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Graham Norton
Norton in 2022
Born
Graham William Walker

(1963-04-04)4 April 1963(age 61)
Clondalkin,County Dublin, Ireland
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • author
  • television host
Years active1981–present
Spouse
Jonathan McLeod
​
(m.2022)​
Signature

Graham William Walker(born 4 April 1963), better known by his stage nameGraham Norton,is an Irish comedian, actor, author and television host known for his work in the UK. He is a five-timeBAFTA TV Awardwinner for his comedy chat showThe Graham Norton Show(2007–present) and an eight-time award-winner overall. He has received theBritish Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performancethree times forSo Graham Norton(1998 to 2002). Originally shown onBBC Twobefore moving to other slots onBBC One,his chat show succeededFriday Night with Jonathan Rossin BBC One's late-Friday-evening slot in 2010.[1]

From 2010 to 2020, Norton presented the Saturday-morning slot onBBC Radio 2.From January 2021 to February 2024, he presented his weekend show forVirgin Radio UK.[2]Since 2009, he has served as the BBC's television commentator for theEurovision Song Contest.[3]He has been noted for hisinnuendo-laden dialogue and flamboyant presentation style. Before establishing himself as a presenter, Norton appeared asFather Noel Furlongin three episodes of the multiple award-winning Channel 4 sitcomFather Ted.In 2012, he sold his production companySo TelevisiontoITVfor around £17 million.[1]In 2019, he became a judge onRuPaul's Drag Race UK.[4]

Early life[edit]

Norton was born Graham William Walker on 4 April 1963 at 48 St Brigid's Road, inClondalkin,County Dublin, Ireland[5][6]to William "Billy" (died 2000), a sales representative forGuinness,and Rhoda Walker. He has an older sister, Paula (born 1959). Because of his father's job, he and his family moved around Ireland throughout his early childhood; they lived inTramore,thenWaterford,thenKilkenny,before settling in the town ofBandon, County Cork,where he grew up. He was raised in aChurch of Irelandfamily, and has said that he felt somewhat isolated growing up as aProtestantin thepredominantly Catholicsouth of Ireland. His father's family were fromCounty Wicklow,while his mother is a native ofBelfast.[7]He discovered during a 2007 episode of the genealogy seriesWho Do You Think You Are?that his father's direct ancestors were English, having originated inYorkshirebefore emigrating to Ireland in 1713.[7]

Norton was educated atBandon Grammar Schoolin County Cork and thenUniversity College Cork,where he spent two years studying English and French in the 1980s. He did not complete his studies after having a breakdown and refusing to leave his flat.[8]He later received an honorary doctorate from the university in 2013.[9]

In 1981, Norton featured in an episode ofRTÉ'sYoungline,participating in an audience debate about underage teens attending discos.[10]In 1983, Norton travelled toSan Franciscowhere he lived for one year, in the "Stardance" hippie commune house,[11][12][13][14]on Fulton Street and worked as a waiter.[15]In the late 1980s he moved to London to attend theCentral School of Speech and Drama.[16]He again found work as a waiter during that period.[17]Upon joining the actors' unionEquity,he chose Norton (his great-grandmother's maiden name) as his new surname, as there was already a comic-actor calledGraham Walker,represented by the union.[7][18]

Career[edit]

Channel 4[edit]

In 1992, Norton's stand-up comedy drag act as a tea-towel-cladMother Teresa of Calcuttain theEdinburgh Festival Fringemade the press whenScottish Television's religious affairs department mistakenly thought he represented the real Mother Teresa.[19]His first appearances in broadcasting were in the UK, where he had a spot as a regular comedian and panellist on theBBC Radio 4showLoose Endsin the early 1990s, when the show ran on Saturday mornings. He was one of the early successes ofChannel 5,winning an award as stand-in host of alate-night TV talk showusually presented byJack Docherty.[20][21]This was followed by a comicquiz showon Channel 5 calledBring Me the Head of Light Entertainment,which was not well received as a programme but enhanced Norton's reputation as a comic and host. In 1996, he co-hosted the late-night quiz showCarnal KnowledgeonITVwithMaria McErlane.

In 1996, Norton played the part ofFather Noel Furlongin three episodes ( "Hell","Flight into Terror","The Mainland") of theChannel 4seriesFather Ted,[22]which was set on the fictionalCraggy Islandoff the west coast of Ireland. Father Furlong was often seen taking charge of the St Luke's Youth Group.

