The famous British TV Presenter James Daniel May, was born on 16th January, 1963 in Bristol England. He is one of the richest journalists and enjoys a net worth of 13 million dollars. He is a high salary earning journalist. Being a co-presenter of famous programme Top Gear, along with Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond made him to grab the attention of masses. He presented this programme from the years 2003 to 2015. He is supposed to present a television series for Amazon. The series will be exclusive for Amazon Prime customers. The Grand Tour is the particular name of Amazon TV series. James is also director of a production firm, W. chum & sons. From the years 2003 to 2011 he worked as a weekly columnist for weekly The Daily Telegraph. He wrote them in motoring section. James most commonly presents on technology, innovation, toys, culture, science and many other such issues.
Early life of the James May
James got primary education from Caerleon Endowed Junior School in new port. He attended the Oakwood Comprehensive School in Rotherham, located in the Yorkshire. James had spent his teenage days there. The famous actor Dean Andrews was his school fellow. He loved music. He was a passionate piano and flute player during his young age. At Pendle College of Lancaster University he studied the music. During his career he not worked as a record officer at a hospital in Chelsea and also worked for the civil service for very short term. He started his career in journalism in 1980s as a sub editor of the Engineer. He also wrote columns for Car Magazine, Top Gear and The Daily Telegraph.
Major Career Achievements
There are many publications credited on the role of James May. He wrote May on Motors in the year 2006, he also contributed to the OZ and James’s Big Adventure. There was a season of same name too. He contributed equally for print media as well as electronic media. He co- hosted the ITVA coverage of the London Boat Show in 2006. He also presented a special program on BBC exploring his childhood toys. The programme was titled as James May’s Top Toys. He also participated in the Gordon Ramsay’s The F word. In the show, he used his famous fish pie recipe to beat the Ramsey for eating the rotten shark and animal penises. Many TV shows, DVDs, books and even video games are on credit of the James May. His major fame is attributed to his career as a presenter spread from 1998 to 2016.
Personal Life of James May
James has two sisters and two brothers. He is in a long term relationship with Sarah, a dance critic. Their relationship started in 2000. The couple lives in a luxury house in West London. There is no news that they are married, hence question of divorce does not arise. Due to remarkable research and publications in the field of science, technology and motors, James received Honorary Degree from the University of Lancaster, he had studied music there. He has passion for diverse vehicles, that’s why he is also training for light aircraft pilot license.
| Birth Date: | 16 Jan, 1963 |
| Age: | 57 yrs |
| Occupations: | Television presenter Journalist Writer Musician |
| Citizenship: | United Kingdom |
| Birth Place: | Bristol |
| residence: | Hammersmith |
| Education: | University of Lancaster Pendle College Oakwood High School |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | English television presenter and journalist |
| Net Worth 2021: | 40 million |
