Andrew Younghusband(born December 14, 1970[citation needed],inCanberra, Australia) is a Canadian television personality, writer and journalist best known as the host of the reality showsCanada's Worst Driver,Canada's Worst Handyman,Don't Drive HereandTougher Than It Looks,as well as the documentary seriesTall Ship Chronicles.
Andrew Younghusband | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 14, 1970 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | Canadian/Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor,writer,journalist |
| Known for | Canada's Worst Driver,Canada's Worst Handyman,Tall Ship Chronicles,Don't Drive Here |
Personal life
editYounghusband was born inCanberra, Australia,while his father was attending university there.[1]Younghusband now resides inToronto, Ontario.[citation needed]Over the course of his life and career, he has visited over 40 countries.
On-screen roles
edit- Understanding Bliss(1990) – Andrew/Father Christmas
- Secret Nation(1992) – Brian Peckford #2
- Anchor Zone(1994) – Brogan
- Dead Silence(1997) – Reporter #1
- The Outer LimitsTV series: episode "Music of the Spheres"(1997) – D.J.
- Black HarbourTV series: episode "Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (1998) – Corporal Anderson
- BlackflyTV Series: pilot (1999) – McTavish
- Dooley GardensTV series (1999) – Tracy
- FoodessenceReality TV (1999) – Host
- Violet(2000) – Carlos
- Tall Ship ChroniclesReality TV/documentary (2001) – Narrator/crew member
- Random Passageminiseries (2002) – Matt Escott
- Inside MediaNews/satire (2004) – Host
- Canada's Worst DriverReality TV (2005–2018) – Host
- World's Worst DriverReality TV special (2005) – Host
- Canada's Worst HandymanReality TV (2006–2011) – Host
- Don't Drive HereReality TV (2013–2015) – Host
- How to Be Deadly(2014)
- How Hard Can It Be?Reality TV (2015) – Host
- Tougher Than It LooksReality TV (2016–present) – Host
Writing credits
edit- Undercurrentswriter
- Foodessenceco-writer
- Tall Ship Chronicleswriter
- Ultimate Survival:Everestwriter
- X-Questwriter
- Inside Mediawriter
- Canada's Worst Driverco-writer
- World's Worst Driverco-writer
- Canada's Worst Handymanco-writer
- Blueprint for Disasterhead writer
Awards and nominations
editNominated:Gemini(1998), Best Writing in an Information Program or Series forUndercurrents
References
edit- ^"Voyageur sits down with Andrew Younghusband".March 11, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon October 20, 2013.
External links
edit- Andrew YounghusbandatIMDb
- "Andrew Younghusband".Northern Stars. Archived fromthe originalon 2006-04-27.Biography.
- "Tall Ship TV series begins filming".Tall Ships Newswire. 2000-12-18. Archived fromthe originalon 2005-01-22.
- Episode summary of Tall Ship Chronicles
- Bio on Discovery channel[permanent dead link]
- CBC Video clip of Younghusband from 2004 (RealMedia)