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Ortis Deley ( ) (born 2 June 1973) is a British
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, comedian, singer,
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and
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of
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and
Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
descent, best known for presenting the
Children's BBC BBC Children's and Education is the BBC division responsible for media content for children in the UK. Since the launch of specially dedicated television channels in 2002, the services have been marketed under two brands. CBBC (short for Chi ...
Saturday morning flagship series ''
Live & Kicking ''Live & Kicking'' is a British children's television series that originally aired on BBC1 from 2 October 1993 to 15 September 2001. It was the replacement for ''Going Live!'', and took many of its features from it, such as phone-ins, games, c ...
''. As of November 2021, he is a presenter on ''
The Gadget Show ''The Gadget Show'' (currently known as ''The Gadget Show: Better Tech, Better Life'') is a British television series which focuses on consumer technology. The show, which is broadcast on Channel 5, is currently presented by Ortis Deley, Geo ...
''. He has also co-presented ''Police Interceptors'' in the UK, with
Rick Edwards Richard Philip "Rick" Edwards (born 20 May 1979) is an English television presenter, journalist, and author. Edwards presented T4 for four years, and has also presented ''Tool Academy'', '' Freshly Squeezed'', ''E4 Music'', and much of Channe ...
. He also appeared on
Police Interceptors ''Police Interceptors'' is a British factual programme that profiles the work of elite police units from across the UK. There have to date been 21 series to fate following police units from Essex, South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Cumbria, Lincolns ...
special edition where he drove around with the Cleveland and Durham specialist operations unit as well as observing the operations of the control centre.


Early life

Deley went to
Ernest Bevin College Ernest Bevin College is a secondary school for boys and a mixed sixth form located in Tooting, London, England. The school is all-boys for ages 11 through 18, and has a co-educational sixth form. It has about 1,173 pupils. The school was judg ...
in
Tooting Bec Tooting Bec is in the London Borough of Wandsworth, south London, England. History Tooting Bec appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as "Totinges". It was held partly by St Mary de Bec-Hellouin Abbey and partly by Westminster Abbey. Its domesday ass ...
, London. Deley studied for a degree in pharmacy at the
University of Sunderland , mottoeng = Sweetly absorbing knowledge , established = 1901 - Sunderland Technical College1969 - Sunderland Polytechnic1992 - University of Sunderland (gained university status) , staff = , chancellor = Emel ...
and graduated in 1995. During an appearance as a contestant on London Weekend Television's ''
Blind Date A blind date is a social engagement between two people who have not met, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance. Structure A blind date is arranged for by a mutual acquaintance of both participants. The two people who take part in the blind ...
'', he was talent-spotted by industry manager Jan Simmonds.


Career


Acting

Deley had a cameo in the 2006 feature film '' Derailed'' alongside Clive Owen and
Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress and film producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Since her career ...
. He has starred in the
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drama serial ''Doctors'', and taken part in a production of Alan Ayckbourn's ''Confusions'' at the Leatherhead Theatre. He has also played a lead role in the critically acclaimed fringe theatre production of ''Talkin' Loud'' at the Latchmere Theatre. In 2005, he played Tom in the '' Doctor Who'' spin-off audio plays '' Wildthyme at Large'' and '' The Devil in Ms Wildthyme''. In 2006, he appeared as Derek, the brother of Moony, in the low-budget British film ''
Kidulthood ''Kidulthood'' (stylised as ''KiDULTHOOD'') is a 2006 British crime drama film directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Noel Clarke, who appeared in the film alongside Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, Adam Deacon, Jaime Winstone, Femi Oyeniran, Madelei ...
''. On 3 May 2007, he played the part of a
drug dealer A drug is any chemical substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed. Drugs are typically distinguished from food and substances that provide nutritional support. Consumption of drugs can be via inhalati ...
on ITV's ''
The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...
''. He also played a policeman in the CBBC's series ''
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''.


LWT

Deley's first job in television was for
LWT London Weekend Television (LWT) (now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15 pm (7:00 pm from 1968 un ...
, a pilot Saturday breakfast show entitled ''Up Your Street'', which was followed by ''Passport to Passion.''


Trouble TV

He found his home as the anchor presenter for the cable & satellite channel Trouble live twice weekly on. He also co-presented ''It's in the Jeans'', a series of 12 shows taking a light-hearted look at how teenagers relate to the opposite sex, as well as chart show ''Blast'', entertainment show ''The T-Spot'' and music magazine programme ''iPop''. Throughout the summer of 2000 he made broadcasting history by presenting ''T-Nation'' which was the first live broadcast television show from the biggest store in Europe,
Topshop TOPSHOP (originally Top Shop) is a British fashion brand for women's clothing, shoes and accessories. It was part of the Arcadia Group, controlled by Sir Philip Green, but went into administration in late 2020 before being purchased by ASOS o ...
on
Oxford Street Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, running from Tottenham Court Road to Marble Arch via Oxford Circus. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, with around half a million daily visitors, and ...
. Deley toured the country with the '' Smash Hits Roadshow'' from 1998 to 2000, interviewing bands for exclusive backstage footage, gossip and news. In 1999 and 2000 he hosted the roadshow itself.


