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词条 Jonathan Wilkes
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  1. Early life and career

  2. Soccer Aid

  3. References

  4. External links

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}}Jonathan Wilkes (born 1 August 1978)[1] is a British TV presenter and singer and close friend of Robbie Williams.[2]

His single "Just Another Day" went to No. 24 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]

Wilkes is panto star, being a regular at the Regent Theatre Stoke for 12 years. His most recent role playing Robin hood in 2018.{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}

Early life and career

Jonathan Wilkes was born in Baddeley Green Stoke-on-Trent, to Eileen Wilkes and Graham Wilkes, and spent most of his childhood in Packmoor, an outlying village of Chell with his friend Robbie Williams. He has one older sister called Kay. He signed for Port Vale FC, aged seven, and played for Everton FC as a teenager. He was dropped from the team due to his unwillingness to 'eat, sleep and breathe football'.[4]

In 1996, he won the Cameron Mackintosh Young Entertainer of the Year Award. From this, he went on to work in Blackpool under the name 'Jonathan and the Space Girls', until being spotted by Kevin Bishop of the BBC, who employed him as a presenter for the precursor channel to BBC3.[5] He has since gone on to work in West End Musicals, and has presented You've Been Framed! He had a brief spell as a pop-music singer, reaching number 24 with "Just Another Day" in 2001.

Soccer Aid

Wilkes participates and assists in the organisation of Soccer Aid, an event he has been involved in since 2006 with his friend Robbie Williams.

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References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.jonathanwilkes.com/biography.php |title=Home - James Grant |publisher=Jonathanwilkes.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-30}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.staffordshirelife.co.uk/Jonny-Wilkes-t-help-Robbie-Williams-best-mate/story-20349251-detail/story.html|title=Jonny Wilkes: I can't help it if Robbie Williams is my best mate|date=2013-12-20|website=Staff Life|accessdate=2016-06-13}}
3. ^{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 603}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.staffordshirelife.co.uk/jonny-wilkes-t-help-robbie-williams-best-mate/story-20349251-detail/story.html|title=Jonny Wilkes: I can't help it if Robbie Williams is my best mate|date=2013-12-20|website=Staff Life|accessdate=2016-06-17}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://martintideswell.com/2012/09/22/why-our-jonny-changed-goals-to-become-a-stage-star/|title=Why our Jonny changed goals to become a stage star|last=martintideswell|date=2012-09-22|website=Martin Tideswell|accessdate=2016-06-17}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|1087361|Jonathan Wilkes}}
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