After this early success, Norton moved to Channel 4 in 1998 to host his own chat shows, including the weeklySo Graham Norton(1998–2002), followed by the daily weeknight showV Graham Norton(2002–03). As a performer who is not only openly gay,[23]but alsocampand flamboyant, it was here that Norton's act was fully honed as a cheeky,innuendo-laden joker.[citation needed]In January 2003 Norton was listed inThe Observeras one of the 1,000 funniest acts inBritish comedy.(Though Norton is Irish, the bulk of his television career has been in the UK.) In January 2004, he was named themost powerful person in TV comedybyRadio Times.[24]Also that year he was the subject of controversy in the United Kingdom when, on his Channel 4 show, he joked, "I betMaurice Gibb's heart monitor was singing the tune of 'Stayin' Alive' ", referring to the recent death of theBee Geessinger. Gibb's brotherRobindescribed Norton as "scum", threatened to "rip his head off" if he saw him, and demanded an apology from him, the show's producers, and Channel 4.[25]TheIndependent Television Commissioninvestigated after complaints about this insensitivity were received and eventually Channel 4 had to make two apologies: one in the form of a caption slide before the show, another from Norton in person.[citation needed]

In the summer of 2004, Norton ventured into American television.The Graham Norton Effectdebuted on 24 June 2004 onComedy Central,and was also broadcast in the UK onBBC Three.In the midst of controversy surroundingJustin Timberlake and Janet Jackson's Super Bowl performance,Norton was wary of moving into the market.[26]

BBC[edit]

Television[edit]

Norton at the 2009 BAFTA Awards

Norton began his career on the BBC in 2001 when he hostedComic Relief2001.[27]

In 2005, Norton moved to theBBCand began hosting the Saturday evening reality TV seriesStrictly Dance FeveronBBC One,as well as a new comedy chat show,Graham Norton's Bigger Picture.He also read stories some nights on the BBC children's channelCBeebiesas part ofBedtime Hour.

In 2006, Norton hosted the BBC One seriesHow Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?in whichAndrew Lloyd Webbertried to find a lead actress for his West End version ofThe Sound of Music.Norton has subsequently presented the three follow-up series:Any Dream Will Doin 2007, in which a group of males competed to win the role of Joseph in the West End production ofJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat;I'd Do Anythingin 2008, in which Lloyd Webber seeks to find the parts of Nancy and Oliver forSir Cameron Mackintosh's production ofLionel Bart'sOliver!;andOver the Rainbowin 2010, following a similar format to find a newDorothyfor aWizard of OzWest end Production.

Norton hosted various other shows for the BBC during this time, includingWhen Will I Be Famous?(2007),The One and Only(2008) andTotally Saturday(2009). Since 2007, Norton has also been a regular host ofThe British Academy Television Awards.On 7 July 2007, Norton presented atLive Earthand undertook a trip toEthiopiawith theBorn Free Foundationto highlight the plight of theEthiopian wolf– the rarest canid in the world. In the same year, he was the subject of an episode of the BBC1 genealogy documentaryWho Do You Think You Are?

Norton's chat show,The Graham Norton Show,began on 22 February 2007 onBBC Two.The format is very similar to his previous Channel 4 shows. On 6 October 2009, the show moved to BBC One, in a new one-hour format.

In May 2010, Norton stood in forChris Evans' breakfast show onBBC Radio 2.Later that month, it was confirmed that he would be replacingJonathan Ross's Saturday morning slot on the same station.

In December 2011, the panel showWould You Rather...? with Graham Nortonpremiered onBBC Americain the time slot immediately followingThe Graham Norton Show.Recorded in New York, it is one of BBC America's earliest efforts at producing original programming, and is also the firstpanel gamethe channel has shown, either of British or American origin.

In October 2018, talking to BBC News about his reported 2017–18 BBC salary, Norton said that he genuinely "doesn't know" how the corporation arrived at that figure. "Myself and my agent look at that number and we go 'I wonder how they came up with that'," he says. "It bears no relation to anything I know. But if that's what they say I earn, that's what I earn."[28]

In February 2019, it was announced that Norton would be a judge onRuPaul's Drag Race UKalongsideAlan Carrin a rotating basis. Norton and Carr were joined by permanent judgesMichelle VisageandRuPaul.[29]

Radio[edit]

Since 1999, Norton has appeared regularly on the BBC Radio 4 panel showJust a Minute,appearing in over 100 episodes.