BBC

Deley worked for ''Trouble'' for four years, before joining the
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to present ''
Short Change ''Short Change'' was a consumer affairs programme for children, broadcast on BBC One and later also the CBBC Channel. It is essentially a version of the prime-time show ''Watchdog'' except that it is aimed at children. The show was first aired ...
'' and then ''
Live & Kicking ''Live & Kicking'' is a British children's television series that originally aired on BBC1 from 2 October 1993 to 15 September 2001. It was the replacement for ''Going Live!'', and took many of its features from it, such as phone-ins, games, c ...
''. Also in 2001, he appeared on ''
Lily Savage's Blankety Blank ''Blankety Blank'' is a British comedy game show which started in 1979 and is still running today, albeit with some sizeable gaps. The original series ran from 18 January 1979 to 12 March 1990 on BBC1, hosted first by Terry Wogan from 1979 un ...
''. In 2002, he hosted ''Making It'', the BBC's talent search for a new children's presenter. He worked as one of the key presenters on
CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
's daily magazine show ''
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.'' In 2003, Deley provided the voice of Dongle the Rabbit for
CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
'
Be SMART
internet safety game. He was a presenter in
CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
show '' Wonderful World of Weird'' from February to March 2007. He appeared in an episode of ''
ChuckleVision ''ChuckleVision'' is a British children's comedy television series created by Martin Hughes and the Chuckle Brothers for the BBC. It starred Barry and Paul Elliott as the Chuckle Brothers and occasionally their older brothers, Jimmy, and Brian ...
'', which aired on 14 June 2007. He had a cameo role in British award-winning drama ''
Kidulthood ''Kidulthood'' (stylised as ''KiDULTHOOD'') is a 2006 British crime drama film directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Noel Clarke, who appeared in the film alongside Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, Adam Deacon, Jaime Winstone, Femi Oyeniran, Madelei ...
''. For BBC One, Deley presented and reported on monetary and consumer issues affecting children and teenagers for ''Short Change''. He was the main anchor presenter from 1998 to 2005. He also appeared on programmes for BBC Choice (now
BBC Three BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, cur ...
) as one of the main presenters on ''Hype'' and ''Hype on the Road''. On BBC One, he has also been the main presenter on a youth science programme, ''Why 5'', which ran for two series. He was also the presenter of CBBC's ''Sorcerer's Apprentice''. Following this, Deley presented '' X-perimental'', a science series for CBBC produced by Endemol. On BBC Radio 5 Live, Deley presented his own sports show featuring in depth interviews with British athletes preparing for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. In 2008, Deley returned to CBBC to co-present '' Best of Friends''. In 2015 he was among other CBBC presenters to star in the 30th anniversary of CBBC


''The Gadget Show''

In early 2009, Deley joined the popular technology show ''
The Gadget Show ''The Gadget Show'' (currently known as ''The Gadget Show: Better Tech, Better Life'') is a British television series which focuses on consumer technology. The show, which is broadcast on Channel 5, is currently presented by Ortis Deley, Geo ...
'' as a co-presenter with Suzi Perry, Jon Bentley and
Jason Bradbury Jason Alan Bradbury (born 10 April 1969) is a British television presenter and children's author, best known for presenting shows such as the Channel 5 technology programme ''The Gadget Show'' and the BBC One game show '' Don't Scare the Har ...
, making his debut in the "Road Trip Special" episode on 30 January 2009. He replaced Dallas Campbell. In February 2012 it was announced that the show's format was changing; it is now known as '' The Gadget Show: World Tour'' and features two of the previous presenting team:
Jason Bradbury Jason Alan Bradbury (born 10 April 1969) is a British television presenter and children's author, best known for presenting shows such as the Channel 5 technology programme ''The Gadget Show'' and the BBC One game show '' Don't Scare the Har ...
and Pollyanna Woodward. On 30 January 2014, it was revealed that Deley would be returning to present ''
The Gadget Show ''The Gadget Show'' (currently known as ''The Gadget Show: Better Tech, Better Life'') is a British television series which focuses on consumer technology. The show, which is broadcast on Channel 5, is currently presented by Ortis Deley, Geo ...
''.


Choice FM

In late 2010, Deley started a Sunday-morning slot on London's
Choice FM Capital XTRA (formerly Choice FM) is a Global-owned radio station that broadcasts on 96.9 FM and 107.1 FM in Greater London. Nationally, it is heard on DAB Digital Radio, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media and Global Player. It specialises in ...
from 9am to 1pm.


Channel 4

In July 2011 it was announced that Deley would be anchoring
Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
's live coverage of the
IAAF World Athletics Championships The World Athletics Championships (until 2019 known as the World Championships in Athletics) are a biennial Athletics (sport), athletics competition organized by World Athletics (formerly IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations ...
from Daegu,
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. Deley began on 27 August but struggled to win the audience as many viewers complained about his stilted delivery, reliance on notes, and the mixing up of his colleagues' names."TV athletics presenter sidelined"
Press Association, 31 August 2011.


Television

* Yo Gabba Gabba – DJ Lance Rock (UK) (2007-2015)


References


External links

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