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Marcus Bentley
Marcus Bentley
Born	4 October 1967 (age 42); Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England
Occupation	Actor, voice-over artist and broadcaster
Years active	1990s–present
Spouse(s)	Julie Bentley (?–present)
	Website; http://www.marcusbentley.com/

Marcus Bentley (born 4 October 1967) is a British actor, broadcaster and voice-over artist. Born in Gateshead, he was brought up in Stockton on Tees and attended East 15 Acting School in London.

Though he has appeared on stage, winning an Edinburgh Fringe First Award for his show Dead Fish, and in TV bit parts including The Bill and London's Burning, his main fame has come through voiceover work.

[edit] Big Brother

Having been taken on as a continuity announcer by Channel 4 in the late 1990s, he was subsequently selected as the narrator of the UK version of Big Brother, which remains his best-known work. He has narrated all ten series to date, as well as the spin-offs Celebrity Big Brother, Teen Big Brother: The Experiment and Big Brother Celebrity Hijack. The producers of Big Brother gave him the job of narrator because they liked the way he said "Chickens". ^[1] His most notable catchphrase is "Who goes? You decide".

Despite having a low-profile he has made a few exceptions. On day 59 of Big Brother 2003 (UK) he was interviewed in the camera run by Dermot O'Leary on BBLB and during Big Brother 2002 (UK) he was interviewed in the studio. On 13 August 2006, to accept his award as Big Brother's Little Brother's employee of the week, the final one of the series. He chose not to appear in person but was interviewed unseen from within the BBLB studio with a voice over Dermot, the host. He made another exception on 28 January 2008, when he made the link to Dermot's best bits while being seated in the Hijacker Booth. His face remained unseen, as all lights were down in the Booth. As part of the running joke surrounding him, Bentley has occasionally been featured on BBLB reading a humourous script for the show, albeit filmed from a back view so as not to reveal what he looks like on the show itself. Bentley's voice also appeared in the fictional Big Brother based horror television series Dead Set.

[edit] Other work

He can occasionally be heard as a continunity announcer on T4.

Besides his many voiceovers, and ongoing continuity work, Bentley was also the unseen questionmaster on a Sky One quiz show, Dirty Money.

[edit] Style

He is one of the UK's most recognisable voiceover artists due to his heavy Middlesbrough (Smoggie) accent (which he often exaggerates for effect), and he rarely appears in vision.

[edit] Personal life

He is married, with three children. He currently lives in Canterbury in Kent. He is a fan of Middlesbrough Football Club, and is good friends with the actor Mark Benton.

[edit] References

^ The voice of Big Brother | Media | The Guardian

[edit] External links

www.MarcusBentley.comOfficial website
Marcus Bentley - TV Tome
Marcus Bentley at the Internet Movie Database

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[0] The voice of Big Brother | Media | The Guardian

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