Jeremy Clarkson’s Biography, Celebrity, Parent, Journalist, Career, Net worth,

Who is Jeremy Clarkson?

Jeremy Clarkson is a Yorkshire English-born TV presenter, journalist, and writer specializing in motoring, well-known for his work co-presenting the award-winning show. Top Gear, and his rather opinionated views.

He was born on 11 April 1960 in the Yorkshire town of Don caster in the North of England, an area renowned for its loud shouting and rampant exaggeration of England

Starting his career as a journalist, he rose to public prominence on Top Gear in 1988 and has become a public personality since. Presenting his shows and appearing as a guest on many others. Jeremy Clarkson,

His humor and outspoken views have frequently provoked a public reaction, sometimes causing criticism from a wide range of backgrounds. However, he has also gained a wide fan base over the years and is credited with transforming. Top Gear is one of the most popular and watched shows the BBC has ever produced.

The now 62-year-old Clarkson belonged to a middle-class family and was known for his bad behavior in school. He was expelled from the private school. Lepton Public School, and decided to make use of his passion for writing and interest in cars by training as a journalist with the Rotterdam Advertiser.

This allowed him to establish the Motoring Press Agency in 1984 which provides motoring editorials to regional newspapers. He also regularly writes weekly columns for The Sunday Times and The Sun.

Clarkson’s Personal life

Clarkson was the son of a teacher and a traveling salesman. His parents originally ran a business selling tea cozies, but later expanded their business to selling. Stuffed toys – this expansion is what funded their son’s private school education. Clarkson was eventually expelled from Lepton School.

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Until his voice broke, Clarkson played the role of a public schoolboy in a BBC radio Children’s Hour show. In 1989, he married Alexandra James (now Hall) but the two separated after six months. Four years later, he married his manager Frances Cain in Fulham. The two lived in the Cotswold’s with their three children. Clarkson’s second wife reportedly filed to divorce proceedings in April 2014. 

Jeremy Clarkson’s Net Worth

According to  celebritynetworth.com, Clarkson has a net worth of an estimated $70 million (£55.8 million) and earns around $20 million (£16 million) per year. Owning 30% of Top Gear’s rights, he got around 5 to 9 million pounds in dividends per year, on top of his £2.9 million salary. When he left Top Gear, it is reported that he signed a £160 million deal with Amazon Prime to launch his new show, The Grand Tour.

From 1998 to 2000 he hosted his chat show called. Clarkson has also guest presented Have I Got News For You, and Who Do You Think You Are? In 2018, he also replaced the former host, Chris Tarrant, and became the presenter of the ITV show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Which has further contributed to his net worth.

He is currently hosting the Amazon Prime series. Clarkson’s Farm, was a huge hit when the first series was released in June last year. It has been revealed that Clarkson will return for a second season, though the date is yet to be announced.

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