Andy Collins is a British television

Television

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 personality.

Career in brief

Andy Collins was an active member of the British Army

British Army

The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...

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During the 1990s, he presented Game Over

Game over

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, a show on BSkyB's short-lived computer & technology channel .tv. In 1993 he won a Golden Joystick

Joystick

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 and a date with emcee

Rapping

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 Monie Love

Monie Love

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 by winning a SNES

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

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 Cool Spot

Cool Spot

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challenge on Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

's GamesMaster

GamesMaster

GamesMaster was a British television show, screened on Channel 4 from 1992 to 1998, and was the first ever UK television show dedicated to computer and video games.-Origins:...

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From September to December 2002, he presented the British daytime

Daytime television

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 version of Family Fortunes

Family Fortunes

Family Fortunes is a British game show, based on the American game show Family Feud. The programme ran on ITV from 6 January 1980 to 6 December 2002 before being revived by the same channel in 2006 under the title of All Star Family Fortunes...

, a show based on the United States

United States

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 TV show Family Feud

Family Feud

Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Two families compete against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey question posed to 100 people...

. In 2005, he appeared on the chat show Heads Up with Richard Herring

Heads Up with Richard Herring

Heads Up with Richard Herring or HUWRH, was a British celebrity chat show written by and starring Richard Herring, who is best known as one half of comedy duo Lee and Herring, the stars of BBC Two shows Fist of Fun and This Morning With Richard Not Judy...

to discuss his life, career and his love of poker

Poker

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The vast array of work is as a warm-up act for numerous British entertainment variety shows, including grandstand-seat competition winners on the red carpet

Red carpet

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 at the 2006 BAFTA award ceremony.

Other successful warm-up work includes Games World

Games World

Games World was a British computer games-based television programme, made by Hewland International and broadcast on Sky One each weekday from 1993-98...

, Little Britain

Little Britain

Little Britain is a British character-based comedy sketch show which was first broadcast on BBC radio and then turned into a television show. It was written by comic duo David Walliams and Matt Lucas...

, Grownups

Grownups

Grownups was a BBC Three sitcom written by Susan Nickson, who also created hit BBC Three sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps...

, Any Dream Will Do

Any Dream Will Do

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, Dancing on Ice: The Tour

Dancing on Ice: The Tour

Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice: The Live Tour is a nationwide tour in the United Kingdom. It began in 2007 following the success of the two series of smash-hit television series Dancing on Ice.-General information:...

, Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, series 2 of Are You Smarter Than a Ten Year Old?

Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old?

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and the 2006 series of Family Fortunes

Family Fortunes

Family Fortunes is a British game show, based on the American game show Family Feud. The programme ran on ITV from 6 January 1980 to 6 December 2002 before being revived by the same channel in 2006 under the title of All Star Family Fortunes...

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Andy provided great entertainment as the ref on the sell out tour of A Question of Sport

A Question of Sport

A Question of Sport is a long-running BBC quiz show which started on 2 December 1968 and continues to this day. It is currently recorded at The Studios, MediaCityUK...

in 2010.

Andy works weekdays on The Paul O'Grady Show

The Paul O'Grady Show

The Paul O'Grady Show was a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV before moving to Channel 4...

, where he manages the audiences throughout.

Andy regularly appears in pantomime

Pantomime

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 for which he has received great reviews recently at the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury

Aylesbury

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 appearing alongside Cilla Black

Cilla Black

Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...

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Currently, Andy is the 'warm-up' and live audience compere on Sky 1

SKY 1

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's Gladiators

Gladiators (2008 UK TV series)

Gladiators was a British television series which aired on Sky1 from 11 May 2008 to 25 October 2009. It was filmed in Shepperton Studios and was produced by Shine Limited. It was a revival of the earlier series of the same name and based on the American version of the show. The US, UK and...

and ITV1

ITV1

ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...

's Dancing on Ice

Dancing on Ice

Dancing on Ice is a British television show co-hosted by Christine Bleakley and Philip Schofield, in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges. The format, devised by LWT and Granada Television, has been a prime-time hit in eight different...

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Andy can be seen providing the audience warm-up during the breaks on BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...

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A fan page can be found on Facebook

Facebook

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 entitled "Andy Collins Warm Up Bloke". A website

Website

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 for further information is AndyCollins.biz

A new website for fans will be seen soon with forums for followers.

Other Interests

An avid Watford F.C.

Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...

 supporter, Andy was Lloyd Doyley

Lloyd Doyley

Lloyd Colin Doyley is an English footballer who plays for Watford as a defender. He is primarily a right-back, but can also play as a centre-back and left-back. He is the longest-serving current player for the Hornets, and is contracted until 2012.- Watford : Doyley was born in Whitechapel, London...

's kit sponsor when Lloyd scored his first professional goal during the 2009-2010 season.

External links

• The Paul O'Grady Show