Neil Buchanan
(Neil did indeed reform Marseille for a short while after Art Attack ended, and I've moved this from the Trivia to his bio. I think he's still involved in TV, too, albeit the other side of the camera) |
(→Web links: updated the link to Neil's IMDb entry (even if it gets his year of birth wrong) and added the link to his Wikipedia entry) |
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| - | + | With his ''Art Attack'' co-creator, erstwhile [[Runaround]] foil Tim Edmunds, Neil founded production company The Media Merchants in 1992. In addition to ''Art Attack'' and ''ZZZap!'', the company produced [[Terror Towers]], ''Animal Crazy'', and ''It's a Mystery'' - the last two of which were also presented by Neil. It was acquired in 2000 by Britt Allcroft, of Thomas the Tank Engine fame; her company was itself acquired by HIT Entertainment in 2002. The Media Merchants effectively closed down in 2007 when production of ''Art Attack'' ended. | |
In 2020 Neil denied that he was street artist Banksy, after a number of rumours circulated online. | In 2020 Neil denied that he was street artist Banksy, after a number of rumours circulated online. | ||
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== Web links == | == Web links == | ||
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| + | [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0118056/ IMDb entry] | ||
[[Category:People|Buchanan, Neil]] | [[Category:People|Buchanan, Neil]] | ||
[[Category:Devisors|Buchanan, Neil]] | [[Category:Devisors|Buchanan, Neil]] | ||
Current revision as of 01:17, 24 March 2024
Biography
Born in Liverpool in 1956, Neil played guitar in a heavy metal band called Marseille before beginning his television career in the early 1980s. He hosted TVS's Number 73 and its replacement Motormouth on Saturday mornings, oversaw room raiding on Finders Keepers, and played French artist Smart Arty in comic book show ZZZap!. He's perhaps best known, however, for Art Attack, which he co-created and presented from 1990 until 2007.
After Art Attack ended, Neil reformed Marseille for a short while, before focusing on serious art work and photography.
Trivia
With his Art Attack co-creator, erstwhile Runaround foil Tim Edmunds, Neil founded production company The Media Merchants in 1992. In addition to Art Attack and ZZZap!, the company produced Terror Towers, Animal Crazy, and It's a Mystery - the last two of which were also presented by Neil. It was acquired in 2000 by Britt Allcroft, of Thomas the Tank Engine fame; her company was itself acquired by HIT Entertainment in 2002. The Media Merchants effectively closed down in 2007 when production of Art Attack ended.
In 2020 Neil denied that he was street artist Banksy, after a number of rumours circulated online.
