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Quick Facts
Biography
Justin Fletcher, MBE (born 15 June 1970) is an English children's television personality in the United Kingdom.
Fletcher is best known as a presenter and actor on the BBC pre-school television channel CBeebies, speaking and performing in various, often self-created, roles.
Biography
Born in Reading, Berkshire, he is the son of songwriter Guy Fletcher. Justin has 3 sisters.
Career
While studying drama at the Guildford School of Acting, in his final year he started to watch regularly Phillip Schofield in the BBC1 broom cupboard with Gordon the Gopher, and decided that a career in children's television was for him. He then met Philip Schofield who suggested to him that he should make a short reel to showcase to TV executives.
Having sketched out various comedic characters, he put together a show reel called Justin Time, which encompassed two different characters: Anna Conda, a myopic reptile house warden; and Arthur Sleep, a regional newsreader who has difficulty staying awake and can sleep anywhere no matter what. Both characters would later be used for his CBeebies show Gigglebiz. Sent to various broadcasters and production companies his first show after graduation was Fun Song Factory for CITV, working with Dave Benson Philips.
BBC and CBeebies
He was part of the Tikkabilla programme, out of which was spun Higgledy House, a slapstick comedy for children with Sarah-Jane Honeywell, which progressed to the very popular Mr Tumble. Justin Fletcher has also voiced the characters of Doodles and Jake in Tweenies, Miguel in Finley the Fire Engine, Sleeping Bear and Growling Tiger in CBeebies' Boo!, with additional voices in Todd World, Shaun the Sheep and Timmy Time. In 2006 Fletcher became a presenter on CBeebies but left in 2007.
Through his own production company, Fletcher developed Something Special, which he presents while signing in Makaton, a type of sign language. In November 2008, CBeebies aired 3 different pilots made by Fletcher, with the possibility of one of them becoming a full-time series. They were called Humphrey the Painter, Gigglebiz and Captain Adorable. In January 2009, an announcement by CBeebies was made that Gigglebiz would become the regular show, starting in September 2009, with the Humphrey and Captain Adorable characters being included, which was now a series of character-based comedy sketches linked by jokes told by children.
His voice over work for CBBC includes voicing Harold from Thomas the Tank Engine, which he has performed on BBC Radio 4, arena tour and pantomime. Fletcher is a relief continuity presenter for CBeebies' presentation links and regularly performed on the CBeebies radio station on BBC Radio 7 until its change to BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2011.
Justin also appears as himself along with a range of animated characters in the 'bee bright' series of award-winning educational DVDs.
Justin also occasionally appears in a show called The Hollies School.
Justin's House
In October 2011, CBeebies began broadcasting "Justin's House" starring Justin with Steven Kynman as "Robert the Robot" and Jane Deane as "Dee Livery". The show is based in Justin's fictional house, and recorded live in front of a studio audience at the Studios, MediaCityUK, operated by Media City Studios Limited. The show was later renewed for a second series, with some changes - including having a party theme, dropping Dee Livery, and some set redesign. Justin's House is filmed in the same studio as Match of the Day.
Ratings
Episode ratings from BARB.
Episode no. | Airdate | Total viewers | Share | CBeebies weekly ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|
7.1% | ||||
7.8% | ||||
6.0% | ||||
7.8% | ||||
6.8% | ||||
6.3% | ||||
4.2% | ||||
8.0% | ||||
5.3% | ||||
5.7% | ||||
6.7% | ||||
3.3% | ||||
6.5% | ||||
5.8% | ||||
5.5% | ||||
5.4% | ||||
6.1% | ||||
4.0% | ||||
6.3% | ||||
6.1% | ||||
6.4% | ||||
6.3% | ||||
3.3% |
Other work
Starting in 1998 Fletcher presented the Fun Song Factory for the GMTV series for three years as his first full-time presenting role.
He owns a production company, Scrumptious House, which has released a DVD called Let's Sing Nursery Rhymes with Justin Fletcher. He also appears in a series of popular educational pre-school DVD's called Bee Bright.
Fletcher voices for the CITV channel programme Jim Jam and Sunny, where he is the voice of both Jim Jam and Slim the cowardly giraffe.
His voice appears on the VTech Alphabet Desk, Turn and Learn Driver and the Bob the Builder phone, the children's train ride at Animal Farm Country Park near Burnham-on-Sea, a number of Crick Software titles.
