Editing Paul Kaye (section)

==Early life==
Kaye was born in the [[Clapham]] area of [[London]] on 15 December 1964. He and his twin sister were adopted by Jackie and Ivan Kaye and raised in [[Wembley]], where their adoptive parents ran a sportswear shop. He is of [[Jewish]] background.<ref name="fog" /><ref name="newz"/> He was a promising schoolboy athlete who achieved an impressive time in the 100-metre race. He later became a fan of [[punk rock]], particularly the [[Sex Pistols]] bassist [[Sid Vicious]].<ref>''Help I'm a Pirahna'', The Knowledge, ''[[The Times]]'' 6–12 Sep 2008</ref> At the age of 16, he entered [[University of Westminster|Harrow Art School]] on a two-year foundation course, and achieved a distinction before earning a first-class degree in Theatre Design from [[Nottingham Trent University]] (then called Trent Polytechnic).<ref name="NTU">{{cite web |url=https://www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2021/11/sportspeople,-entrepreneurs,-television-presenters,-a-bake-off-star-and-dennis-pennis-to-collect-honorary-degrees-and-awards-from-ntu|title=Sportspeople, entrepreneurs, television presenters, a Bake Off star and Dennis Pennis to collect honorary degrees and awards from NTU |publisher=Nottingham Trent University (NTU)|accessdate=12 December 2021}}</ref>