Jason Manford
Jason John Manford (born 26 May 1981) is an English comedian, singer, television presenter, radio presenter and actor. He is currently playing the lead in the musical Curtains.
Previously he was a team captain on the Channel 4 panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats from 2007 until 2010, and has presented numerous television shows for the BBC and ITV including Comedy Rocks (2010–2011), The One Show (2010), Show Me the Funny (2011), A Question of Sport: Super Saturday (2014) and Bigheads (2017).
Manford was born in Salford, Greater Manchester. His mother, Sharon (née Ryan), is of Irish Catholic extraction, her mother, Nora (née Peate), having been born in Dublin. His father, Ian Manford, is a courtroom stenographer. Jason and his four siblings grew up in a terraced house in the Whalley Range area of south Manchester.
He attended St. Margaret's Primary School, Whalley Range and Chorlton High School, when it was known as Oakwood High School, where he formed a band with two friends, Simon and Neil. His mother later said that this was what got him into singing.
When Manford was younger, he got a job as a glass collector at a local pub. While working there, Manford became interested in comedy after watching the likes of Peter Kay, Eddie Izzard and Johnny Vegas perform at the local comedy club. Kay recommended him to do the Higher National Diploma in media and performance at the University of Salford, a course Kay himself had taken. Despite not having the required A Level grades, Manford was accepted into the programme and eventually upgraded to a full degree. Manford's brother, Colin, also a University of Salford graduate, followed him into performing and is also a stand-up comedian, based in Manchester
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