From December 2009-January 2010, Justin Fletcher played the character Buttons in Cinderella at the Capitol Theatre in Horsham, West Sussex. From December 2010-January 2011, he played the character Josh the Jester in the pantomime Sleeping Beauty at The Hexagon theatre in Reading, Berkshire. From December 2011 - January 2012, Justin played the character Wishy Washy in the pantomime Aladdin at the Hexagon theatre in Reading.
He also attends festivals such as Camp Bestival in Dorset to entertain children. Fletcher is a patron for Bournemouth-based performing arts school Stagewise school.
His debut album 'Hands Up the Album' reached number 16 in the UK Albums Chart on 11 March 2012. In March 2013 he released his second album entitled 'Best Friends'.In January 2015 he released his third album called 'Just Party'
On 12 September 2015 he was on Pointless Celebrities, and got knocked out on the second round
Justin presents a daily radio show on Fun Kids weekdays from 9am to 10am called Justin's Word.
Awards
Orders of Chivalry
3,575 people signed a petition calling on the then Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to give Justin an OBE.
The petition states: "Justin Fletcher is a communication genius. He both entertains and educates our children and does this with intelligence and panache 'without patronising'. Programmes like Something Special can only help bridge the gap that sometimes sadly appears between able and not so able bodied people in our society and help banish the unkindness that disabled people sometimes face due to ignorance."
The public were asked to vote on the Prime Minister's website, and the petition deadline passed on 20 September 2007.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to "children's broadcasting and the voluntary sector".
Professional awards
- BAFTA Children's Awards 2007
- Nominated as Best Presenter for Something Special
- BAFTA Children's Awards 2008
- Awarded Best Presenter for Something Special
- BAFTA Children's Awards 2010
- Awarded Best Presenter for Something Special
- Nominated Best Performer for Gigglebiz
- BAFTA Children's Awards 2011
- Nominated Best Presenter for Something Special
- BAFTA Children's Awards 2012
- Awarded Best Presenter for Something Special
- The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58729. p. 16. 14 June 2008.
- "Past Winners and Nominees - Children's - Awards - 2007". BAFTA. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- "Past Winners and Nominees - Children's - Awards - 2008". BAFTA. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- "Past Winners and Nominees - Children's - Awards - 2010". BAFTA. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- "Past Winners and Nominees - Children's - Awards - 2011". BAFTA. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- "Past Winners and Nominees - Children's - Awards - 2012". BAFTA. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
Filmography
Years | Programme | Role |
---|---|---|
1997-1998 | Fun Song Factory | Himself |
1999 | Legoland video game | Jonathan Ablebody |
1999-2002 | Tweenies | Jake and Doodles |
2000 | Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge | Swampy |
2000 | Chicken Run video game | Rocky Fetcher |
2002-2007 | Tikkabilla | Himself |
2003-2006 | Boo! | Growling Tiger and Sleeping Bear |
2004-2010 | CBeebies on BBC Radio 7 | Himself |
2002-2006 | Higgledy House | Himself |
2003— | Something Special | Himself, Mr Tumble and various characters |
2006-2007 | CBeebies Continuity Links | Himself |
2006 | ToddWorld | Pickle (UK), Additional voices |
2006 | CBeebies Springwatch | Himself |
2007— | Shaun the Sheep | Shaun and Timmy (voice only) |
2008 | Famous 5: On the Case | Timmy and Smidgie |
Chop Socky Chooks | ||
2009— | Gigglebiz | Various characters |
2009-2012 | Timmy Time | Yabba the Duck, Finlay the Fox and others (voice only) |
2011— | Justin's House | Himself |
2015 | Shaun the Sheep Movie | Shaun and Timmy (voice only) |
Live performances
- Camp Bestival
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2015
- Butlins
- 2017
- Thomas H Green (31 July 2009). "Camp Bestival: punks, travellers and my mum and dad". The Daily Telegraph. London, England. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- "Ellie Goulding, Tinie Tempah and The Gruffalo for Camp Bestival". eFestivals. Bristol, England: NRG Internet Ltd. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- "Fall in love with Mr Tumble at Harvest at Jimmy's". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich, England: Archant. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- "Camp Bestival '12". eFestivals. Bristol, England: NRG Internet Ltd. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- Sketchanet. "Camp Bestival 2016 - Kids - Mr Tumble". Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- https://twitter.com/Butlins/status/816283258166054912