Nicholas David Weir (born 20 November 1964) is an

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entertainer and presenter. He was the second presenter of '' Catchphrase'' and was, until May 13, 2024, the Senior Vice President of Entertainment for Royal Caribbean International. He presented four game shows for

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productions including '' Catchphrase''.

Early life

Nick Weir was raised by his parents

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and Beverly Weir along with brother Simon in

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. Both of his parents had formerly worked in cruise ship entertainment. His father was a stage actor and singer as well as a cruise director and his mother was a singer who entertained on cruises.

Entertainment career

Weir began his entertainment career on cruise ships, as a singer and comedian before moving to television. In 1997, he presented the regional sports

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''On the Ball'' in the Granada ITV region. In 1998 he presented the nationally broadcast

daytime game show ''

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'' and also co-hosted ''

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'' with

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from 1999 to 2000. In 2000, Weir replaced Roy Walker as the host of the TV

'' Catchphrase''. During his first series, he broke his foot during a recording of the show by falling down the stairs as he made his entrance to the studio floor. Between December 2001 and January 2002, he appeared in the play ''Aladdin'' as the character of the same name in the Hexagon in

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. Weir presented ''Catchphrase'' until 2002, following which, the show moved to daytime and former

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presenter Mark Curry took over the show for a final 2002 series. Weir also appeared as a contestant or guest on several other game shows. He was a contestant in a December 1997 episode of '' Give Us a Clue'' and appeared in '' Blankety Blank'' in 2001. Archive footage of Weir featured on

's 2014 series '' Come on Down! The Game Show Story''.

Cruise and entertainment consulting

Following Catchphrase, Weir served as entertainment consultant on board the

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as well as other Solstice Class ships,

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' newest line of vessels.

Vice President of Entertainment at Royal Caribbean

Weir was appointed Vice President of Entertainment by Royal Caribbean on 18 September 2013, following the departure of Peter Compton. Royal Caribbean wanted Weir's combination of stage and managerial experience to push larger Vegas-style productions aboard its ships.Royal Caribbea
"ROYAL CARIBBEAN APPOINTS NICK WEIR TO VICE PRESIDENT OF ENTERTAINMENT"
/ref> Since becoming the vice president, Weir has overseen the launch of the Two70° theatre in the back end of the ship in the Quantum class. He has also overseen two new stage shows, '' Mamma Mia!'' and ''Sonic Odyssey''.For Nick Weir, cruise entertainment is family business , Miami Herald
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List of game shows

*'' Lucky Numbers'' (1995, not broadcast pilot) *'' On the Ball'' (1997) *''

'' (1998) *''

'' (1999–2000) *'' Catchphrase'' (2000–2004) *'' Lily Savage's Blankety Blank'' (2001 & 2002, as guest)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weir, Nick British game show hosts Living people 1964 births English people of Australian descent People from Hatfield, Hertfordshire Television personalities from Sydney