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| name = Shaun Wallace | image = File:Shaun wallace.jpg | birth_name = Shaun Anthony Linford Wallace[1] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1960|6|2}}[2] | birth_place = England | other_names = The Dark Destroyer (UK and US) The Destroyer (Australia) The Legal Eagle The Barrister Grumpy Jaws | occupation = Barrister, part-time lecturer and Television personality | credits = The Chase (2009–) The Chase Australia (2018) }} Shaun Anthony Linford Wallace (born 2 June 1960) is an English television personality and a barrister. He is a "Chaser" on the ITV quiz show The Chase. Wallace is also a part-time lecturer and often visits schools, colleges and other institutions to educate students on the many aspects of law. In 2004, he won Mastermind and was ranked 286th in the World Quizzing Championships in 2012. CareerLawWallace was called to the Bar in November 1984[3] and in 1986 completed pupilage. He has taken part in hearings held at both the Old Bailey as well as several Magistrates' Courts located in England and Wales and also in Scotland. He was a member of Farringdon Barristers Chambers until February 2012, when it was announced that he had joined Great James Street Chambers.[4] On 26 October 2016 Wallace was found to have failed to comply with his duty while representing a defendant in criminal proceedings.[5][3] He was reprimanded and fined £2500. Wallace is also a member of the southeastern circuit of the Criminal Bar Association. Owing to his heritage, he has been a member of the Jamaican Bar since 1999.[7] TelevisionIn 2004, Wallace became a champion of the long running BBC general knowledge quiz Mastermind, which also tests a contestant's aptitude on a subject of their choice. His specialist subject in the final was FA Cup Finals. Wallace was a finalist on the first series of Are You an Egghead?, narrowly losing out to Barry Simmons. Other shows that he has been a contestant on include Fifteen to One and The Weakest Link,[6] plus the British adaptation of Greed.[7] Since 2009, Wallace has appeared as a "Chaser" on the UK television series The Chase, a teatime game show which airs on ITV. His nickname on the show is "The Dark Destroyer". The other Chasers are Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha, Mark Labbett, and Jenny Ryan. He also appears on the celebrity editions of The Chase. In 2018, he featured as a guest Chaser on the Australian version of the show, alongside fellow UK Chasers Hegerty and Labbett.[8] In 2018, his autobiography, Chasing the Dream, was released.[9] In 2019, Wallace appeared on the celebrity version of Catchphrase.[10] He also appeared as a guest in Dictionary Corner on the Channel 4 gameshow Countdown. Qualifications
PoliticsIn 2005, Wallace stood as an independent parliamentary candidate, campaigning to be elected MP for the Brent South constituency.[11] Personal lifeWallace is of Jamaican heritage. The eldest son, and one of four children, he is a football fan and a supporter of Chelsea.[12] Television
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Election results for Brent South|url=http://democracy.brent.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=30|publisher=Brent Council|accessdate=12 June 2013}} 2. ^{{cite episode | title = The Chase | date = 2 April 2012}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/complaints-and-professional-conduct/disciplinary-tribunals-and-findings/past-findings-and-future-hearings/?DisciplineID=165445|title=Past findings and future hearings:Disciplinary Finding Details |publisher=Bar Standards Board |date=26 October 2016 |accessdate=7 March 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://greatjames.co.uk/chambers-are-pleased-to-welcome-shaun-wallace-to-chambers |title=" Shaun Wallace joins chambers Great James Street |publisher=Great James Street |date=February 2012 |accessdate=21 April 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/quiz-show-barrister-fined-and-reprimanded-by-bsb/5058668.article|title=Quiz show barrister fined and reprimanded by BSB|work=Law Gazette |date=4 November 2016 |accessdate=7 March 2017}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.farringdon-law.co.uk/shaunwallace/|title=Farringdon Chambers|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326073228/http://www.farringdon-law.co.uk/shaunwallace/|archivedate=26 March 2011|df=dmy-all}} 7. ^{{cite episode|series=Greed|network=Channel 5|date=9 June 2001|season=1|number=11}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/fiona-byrne/gossip-queen-the-chase-uks-shaun-wallace-to-be-guest-chaser-in-2018/news-story/b4013451698d967e1613c0cab97f0c74|title=Gossip Queen: The Chase UK’s Shaun Wallace to be guest Chaser in 2018|work=Herald Sun |first=Fiona|last=Byrne|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.cranthorpemillner.com/product/shaun-wallace-chasing-the-dream/|title=Shaun Wallace – Chasing the Dream|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} 10. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep2week4/celebrity-catchphrase|title=Celebrity Catchphrase Episode 2|website=Press Centre|language=en|access-date=2019-01-19}} 11. ^{{cite web|publisher=London Metropolitan University |url=http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/news/latest-news/shaun-wallace-election.cfm |title=News – London Metropolitan University |accessdate=12 June 2013}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.quiz-genius.com/Shaun%20Wallace%20Interview.html|title=quiz-genius.com}} External links
8 : 1960 births|Alumni of the Inns of Court School of Law|Contestants on British game shows|English barristers|English television personalities|Living people|English people of Jamaican descent|Black English television personalities |
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