Met Ruth Jones while they were both at Porthcawl Comprehensive School.
Joined Radio Wales at 20 years old.
From 1994 he became the main presenter of Rave, BBC Radio 5s youth magazine and music program.
For 2009 Comic Relief Brydon performed "(Barry) Islands in the Stream" with Ruth Jones and singer Tom Jones. It reached Number 1 in the UK Single Charts.
On April 1, 2011 he replaced Ken Bruce on BBC Radio2 as one of his impersonations on April Fools' Day.
Released his biography, Small Man in a Book in 2011.
Voices the character Lewton in the Discworld computer game Discworld Noir.
Took part in Channel 4s Comedy Gala 2010.
Appointed an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2013.
Rob Brydon
May 3, 1965 (age 59)
Swansea, Wales, UK
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Bio
Met Ruth Jones while they were both at Porthcawl Comprehensive School.
Joined Radio Wales at 20 years old.
From 1994 he became the main presenter of Rave, BBC Radio 5s youth magazine and music program.
For 2009 Comic Relief Brydon performed "(Barry) Islands in the Stream" with Ruth Jones and singer Tom Jones. It reached Number 1 in the UK Single Charts.
On April 1, 2011 he replaced Ken Bruce on BBC Radio2 as one of his impersonations on April Fools' Day.
Released his biography, Small Man in a Book in 2011.
Voices the character Lewton in the Discworld computer game Discworld Noir.
Took part in Channel 4s Comedy Gala 2010.
Appointed an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2013.