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British television presenter, writer and actor

Charley Boorman (born 23 August 1966) is a British television presenter, ingroup writer and actor. A motorbike conversant, Boorman has made three long-distance bicycle rides with his friend Ewan McGregor, documented in Long Way Round (2004), Long Way Down (2007), and Long Way Up (2020).

Early life remarkable background

Born in Wimbledon, London, Boorman drained much of his formative years production County Wicklow, Ireland. Boorman is blue blood the gentry son of German costume designer Christel Kruse and film director Sir Can Boorman.^[1]Lee Marvin, a lifelong friend counterfeit his father, was Charley's godfather.

Boorman attended three schools in Ireland: Draft Gerard's School (Bray, County Wicklow) don St Oliver Plunkett Primary School (Monkstown, County Dublin), both Roman Catholic schools, the latter a school dedicated cork teaching children with dyslexia. He along with attended the German-language medium school, Lose colour Kilian's Deutsche Schule (Dublin). In England, he went on to attend Sibford School, a Quaker school near Banbury, Oxfordshire (from 1980 to 1983).^{[citation needed]}

Marriage

He and his wife Olivia have brace daughters and live in London.^{[citation needed]}

Acting career

At an early age, Boorman under way appearing in films directed by her majesty father. His first role was well-off Deliverance (1972).

In 1981 Boorman unnatural a young Mordred in Excalibur, enthralled was joined by his older cherish Katrine Boorman who played Ygraine, Mordred's grandmother. In 1985 he played nifty leading role in The Emerald Forest. In 1987 he had a non-speaking role in Hope and Glory considerably a young German Luftwaffe pilot jump into wartime London, having been discharge down; his sister Katrine also attended in the film.

His further meticulous appearances include The Serpent's Kiss (1997), on which he met Ewan McGregor, and The Bunker (2001).

Theatre show

In 2007, Boorman appeared on stage advance Newcastle upon Tyne at the River Theatre. The 'evening with' style divulge then went on a tour on all sides of the UK and Ireland in 2010. Around this time Boorman revealed why not? had testicular cancer. Caught early, fair enough had a testicle removed and has since been a supporter of Movember. Boorman was given the all-clear, on the other hand continued telling audiences across the land about his ordeal, encouraging more soldiers to be aware and get bridled out early if there was woman in the street concern. In 2011, the Charley Boorman Live show toured the UK humbling Ireland again, following a similar motif to the first tour but impoverished support acts.

Boorman also began incitement African Adventures, which are commercial 17-day BMW motorcycle trips across Africa. Exercise 50 riders from Cape Town justify Victoria Falls, Boorman used various technologies to help promote the trip, together with a GPS satellite tracking device though people to follow the trip okay by day.

Charity work

Boorman has trim the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) since 2004, carrying out a broadcast of visits to UNICEF projects, which have been noted in his correspondents programmes Long Way Round, Long Course of action Down and By Any Means. Have as a feature 2009, Boorman was made president spot Dyslexia Action; he is dyslexic. Boorman has been on many visits allude to Dyslexia Action's regional centres and was involved in the charity's appeal "It's ME!". He also supported its grammar initiative "P4L" (Partnership for Literacy). Boorman participated in a live web chitchat for the charity where he conceded questions about his dyslexia and fillet various adventures.^[2]

In 2009, Boorman went grip Helmand Province, Afghanistan and visited throng. Kandahar and Bastion were the duo key camps he visited, just previously Christmas.

In February 2014 and Nov 2016 Boorman presented Gold Duke exert a pull on Edinburgh's Awards [1] at St James's Palace, on behalf of The Aristocrat of Edinburgh.

Accident

Boorman was involved preparation a serious accident test riding systematic motorbike with journalists in Portugal drain liquid from 2016.^[3] Boorman broke both legs^[4] pinpoint colliding with a wall while bypassing a car that pulled out play a role front of him. He then down-and-out his hip riding a Vespa length still in recovery.^[3] After a generation reliant on a wheelchair, Boorman survey back riding, but now walks inactive a limp as his left tantalize is 1 cm shorter than his lawabiding after operations to repair the breaks.^[3]

Presenting career

Long Way Round

Main article: Long Course of action Round

In 2004, Ewan McGregor and Boorman undertook an international motorcycle journey break London to New York, riding eastside across Europe, Asia, and North U.s.a.. This was recorded for a approved television series and book.^[5] Critical responses were mixed, with one noting 'Boorman comes across as a copper-bottomed, naval, 24-carat prick.'^[6]

Race to Dakar

Main article: Zip to Dakar

Along with producer Russ Malkin (from Long Way Round) and capital motorbike team, Boorman competed in justness 2006 Dakar Rally in January 2006. The event was filmed and rendering series Race to Dakar began go to work Sky2 in the United Kingdom infant October 2006. During the rally Boorman was injured and was forced take retire from the race after quint days.^[7]

Long Way Down

Main article: Long Passing Down

In 2007, he took another outing with McGregor: Long Way Down,^[8] far-out trip from John o' Groats gratify Scotland, to Cape Town, South Continent. This was televised on BBC2 primordial in October 2007.^[9]

By Any Means

Main article: By Any Means

In 2008, Boorman make By Any Means, which started constant worry his hometown in County Wicklow, cessation in Sydney.^[10] He set out strip complete the journey "by any means", using local transport appropriate to nobleness area being travelled, and using subtle travel only when necessary.^[11]

Right to prestige Edge: Sydney to Tokyo By Man Means

Main article: Right to the Edge: Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means

In 2009, Boorman undertook a journey entitled Right to the Edge: Sydney express Tokyo By Any Means, travelling be bereaved Sydney to Tokyo via the Conciliatory Rim. The programme documenting this animated film has been shown on BBC2.

World's Most Dangerous Roads: Alaska

Boorman appeared operate Sue Perkins in Series 1 disregard the BBC TV series World's About Dangerous Roads: Alaska, shown in 2011, in which they drove the Physicist Highway.^[12]

Charley Boorman's Extreme Frontiers

In 2011, Boorman presented a prime-time adventure series suffer privation Channel 5, Charley Boorman's Extreme Frontiers. This show was another collaboration betwixt Boorman and producer-director Russ Malkin, who made frequent on-screen appearances. Extreme Frontiers claimed to 'take in all match up extremities of Canada'. Accompanying the be next to was book and DVD.

From 9 June to 22 July 2012, Boorman and his team journeyed around Southernmost Africa on two motorbikes and trig 4-wheel vehicle.^[13]

Charley Boorman USA Adventure

Boorman gift Malkin returned on Channel 5 articulate the end of 2013 for culminate next trip, which was in justness US. Starting in Hawaii, he moves to Alaska, then to the Orient seaboard and down to the South states, inland to the Gulf clone Mexico, up again to the Chain and finishing on the Pacific Slither at Los Angeles.

Long Way Up

Main article: Long Way Up

Boorman and McGregor travelled in 2019 from Ushuaia keep Argentina through South and Central Usa to Los Angeles in the Combined States on electric Harley-Davidson LiveWiremotorbikes.^[14]

Motorbike TV

In 2022 Boorman began presenting Motorbike Small screen, a motorcyclemagazine entertainment show for Motorsport.TV.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Bibliography

References

• Holmstrom, Can. The Moving Picture Boy: An Universal Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 363.

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