On 2 October 2010, Norton began presenting a Saturday morning show onBBC Radio 2,which he took over fromJonathan Ross.Norton co-hosted withMaria McErlanewho featured as an "agony aunt"on the segment" Grill Graham "." Tune with a Tale "is where a listener suggests playing a song with a plot, summarising the story it contains, and"I Can't Believe It's Not Better"is a feature where a listener requests a song that was previously a hit, but might be considered particularly bad now. UnlikeSteve Wright in the Afternoonaired from 14:00 to 17:00 on weekdays, it is well established as being a "brand", with its end of each hour style of presentations, although Norton regularly uses the standard BBC Radio 2 jingles along with jingles unique to the Saturday morning show, written and performed by the BBC Radio 2 Orchestra.

In January 2012, Norton asked listeners to his Radio 2 show to help find his car, shortly after it was stolen. He called it "The Great Car Hunt" and told listeners to "Keep your eyes out for it. It was filthy by the way."[30]

On 11 November 2020, Norton announced that he would step down from the show and hosted his final Saturday morning show on 19 December 2020 after 10 years.[31]He was replaced byClaudia Winklemanfrom February 2021.

Norton joinedVirgin Radio UKin January 2021, hosting shows on Saturday and Sunday.[32][33]In February 2024, Norton announced that "he wanted his weekends back" and would step away from hosting his weekend radio show for the station.[2]

Eurovision Song Contest[edit]

Norton co-hosted the final of theEurovision Song Contest 2023in Liverpool alongsideAlesha Dixon,Julia SaninaandHannah Waddingham.

Norton, along withClaudia Winkleman,hosted the first annualEurovision Dance Contest,which was held on 1 September 2007 in London, England. The format was based on the BBC'sStrictly Come Dancingand theEBU'sEurovision Song Contest.Norton and Winkleman also hosted the2008 contestin Glasgow, Scotland.

In October 2008, it was confirmed by theBBCthat Norton would replaceTerry Woganas the presenter of the UK national selection of theEurovision Song Contest,Your Country Needs You.

On 5 December 2008, it was announced that Norton would also take over from Wogan as the British commentator for the main Eurovision Song Contest.[34]The54th Eurovision Song Contestwas held in theOlympic Arena,Moscow on 16 May 2009.

In January 2009, Norton hostedEurovision: Your Country Needs You,a talent show to find who would represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest that year. The winning song,It's My Time,was penned byDiane WarrenandAndrew Lloyd Webberand was sung in the contest byJade Ewen,who the public voted to represent the United Kingdom.[35]

Norton's debut jokes received some positive reviews from the British press.The Guardiannoted his comments onIceland's entry, which finished in second place, had "rooted around in a cupboard and found an old bridesmaid dress from 1987" and theArmeniansingers, who finished in 10th place, were sporting traditional dress, "which would be true if you come from the village whereLiberaceis the mayor. "[36]The Timesnoted his highlighting of the arrest of 30 gay rights protesters in Moscow – "heavy-handed policing has really marred what has been a fantastic Eurovision."[36]

In 2015, Norton, along withPetra Mede,hosted theEurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hitsconcert show on 31 March at theEventim Apollo,inHammersmith,London to commemorate the contest's 60th anniversary.

Norton played a fictionalised version of himself in his role of the British Eurovision commentator in the 2020NetflixfilmEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.[37]

Norton co-hosted the final of the2023 contestinLiverpoolalongsideAlesha Dixon,actressHannah Waddinghamand Ukrainian singerJulia Sanina,in addition to his usual commentary role which was shared withMel Giedroyc.[38]With this, he also became the second-oldest person to ever host the Eurovision Song Contest, after the French presenterLéon Zitronein1978.

ITV[edit]

In 2024, Norton returned to ITV to present a revival ofWheel of Fortune,including the celebrity version, featuringGok WanandCharlotte Church.[39][40][41]

Other[edit]

Norton with his dog Bailey in 2006, supportingCrusaid

Norton played Mr Puckov in the 2006 American comedy spoof filmAnother Gay Movie.In 2007, Norton played Taylor in theromantic comedyfilm,I Could Never Be Your Woman.

Norton was involved in a high-publicity advertising campaign for the UKNational Lotteryas an animatedunicorn,the stooge to a character based onLady Luck(played byFay Ripley). He has also advertisedMcVitie'sbiscuits.[42]

In 1999, Norton featured in the music video forBoyzonesong "When The Going Gets Tough".Eight years later, in 2007, he featured inGirls AloudandSugababes' music video for the single "Walk This Way".Both songs were forComic Relief.

