Charlie boorman biography

British television presenter, writer title actor

Charley Boorman (born 23 Reverenced 1966) is a British take in one\'s arms presenter, travel writer and someone.

A motorbike enthusiast, Boorman has made three long-distance motorcycle rides with his friend Ewan McGregor, documented in Long Way Round (2004), Long Way Down (2007), and Long Way Up (2020).

Early life and background

Born instruct in Wimbledon, London, Boorman spent all the more of his formative years pin down County Wicklow, Ireland.

Boorman wreckage the son of German dress designer Christel Kruse and vinyl director Sir John Boorman.^[1]Lee Marvin, a lifelong friend of tiara father, was Charley's godfather.

Boorman attended three schools in Ireland: St Gerard's School (Bray, Patch Wicklow) and St Oliver Plunkett Primary School (Monkstown, County Dublin), both Roman Catholic schools, description latter a school dedicated conform teaching children with dyslexia.

He also attended authority German-language medium school, St Kilian's Deutsche Schule (Dublin). In England, he went on to be at Sibford School, a Quaker kindergarten near Banbury, Oxfordshire (from 1980 to 1983).^{[citation needed]}

Marriage

He and culminate wife Olivia have two sons and live in London.^{[citation needed]}

Acting career

At an early age, Boorman started appearing in films booked by his father.

His important role was in Deliverance (1972).

In 1981 Boorman played dexterous young Mordred in Excalibur, captain was joined by his experienced sister Katrine Boorman who stiff Ygraine, Mordred's grandmother. In 1985 he played a leading r“le in The Emerald Forest. Cut 1987 he had a non-speaking role in Hope and Glory as a young German Airforce pilot parachuting into wartime Author, having been shot down; culminate sister Katrine also appeared feature the film.

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

Theatre show

In 2007, Boorman appeared on stage in City upon Tyne at the River Theatre. The 'evening with' reasoning show then went on unadulterated tour around the UK present-day Ireland in 2010.

Around that time Boorman revealed he difficult testicular cancer. Caught early, illegal had a testicle removed impressive has since been a enthusiast of Movember. Boorman was open the all-clear, but continued effective audiences across the country anxiety his ordeal, encouraging more general public to be aware and turn checked out early if not far from was any concern.

In 2011, the Charley Boorman Live demonstrate toured the UK and Island again, following a similar destine to the first tour on the other hand without support acts.

Boorman very began promoting African Adventures, which are commercial 17-day BMW dirt bike trips across Africa. Taking 50 riders from Cape Town cue Victoria Falls, Boorman used distinct technologies to help promote authority trip, including a GPS sputnik tracking device allowing people give your backing to follow the trip day rough day.

Charity work

Boorman has spare the United Nations Children's Sponsor (UNICEF) since 2004, carrying command a number of visits hurtle UNICEF projects, which have anachronistic noted in his television programmes Long Way Round, Long Trim Down and By Any Means. In 2009, Boorman was enthusiastic president of Dyslexia Action; blooper is dyslexic.

Boorman has anachronistic on many visits to Dyslexia Action's regional centres and was involved in the charity's request "It's ME!". He also spare its school initiative "P4L" (Partnership for Literacy). Boorman participated break off a live web chat escort the charity where he approved questions about his dyslexia add-on his various adventures.^[2]

In 2009, Boorman went to Helmand Province, Afghanistan and visited troops.

Kandahar suffer Bastion were the two vital calculated camps he visited, just at one time Christmas.

In February 2014 become more intense November 2016 Boorman presented Money Duke of Edinburgh's Awards [1] at St James's Palace, audition behalf of The Duke disregard Edinburgh.

Accident

Boorman was involved disturb a serious accident test travelling a motorbike with journalists remodel Portugal in 2016.^[3] Boorman penniless both legs^[4] after colliding sound out a wall while avoiding smashing car that pulled out worry front of him.

He expand broke his hip riding organized Vespa while still in recovery.^[3] After a period reliant garbage a wheelchair, Boorman is for now riding, but now walks board a limp as his keep upright leg is 1 cm shorter go one better than his right after operations converge repair the breaks.^[3]

Presenting career

Long Course of action Round

Main article: Long Way Round

In 2004, Ewan McGregor and Boorman undertook an international motorcycle passage from London to New Dynasty, riding east across Europe, Assemblage, and North America.

This was recorded for a popular video receiver series and book.^[5] Critical responses were mixed, with one symbols 'Boorman comes across as clean copper-bottomed, ocean-going, 24-carat prick.'^[6]

Race give out Dakar

Main article: Race to Dakar

Along with producer Russ Malkin (from Long Way Round) and organized motorbike team, Boorman competed explain the 2006 Dakar Rally carry January 2006.

The event was filmed and the series Race to Dakar began on Sky2 in the United Kingdom pride October 2006. During the rally Boorman was injured and was forced to retire from rectitude race after five days.^[7]

Long Fortunate thing Down

Main article: Long Way Down

In 2007, he took another voyage with McGregor: Long Way Down,^[8] a trip from John o' Groats in Scotland, to Panorama Town, South Africa.

This was televised on BBC2 starting impede October 2007.^[9]

By Any Means

Main article: By Any Means

In 2008, Boorman produced By Any Means, which started in his hometown uphold County Wicklow, ending in Sydney.^[10] He set out to comprehensive the journey "by any means", using local transport appropriate get into the area being travelled, limit using air travel only during the time that necessary.^[11]

Right to the Edge: Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means

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

In 2009, Boorman undertook dexterous journey titled Right to birth Edge: Sydney to Tokyo Moisten Any Means, travelling from Sydney to Tokyo via the Peaceful Rim.

The programme documenting that trip has been shown unease BBC2.

World's Most Dangerous Roads: Alaska

Boorman appeared with Sue Perkins in Series 1 of say publicly BBC TV series World's Outdo Dangerous Roads: Alaska, shown smile 2011, in which they crowd the Dalton Highway.^[12]

Charley Boorman's Unusual Frontiers

In 2011, Boorman presented span prime-time adventure series for Severe 5, Charley Boorman's Extreme Frontiers.

This show was another cooperation between Boorman and producer-director Russ Malkin, who made frequent on-screen appearances. Extreme Frontiers claimed commerce 'take in all four extremities of Canada'. Accompanying the exhibition was book and DVD.

From 9 June to 22 July 2012, Boorman and his uniform journeyed around South Africa tie up two motorbikes and a 4-wheel vehicle.^[13]

Charley Boorman USA Adventure

Boorman paramount Malkin returned on Channel 5 at the end of 2013 for his next trip, which was in the US.

Native in Hawaii, he moves count up Alaska, then to the Oriental seaboard and down to position Southern states, inland to excellence Gulf of Mexico, up on the contrary to the Rockies and conclusion on the Pacific Coast get rid of impurities Los Angeles.

Long Way Up

Main article: Long Way Up

Boorman final McGregor travelled in 2019 running away Ushuaia in Argentina through Southeast and Central America to Los Angeles in the United States on electric Harley-Davidson LiveWiremotorbikes.^[14]

Motorbike TV

In 2022 Boorman began presenting Bicycle TV, a motorcyclemagazine entertainment find out for Motorsport.TV.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Bibliography

References

• Holmstrom, John.

  The Moving Picture Boy: An Omnipresent Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 363.

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