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Reggie Yates
Birth name	Reginald "Reggie" Yates
Born	31 May 1983 Archway, London, England
Official site	Radio 1 minisite
Notable roles	Carl Fenton in Grange Hill

Reginald "Reggie" Yates (born 31 May 1983 in Archway, London, England) is an English actor, television presenter and radio DJ.

In 2002, he played Carl Fenton in the popular children's series Grange Hill. From 2002 to 2004, he presented the Sunday morning programme Smile. He presented the UK version of Top of the Pops with Fearne Cotton before the final episode broadcast on BBC Two on 30 July 2006. He created and starred in the series The Crust and also presented Dance Factory. He also presented his own radio show, on BBC 1Xtra, under the name No Bizzi.

In 2005, he appeared in the BBC singing contest, Comic Relief does Fame Academy in aid of Comic Relief, finishing in fourth place. On the show, the songs he sang included "Boombastic", "You're The First, The Last, My Everything", "It Ain't Over Til It's Over", "U Can't Touch This" and "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)". He also sang a duet, "It Takes Two", with Edith Bowman, the eventual winner of the show. He dyed his hair red for his performance of "Dancing on the Ceiling".

He appeared on Stars in Fast Cars on 10 March 2006 and won his group to get into the final, beating Ben Fogle in the last round.

He now presents Mighty Truck of Stuff on CBBC as well as his own show on BBC Radio 1 with Fearne Cotton from 7am to 10am on weekends.

In 2007, he will appear in the third series of revived science-fiction classic Doctor Who as Leo Jones, brother of the Tenth Doctor's companion Martha Jones.^[1]

Contents 1 TV and radio credits 1.1 Television presenting 1.2 Radio presenting 1.3 Television acting 2 References 3 External links

• Mighty Truck of Stuff (CBBC)
• Top of the Pops (BBC1)
• Only in America (CBBC)
• Dance Factory (CBBC)
• Beckham Hotshots (BBC1)
• Smile (BBC2)
• Bring it On (BBC1)
• Trevor Nelson's Lowdown (BBC3)
• The Big C Concert (BBC)
• Blue Peter Jubilee Special (BBC)
• Kids Passport to London (Miramax)
• Disney Club, Diggit, Road (Buena Vista)

• Fearne & Reggie (Radio 1)
• The Trevor Nelson Show (Radio 1)
• Reg & Dev (BBC Radio 1Xtra)
• ''Smile Radio (Smile Website)

• The Crust (Darrall Macqueen)
• UGetMe (Darrall Macqueen)
• Grange Hill (BBC)
• The Bill (ITV)
• Priest (Screen Two)
• Family Affairs (Five)
• I bring You Frankincense (Crucial Films)
• Ghostbusters of East Finchley (BBC)
• Agent Zed (Jenks) (BBC)
• Focus (Harrison) (BBC School)
• Pirates (Child's Play)
• A Bit of Fry & Laurie (BBC)
• Children's Society (Breechhurst)
• Between The Lines (BBC)
• Desmonds (Humphrey Barclay)
• Promotional Advert (Trouble TV)
• Stars In Fast Cars (BBC)

1. ^ Meet the Joneses. bbc.co.uk (2006-09-03). Retrieved on 2006-09-03.

• Reggie and Fearn's Radio 1 minisite
• Reggie Yates at the Internet Movie Database