Terry George (born 14 March 1965) is a British businessman known primarily for his appearances in television programmes. He was born and raised in
Leeds,
West Yorkshire.
Business
George earned his wealth running gay nightclubs and bars in Leeds. He established a
memorial website An online memorial is a virtual space created on the Internet for the purpose of remembering, celebrating, or commemorating those who have died. An online memorial may be a one-page HTML webpage document giving the name of the deceased and a few wo ...
called gonetoosoon.org that was popular in the mid-2000s.
Media
George and his husband Michael Rothwell featured in a 6-part fly-on-the-wall documentary titled ''Two Queens and a Castle''. The program was broadcast on the Bio Channel.
George has featured in three television documentaries about
Michael Jackson, ''
Secret Millionaire'' (
Channel 4), ''Star Traders: The Christmas Challenge'' (
ITV1) and ''
Louis, Martin & Michael
Louis, Martin & Michael is a British documentary that was televised on 16 November 2003.
In June 2002, Michael Jackson briefly visited England; with his friend and unofficial spokesman, Uri Geller, Michael visited the Houses of Parliament and E ...
'' (
BBC).
In 2008 his home has featured on Channel 5's Britain's Best Home and was eventually voted the winner in a public vote.
Personal life
George and his partner Michael Rothwell were amongst the first couples in Britain to enter into a
civil partnership in 2005.
References
External links
Terry George official site - photographs & articlesHuddersfield Examiner's columnists pageGone Too Soon - memorial website founded by Terry George
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1965 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Leeds
English gay men
English LGBT businesspeople
Gay businessmen