Yates (born 31 May 1983) is an English-Ghanaian actor, television presenter and radio DJ, best known from his roles as Rastamouse, Leo Jones in ''Doctor Who'', and for his work at the BBC in radio and television - presenting various shows for BBC Radio 1 with Fearne Cotton – as well as hosting the ITV2 reality show ''Release the Hounds''. Since 2015, he has co-presented the primetime BBC One game show ''Prized Apart'', alongside Emma Willis. He is also the host of the BBC Three show ''Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia'' and ''Extreme South Africa''. ==Career== Yates made his first television appearance in ''Desmond's'' at the age of eight. He also appeared in ''Disney Club'', as Robbie. In 1998, Yates appeared as a guest presenter on ''Diggit'' on CITV also under the name Robbie. In 2002, he played Carl Fenton in the popular children's series ''Grange Hill''. From 2002 to 2004, he presented the Sunday morning programme ''Smile'', and then went on to present ''Top of the Pops'' with former ''Smile'' co-host Fearne Cotton before the final episode broadcast on BBC Two on 30 July 2006. He also created and starred in the series ''The Crust'' and presented ''Dance Factory'' and his own radio show on BBC Radio 1. In 2005, Yates appeared in the BBC singing contest ''Comic Relief Does Fame Academy'' in aid of Comic Relief, finishing in fourth place. On the show, his songs included "Boombastic", "You're The First, The Last, My Everything", "It Ain't Over Til It's Over", "U Can't Touch This" and "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)". He also sang a duet, "It Takes Two", with Edith Bowman, the eventual winner of the show. He dyed his hair red for his performance of "Dancing on the Ceiling". On 10 March 2006, Yates appeared on ''Stars in Fast Cars'' and won his heat to get into the final, beating Elton Welsby and Ben Fogle in the last round. Yates presented ''Mighty Truck of Stuff'' and ''Only in America'' with Fearne Cotton on CBBC as well as a programme on BBC Radio 1. They presented a breakfast show on Saturday and Sunday mornings, taking over from JK and Joel. They played from 7:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. The duo then went on to present ''The Radio 1 Chart Show'' starting on 14 October 2007 until Sunday 20 September 2009. Cotton left following her promotion to weekday mornings on Radio 1 from 10:00 a.m.–12:45 p.m. leaving Yates to present on his own. In addition to the chart show, Yates also presented a request show on Saturday afternoons, known as ''The Radio 1 Request Show'', where listeners could send in a text or phone in to request a song. In April 2012, it was announced that Yates would finish the request show and continue with only ''The Official Chart''. He announced in November 2012 that he would leave BBC Radio 1, and his last show aired on 23 December that year. In 2006 Yates appeared on a Reality TV Special of ''The Weakest Link'' and was voted off in the fourth round. In 2007, Yates appeared in the third series of revived science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'' as Leo Jones, brother of the Tenth Doctor's companion Martha. Yates also presented series 1 of ''Escape from Scorpion Island'' with co-presenter Caroline Flack on BBC 1 between 3 and 21 September 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Escape_from_Scorpion_Island )〕 He also appeared on Dizzee Rascal's 2007 single "Flex" music video as one of the judges in a parody TV show called "Flex Factor".〔("Semtex on set at the Dizzee Rascal 'Flex' video shoot" ), BBC, 10 October 2007.〕 Yates co-hosted the MOBO Awards 2009 with Keri Hilson at the SECC, Glasgow. He has also presented live coverage of the Glastonbury, Reading and T in the Park music festivals for BBC Three, and interviewed stars such as Estelle and 50 Cent for MTV specials. Yates also made a cameo appearance in ''Jack Osbourne's Celebrity Adrenaline Junkie'' with Joanna Page and Jesse Metcalfe. Yates appeared in a special ''Family Guy'' episode on BBC Three, counting down the top 20 characters of the show as part of a special ''Family Guy'' weekend. In 2011, Yates voiced the main character, Rastamouse, in the CBeebies television show ''Rastamouse''. In March 2011, he appeared with Lenny Henry, Angela Rippon and Samantha Womack in the BBC fundraising documentary for Comic Relief called ''Rich, Famous and in the Slums'', where the four celebrities were sent to Kibera in Kenya, Africa's largest slum. In October 2011, Yates starred in Arjun Rose's UK slasher ''Demons Never Die'' as Officer Mason. In 2012, as part of BBC Three's Criminal Britain Season, Yates explored the culture of fear, anger and violence that drives the dangerous world of teen gangs. The show, ''Reggie Yates: Teen Gangs'', involved Yates speaking to current and former gang members to find out why and how teens get into gangs. He also investigated ways in which gang members can escape the life of violence and anger. In 2012 and 2013, Yates hosted the BBC One singing show ''The Voice UK'', hosting the first two series with Holly Willoughby. They were replaced by Emma Willis and Marvin Humes in 2013. 2013 saw Yates travel to South Africa to shoot a series about extreme communities entitled ''Reggie Yates: Extreme South Africa'', which aired in Spring 2014 on BBC Three. It was successful enough for Yates to return with ''Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia'' in April 2015 for BBC Three.〔("Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia" ), BBC Three.〕 Yates is also a writer and director. In 2013, his first short film ''Patriarch'' aired on Channel 4 as part of their "Random Acts" season and he has just completed his second short called ''Date Night'' starring Daniel Kaluuya and Tony Way which won 'Best UK Short Film' at the London Independent Film Festival. Since 2014, Yates has hosted ITV2 programme ''Release the Hounds'' after a successful pilot in 2013. Yates appeared in an episode of ''Who Do You Think You Are?'', which aired on 25 September 2014.〔("Reggie: Who Do You Think You Are?" ), Reggie Yates website, 16 September 2014.〕 Yates, along with Emma Willis presented the Saturday night game show ''Prized Apart'' on BBC One in 2015.〔Alex Fletcher, ("Emma Willis, Reggie Yates to host new BBC Saturday night show Prized Apart" ), Digital Spy, 11 December 2014.〕 The show was axed shortly after. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reggie Yates」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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