In January 2009, Norton made his West End stage debut in a revival ofLa Cage Aux Follesat the Playhouse Theatre.[43]In 2009, Norton was the host of the comedy game-showMost Popularon US cable television channelWE tv.[44]

Norton wrote an advice column inThe Daily Telegraphnewspaper from 2006 to 2018. In October 2010, his columns were made into a book entitledAsk Graham,published by John Blake Publishing. In late 2018, Norton stood down from the role and the newspaper found a replacement as their agony aunt inRichard Madeley.[45]

In 2016, Norton published his debut novelHolding,published by Hodder & Stoughton, about a murder in an Irish rural community.[46]Norton won Popular Fiction Book of the Year award forHolding[47]in the Bord Gais EnergyIrish Book Awards2016. In 2022, an adaptation of the book, directed byKathy Burke,aired onITV.[48]

On 7 March 2013, Norton broke theGuinness World Recordfor "Most Questions Asked on a TV Chat Show" onComic Relief's Big Chat,which raised £1.02 million.[49]

In 2014, Norton criticised the decision by Irish broadcasterRTÉto settle out of court with opponents ofgay marriagewho claimed they had been defamed in an edition of theSaturday Night Show.[50]

In 2014, Norton publicly backed "Hacked Off"and its campaign toward UK press self-regulation by" safeguarding the press from political interference while also giving vital protection to the vulnerable ".[51][52][53]

In October 2014, Norton released his second memoir,The Life and Loves of a He-Devil.It won in the Non-Fiction Book of the Year category at the 2014Irish Book Awards.[54]Also in 2014, he was named in the top 10 on the World Pride Power list.[55]

Norton has a shareholding of two per cent in New Zealand winery Invivo Wines.[56]Norton has his own wine range in collaboration with Invivo, the first wine was first released in 2014.[57]

In July 2015, theBishop of Cork,Paul Colton,hosted an evening with Norton involving 90 minutes of interview, questions, and answers with an audience of more than 400 people. The event, part of the West Cork Literary Festival, was sold out.[58]

On 9 October 2020, Norton announced via Twitter he had been cast as the voice of Moonwind, a spiritual sign twirler, in theDisney/Pixaranimated featureSoul,starringJamie FoxxandTina Fey.[59]

Personal life[edit]

In 1989, Norton was mugged, beaten up, and stabbed by a group of attackers in London. He lost half of his blood and nearly died.[60][16][61]He said that an elderly couple were the ones who found him and that they "saved his life" after calling for an ambulance. He did not think the attack washomophobic,as he was walking alone at the time. He was hospitalised for two and a half weeks before eventually recovering from the attack.[62]

In January 2012, Norton's home was burgled. The keys to hisLexuswere stolen during the burglary. He appealed for the return of his car during hisBBC Radio 2show the following day.[63]

Norton primarily resides in theWappingarea of London.[64]He had two dogs, alabradoodlecalled Bailey and aterriercalled Madge, which he adopted from the UK charityDogs Trustin 2012.[65]In September 2020, he said that Madge had died in December 2019, and in October 2020 he said that Bailey had recently died inCorkat the age of 15.[66][67]

He dated Kristian Seeber, who performs as the drag queenTina Burner.[68]He split up from his partner of two years, Trevor Patterson, in 2013,[69]and broke up with his subsequent partner, Andrew Smith, in 2015.[70]He said in 2015 that his ex-boyfriends often resented the role they had to play in the public eye as his partner.[69]

On 10 July 2022, Norton held a wedding blessing party, with his new husband, Scottish filmmaker Jonathan "Jono" McLeod, atBantry Housein County Cork.[71][72][73][74]

