Andrew Younghusband | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 14, 1970 Canberra, Australia |
| Citizenship | Canadian/Australian |
| Occupations | Actor, writer, journalist |
| Known for | Canada's Worst Driver, Canada's Worst Handyman, Tall Ship Chronicles, Don't Drive Here |
Andrew Younghusband (born December 14, 1970[citation needed], in Canberra, Australia) is a Canadian television personality, writer and journalist best known as the host of the reality shows Canada's Worst Driver, Canada's Worst Handyman, Don't Drive Here and Tougher Than It Looks, as well as the documentary series Tall Ship Chronicles.
Personal life
[edit]Younghusband was born in Canberra, Australia, while his father was attending university there.[1] Younghusband now resides in Toronto, Ontario.[citation needed] Over the course of his life and career, he has visited over 40 countries. He spent a portion of his life in a small fishing village just outside of his hometown in St. John's Newfoundland.[2]
On-screen roles
[edit]- Understanding Bliss (1990) – Andrew/Father Christmas
- Secret Nation (1992) – Brian Peckford #2
- Anchor Zone (1994) – Brogan
- Dead Silence (1997) – Reporter #1
- The Outer Limits TV series: episode "Music of the Spheres" (1997) – D.J.
- Black Harbour TV series: episode "Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (1998) – Corporal Anderson
- Blackfly TV Series: pilot (1999) – McTavish
- Dooley Gardens TV series (1999) – Tracy
- Foodessence Reality TV (1999) – Host
- Violet (2000) – Carlos
- Tall Ship Chronicles Reality TV/documentary (2001) – Narrator/crew member
- Random Passage miniseries (2002) – Matt Escott
- Inside Media News/satire (2004) – Host
- Canada's Worst Driver Reality TV (2005–2018) – Host
- World's Worst Driver Reality TV special (2005) – Host
- Canada's Worst Handyman Reality TV (2006–2011) – Host
- Don't Drive Here Reality TV (2013–2015) – Host
- How to Be Deadly (2014)
- How Hard Can It Be? Reality TV (2015) – Host
- Tougher Than It Looks Reality TV (2016–present) – Host
Writing credits
[edit]- Undercurrents writer
- Foodessence co-writer
- Tall Ship Chronicles writer
- Ultimate Survival:Everest writer
- X-Quest writer
- Inside Media writer
- Canada's Worst Driver co-writer
- World's Worst Driver co-writer
- Canada's Worst Handyman co-writer
- Blueprint for Disaster head writer
Awards and nominations
[edit]Nominated: Gemini (1998), Best Writing in an Information Program or Series for Undercurrents
References
[edit]- ^ "Voyageur sits down with Andrew Younghusband". March 11, 2013. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013.
- ^ "Voyageur sits down with Andrew Younghusband". March 11, 2013. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Andrew Younghusband at IMDb
- "Andrew Younghusband". Northern Stars. Archived from the original on 2006-04-27. Biography.
- "Tall Ship TV series begins filming". Tall Ships Newswire. 2000-12-18. Archived from the original on 2005-01-22.
- Episode summary of Tall Ship Chronicles
- Bio on Discovery channel[permanent dead link]
- CBC Video clip of Younghusband from 2004 (RealMedia)