Bio
- Attended the Brentwood School with writer Douglas Adams.
- Was vice-president of the Footlights Club while at University of Cambridge.
- Met his wife Jo Jones on Not The Nine O'Clock News in 1979 when she had to throw a bucket of water over him.
- Along with 1,000 students, successfully helped stop the closure of Cambridge's 100-year old architecture department in 2004.
- Was awarded honorary degrees from Anglia Ruskin University in 2004 and the University of Essex in 2010, for his outstanding contributions to television and the cause of national heritage.
- In 2011, he became the President of Civic Voice, a charity which campaigns for better places and civic pride.
Griff Rhys JonesNovember 16, 1953 (age 70)Cardiff, Wales, UK
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Bio
- Attended the Brentwood School with writer Douglas Adams.
- Was vice-president of the Footlights Club while at University of Cambridge.
- Met his wife Jo Jones on Not The Nine O'Clock News in 1979 when she had to throw a bucket of water over him.
- Along with 1,000 students, successfully helped stop the closure of Cambridge's 100-year old architecture department in 2004.
- Was awarded honorary degrees from Anglia Ruskin University in 2004 and the University of Essex in 2010, for his outstanding contributions to television and the cause of national heritage.
- In 2011, he became the President of Civic Voice, a charity which campaigns for better places and civic pride.
