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Karl Pilkington is an English actor, radio and television producer, comedian, and author.
Karl Pilkington was born in Sale, Greater Manchester, on September 23, 1972. Growing up, he reportedly had no interest in learning and only attended school to earn money by selling copies of video games he had made from an original copy.
Karl Pilkington became famous while producing and appearing on 'The Ricky Gervais Show' in the early 2000s. Since then, Karl Pilkington has been a famous icon in the entertainment industry, featuring in films, documentaries, and TV shows. Some of his famous works in the entertainment industry include 'An Idiot Abroad', 'The Ricky Gervais Show', and 'The World of Karl Pilkington'.
Discover more about the early life, career, family, and other trivia about Karl Pilkington.
Karl Pilkington has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Karl Pilkington earns around $600,000 annually, as an entertainer.
Karl Pilkington is 6 ft (185 cm) tall.
Karl Pilkington was born on September 23, 1972. He is currently 49 years old and will celebrate his 50th birthday in September 2022.
English television presenter and radio producer, Karl Pilkington, was born in Sales, Greater Manchester, on September 23, 1972. Although little is known about Pilkington's personal life, he grew up with his parents, older brother, and sister, in the Racecourse Estate neighborhood of Sale.
During his young years, Karl Pilkington was a student of Ashton-on-Mersey School, Sale, England. Instead of learning, Pilkington was earning, selling copied items, mainly copies of video games he made from an original copy he bought. Eventually, he began working as a disk and cassette printer at a Youth Training Scheme program after dropping out of school.
Karl Pilkington has been in a long-term relationship with Suzanne Whiston, since the early '90s. Suzanne Whiston is a journalist, producer, and media personality.
Karl Pilkington is best known as the person behind the production of the popular XFM radio show, 'The Ricky Gervais Show'.
Karl Pilkington started his career as a producer at XFM London and after some time, was promoted to production head of the radio station. Pilkington began working on 'The Ricky Gervais Show' in 2001, as the show's producer and was rarely heard on-air. Later, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant (hosts of the show) began inviting Pilkington to make brief appearances on the show, which started to pave the way for his on-screen career. Eventually, he became a presenter of the show and soon began filling in hosting positions for presenters at the BBC.
After the drastic increase in fame powered by 'The Ricky Gervais Show', Karl Pilkington began anchoring other shows. He soon got different roles in the entertainment industry, including being a voice actor. Besides the XFM show that joined them, Pilkington worked on several independent projects with Gervais and Merchant. Pilkington also appeared as a guest on the shows, 'The Culture Show' and 'Flipside TV'.
Gervais' live standup comedy, 'Politics', had Pilkington appear in an interview titled 'Meet Karl Pilkington'. In September 2010, Karl Pilkington played a role in Gervais and Merchant's 'An Idiot Abroad', a Sky1 travel documentary comedy series, in which he visited the seven wonders of the world. After the documentary series, Pilkington wrote a book on his journey. Pilkington's acting debut was in the comedy-drama, 'Derek', produced by Channel4. In the drama, he played the role of the bus driver, Dougie, and the caretaker.
Pilkington co-wrote, co-created, and starred in the 2018 comedy series, 'Sick Of It'. He has also worked as a voice actor and made voiceovers for clients such as FreeView, Sony PSP, Wickes, Vodafone, and Unilever.
Alongside Gervais and Merchant, Pilkington founded the television production company, RiSK.
The Thomas Coram Foundation for Children was one of the few organizations that benefited from the charity works of Karl Pilkington. Pilkington launched a campaign in which celebrities and himself signed and designed their cards to be placed on auction on eBay. The money raised was used for the upkeep of the charity organization.
Karl Pilkington won the Best Presenter Award for 'An Idiot Abroad' in 2011.
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We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family.
Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
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