In October 2022, Norton was involved in controversy over comments he made in an interview withMariella Frostrupat theCheltenham Literature Festival.He expressed scepticism over the existence ofcancel culture,arguing that "I think the word should be 'accountability'." When Frostrup countered thatJ. K. Rowlinghad been "deluged with... anger, rage and attempts at censorship" over her views on transgender rights, Norton responded that it would be better to "talk to trans people, talk to the parents of trans kids, talk to doctors" about the issue than to celebrities like himself. Following criticism from Rowling and supporters, Norton deactivated his Twitter account.[75][76]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Carnal Knowledge Co-host 1 series
1996–1998 Father Ted Father Noel Furlong 3 episodes
1997 Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment Himself
1998–2002 So Graham Norton Host 5 series
2001 Rex the Runt:A Crap Day Out The Plants voice
Rex the Runt:Patio Osvalde Halitosis voice
The Kumars at No. 42 Himself
Graham Goes To Dollywood Himself
2002 Absolutely Fabulous Himself Episode: "Gay"
2002–2003 V Graham Norton Host 5 series
2003–2004 Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn Himself 5 episodes
2004–2005 The Graham Norton Effect Host 13 episodes
2005 Generation Fame Himself Television movie
2005–2006 Graham Norton's Bigger Picture Himself
Strictly Dance Fever Himself
2006 The Last Ever, Ever Footballers' Wives Brendan Spunk
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? Host/Presenter 9 episodes
2007 When Will I Be Famous? Himself
Who Do You Think You Are? Himself
Saving Planet Earth Himself Episode: "Saving Wolves"
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Himself
Robbie the Reindeer
in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind		 Computer voice Short film
Live Earth Himself TV special documentary
Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 Host TV special
Any Dream Will Do Presenter 11 episodes
2007–2011
2013–2016
2019 		The British Academy Television Awards Host
2007–present The Graham Norton Show Host 30 series
2008 I'd Do Anything Presenter 13 episodes
The One and Only Himself
Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 Host TV special
2009 Totally Saturday Himself 1 episode and unaired pilot
2009–2010 Eurovision: Your Country Needs You Host 6 episodes
2009–present Eurovision Song Contest UK commentator/Co-presenter Comments grand finals only and co-present the 2023 final edition
2010 Over the Rainbow Host 18 episodes
2011–2012 Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton Presenter BBC America
2015 Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits Co-presenter WithPetra Mede
Adele at the BBC Presenter Television special
2016 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2 Himself/Guest judge
2016–2019 Children in Need Host WithAde AdepitanandMel Giedroyc
2017 Let It Shine Co-presenter 6 episodes
2018 The Biggest Weekend Himself
2019–present RuPaul's Drag Race UK Himself/Judge
2020 British Academy Film Awards Host
Eurovision: Come Together Host
Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light UK commentator
2021 Queen of the Universe[77] Host
Celebrity GoggleboxforSu2c Himself Stand Up to Cancerspecial (Series 18, episode 5)
2022–present RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World Himself/Judge
2024[78] Wheel of Fortune Host ITV andNetwork 10 (Australia)reboot/revivals
LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland Host Amazon Prime Show
Eurovision 2024:Graham Meets Olly Host One-off special withOlly Alexander[79]

Films[edit]

Year Title Character Production
1999 Stargay Graham Solex Canal+
2006 Another Gay Movie Mr. Puckov Luna Pictures
2007 I Could Never Be Your Woman Taylor The Weinstein Company
2016 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Himself BBC Films
2020 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Gary Sanchez Productions
Soul Moonwind (voice) Pixar Animation Studios
The Stand In Himself Saban Films
2024 The Idea of You Himself Amazon MGM Studios

Stand-up videos[edit]

  • Live at the Roundhouse(19 November 2001)

Works[edit]

Autobiography
  • Norton, Graham (2004).So Me.London:Hodder & Stoughton.ISBN978-0-340-83348-3.OCLC57577106.
  • Norton, Graham (2014).The Life and Loves of a He Devil.illustrated by Clym Evernden. London:Hodder & Stoughton.ISBN978-1-444-79026-9.OCLC894427373.
General non-fiction
Fiction

Accolades[edit]

Year Award Work Result Notes
1999 GaytimeAward Gay Presenter of the Year — Won
2000 British Academy Television Awards Best Entertainment Performance So Graham Norton Won
2001 Royal Television Society Best Presenter Won [80][81]
2001 British Academy Television Awards Best Entertainment Performance Won
2002 Won
2011 The Graham Norton Show Won
2012 Won
2013 Nominated
2013 Lew Grade Award for Entertainment Programme Won
2014 Best Entertainment Performance Nominated
2015 Nominated
2015 Best Comedy Programme or Series Won [82]
2016 Best Entertainment Performance Nominated
2017 National Television Awards Special Recognition Award Won [83]
2018 British Academy Television Awards Best Entertainment Performance Won [84]

Further reading[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  59. ^Graham Norton [@grahnort] (9 October 2020)."Very excited! Disney and Pixar have a new funny, sweet, incredibly timely film called Soul, and.... I'm in it! This is my character Moonwind, a spiritual sign twirler. See the movie exclusively on Disney+ from 25th December.#PixarSoul @PixarSoul"(Tweet).Retrieved10 October2020– viaTwitter.
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