Editing Jonathan Ross (section)

{{Short description|English broadcaster, film critic, actor, and comedian (born 1960)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Jonathan Ross
| honorific_suffix   = {{postnom|country=GBR|size=100|OBE}}
| image              = Jonathan Ross by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| caption            = Ross in 2017
| birth_name         = Jonathan Stephen Ross
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1960|11|17|df=y}}
| birth_place        = London, England
| alma_mater         = [[Southampton College of Art]],<br />[[School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies]], [[University College London]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Broadcaster|film critic|actor|comedian|writer|producer}}
| years_active       = 1987–present
| employer   =        [[BBC]] (1997–2010, 2014–2018)<br />[[Channel 4]] (1987–2007, 2009–2014, 2018–present)<br />[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] (1991–2006, 2009, 2011–present)
| notable_works      = ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]''<br />''[[Film... (TV programme)|Film]]''<br />''[[The Jonathan Ross Show]]''<br />''[[The Masked Singer (British TV series)|The Masked Singer]]''<br />''[[The Masked Dancer (British TV series)|The Masked Dancer]]''
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Jane Goldman]]|1988}}
| children           = 3
| mother             = [[Martha Ross]]
| relatives          = [[Paul Ross]] (brother)
}}
'''Jonathan Stephen Ross''' (born 17 November 1960)<ref name="autogenerated2005" /> is an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He presented the [[BBC One]] chat show ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]'' during the 2000s and early 2010s, hosted his own radio show on [[BBC Radio 2]] from 1999 to 2010, and served as film critic and presenter of the ''[[Film... (TV programme)|Film]]'' programme. 

After leaving the BBC in 2010, Ross began hosting his comedy chat show ''[[The Jonathan Ross Show]]'' on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]''.'' Other regular roles have included being a panellist on the comedy sports quiz ''[[They Think It's All Over (TV series)|They Think It's All Over]]'' (1999–2005), being a presenter of the [[British Comedy Awards]] (1991–2007, 2009–2014), and being a judge on the musical competition show [[The Masked Singer (British TV series)|''The Masked Singer'']] (2020–present) and its spin-off series [[The Masked Dancer (British TV series)|''The Masked Dancer'']] (2021–2022).

Ross began his television career as a TV researcher, before débuting as a presenter for ''The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross'' on [[Channel 4]] in 1987. Over the next decade, he presented numerous radio and television programmes, many through his own production company, Channel X. In 1995, he sold his stake in Channel X, and embarked on a career with the [[BBC]] in 1997. In 1999, Ross took over presenting the ''Film'' programme from [[Barry Norman]], and also began presenting his own radio show, while two years later he began hosting ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross''. For the chat show, Ross won three [[British Academy Television Awards]] for Best Entertainment Performance, in 2004, 2006 and 2007. 

In 2005, Ross was made an [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) for services to broadcasting.<ref name="autogenerated2005" /> Ross has been involved in controversies throughout his broadcasting career.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6099176.stm|title='Risque' Ross avoids Cameron rap|publisher=BBC|date=30 October 2006|access-date=8 November 2008|archive-date=7 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207142817/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6099176.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Burton, Nigel|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/3801519.Jonathan_Ross___no_stranger_to_controversy/|title=Jonathan Ross:No Stranger to Controversy|publisher=[[The Northern Echo]]|date=29 October 2008|access-date=8 November 2008|archive-date=12 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812125921/http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/3801519.Jonathan_Ross___no_stranger_to_controversy/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, he wrote a semi-autobiographical work titled ''Why Do I Say These Things?'', detailing some of his life experiences. He has also written his own comic books, ''[[Turf (Image Comics)|Turf]]'' and ''America's Got Powers''.