Jorge Fernández Madinabeitia (born 8 August 1972 in

Alicante Alicante (, , ; ; ; officially: ''/'' ) is a city and municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean port. The population ...

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) is a Spanish TV presenter, model, actor and basketball player from the Basque Country.

Biography

Born in

, Fernández was raised in the

Gipuzkoa Gipuzkoa ( , ; ; ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiqu ...

n town of

Mondragón Mondragón (in Basque: Arrasate) officially known as Arrasate/Mondragón, is a town and municipality in Gipuzkoa Province, Basque Country, Spain. Its population in 2015 was 21,933. Toponymy The current official name of the municipality is Arrasa ...

/ Arrasate. Fernández is graduated in sports from the

University of the Basque Country The University of the Basque Country (, ''EHU''; , ''UPV''; officially EHU) is a Spanish public university of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community. Heir of the University of Deusto, University of Bilbao, initial ...

at the Basque Institute of Physical Education in

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and worked as a sports teacher at the Virgen Niña school in Gasteiz. When he was 26, he joined a model academy in

San Sebastián San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián (, ), is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, from the France–Spain border ...

. He was also a basketball player debuting in

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with the TAU Ceramica Baskonia from Vitoria-Gasteiz in 1998. In 1999 he won the title of

Mister Spain ''Mister'', usually written in its contracted form ''Mr.'' (American English) or ''Mr'' (British English), is a commonly used English honorific for men without a higher honorific, or professional title, or any of various designations of office. ...

, a title he retained in 2000 since no competition was held that year; he is to date the only man who has been Mister Spain for two consecutive years. After his Mister Spain title, he started his artistic career as an actor and presenter of numerous TV shows, such as ''

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'' (2003–2008). Fernández works as the host of the game show '' La Ruleta de la Suerte'' on Antena 3 and the

reality show Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s ...

'' Esta casa era una ruina''.Diario Información: Jorge Fernández pregonará en los Moros y Cristianos
/ref> In 2008 he received the

Ondas Award The Premios Ondas (Spanish: literally "wave awards", also known in English as the Ondas Awards or simply The Ondas) have been given since 1954 by Radio Barcelona, a subsidiary of Cadena SER, in recognition of professionals in the fields of radio ...

for "Best TV presenter."

Works

* '' Euskadi Reta'' * '' Gran Hermano'' (2001–2002). Host. * ''

'' (2003–2008). as Andrés. * '' La quinta esfera'' (2003). Host. * '' Gran Hermano VIP: El Desafío'' (2004). Host. * '' El verano de tu vida'' (2005). Host with Ivonne Reyes. * '' Gente de Primera'' (2005). Host. * '' Los más'' (2006). Host with

Paula Vázquez Paula Vázquez Picallo (born 26 November 1974) is a Spanish television presenter, also known for her modelling career in the fashion industry. She was born at Ferrol, Spain, Ferrol, Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Career * ''Un, dos, tres... respond ...

* '' La Ruleta de la Suerte'' (2006–present). Host. * '' Esta casa era una ruina'' (2007-2010). Host.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez Madinabeitia, Jorge 1972 births Living people Actors from Alicante Basketball players from Gipuzkoa Male actors from the Basque Country (autonomous community) Spanish men's basketball players Spanish television presenters Spanish male models University of the Basque Country alumni People from Mondragón Spanish schoolteachers