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Justin Fletcher
Justin Fletcher (born 15 June 1970) is an English children's television presenter, actor, comedian and singer, known for mainly appearing on CBeebies. Speaking and performing in various, often self-created, roles, he specialises in slapstick comedy and works with children with special educational needs through his show Something Special.
Fletcher was born on 15 June 1970 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. He is the son of songwriter Guy Fletcher. He has three sisters and one brother.
His cousin, also named Guy Fletcher, is a musician.
While in his final year studying drama at the Guildford School of Acting, Fletcher started to regularly watch Phillip Schofield working as a continuity announcer and was inspired to pursue a career in children's television. Following a suggestion from Schofield, Fletcher sketched out various comedic characters and put together a showreel called Justin Time which encompassed two different characters: Anna Conda, a short-sighted reptile-house warden; and Arthur Sleep, a regional newsreader who has difficulty staying awake and can sleep anywhere no matter what. Both characters were used for his CBeebies show Gigglebiz. His first television show after graduation was Fun Song Factory for GMTV, working with Dave Benson Phillips (he had earlier appeared in the stage production of Playdays after its television cancellation, portraying the character Mr. Jolly).
In 1999, Fletcher first began working with the BBC as he voiced the characters of Jake and Doodles in Tweenies, up until the final episode of the series in 2002. He was one of the presenters of the programme Tikkabilla, out of which was spun Higgledy House, a slapstick comedy for children with Sarah-Jane Honeywell, which progressed to the very popular Mr. Tumble. Fletcher has also voiced the characters, Sleeping Bear and Growling Tiger in CBeebies' Boo!, Miguel in Finley the Fire Engine, and additional voices in ToddWorld, Shaun the Sheep, and Timmy Time.
Fletcher developed Something Special through his own production company, and he presents it while signing in Makaton.
In November 2008, CBeebies aired three different pilots made by Fletcher, with the possibility of one of them becoming a full-time series. They were called Humphrey the Painter, Gigglebiz, and Captain Adorable. In January 2009, an announcement by CBeebies was made that Gigglebiz would become the regular show, starting in September 2009, with the Humphrey and Captain Adorable characters being included, which was now a series of character-based comedy sketches linked by jokes told by children.
Fletcher is a relief continuity presenter for CBeebies' presentation links and regularly performed on the CBeebies radio station on BBC Radio 7 until its change to BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2011.
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Justin Fletcher
Justin Fletcher (born 15 June 1970) is an English children's television presenter, actor, comedian and singer, known for mainly appearing on CBeebies. Speaking and performing in various, often self-created, roles, he specialises in slapstick comedy and works with children with special educational needs through his show Something Special.
Fletcher was born on 15 June 1970 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. He is the son of songwriter Guy Fletcher. He has three sisters and one brother.
His cousin, also named Guy Fletcher, is a musician.
While in his final year studying drama at the Guildford School of Acting, Fletcher started to regularly watch Phillip Schofield working as a continuity announcer and was inspired to pursue a career in children's television. Following a suggestion from Schofield, Fletcher sketched out various comedic characters and put together a showreel called Justin Time which encompassed two different characters: Anna Conda, a short-sighted reptile-house warden; and Arthur Sleep, a regional newsreader who has difficulty staying awake and can sleep anywhere no matter what. Both characters were used for his CBeebies show Gigglebiz. His first television show after graduation was Fun Song Factory for GMTV, working with Dave Benson Phillips (he had earlier appeared in the stage production of Playdays after its television cancellation, portraying the character Mr. Jolly).
In 1999, Fletcher first began working with the BBC as he voiced the characters of Jake and Doodles in Tweenies, up until the final episode of the series in 2002. He was one of the presenters of the programme Tikkabilla, out of which was spun Higgledy House, a slapstick comedy for children with Sarah-Jane Honeywell, which progressed to the very popular Mr. Tumble. Fletcher has also voiced the characters, Sleeping Bear and Growling Tiger in CBeebies' Boo!, Miguel in Finley the Fire Engine, and additional voices in ToddWorld, Shaun the Sheep, and Timmy Time.
Fletcher developed Something Special through his own production company, and he presents it while signing in Makaton.
In November 2008, CBeebies aired three different pilots made by Fletcher, with the possibility of one of them becoming a full-time series. They were called Humphrey the Painter, Gigglebiz, and Captain Adorable. In January 2009, an announcement by CBeebies was made that Gigglebiz would become the regular show, starting in September 2009, with the Humphrey and Captain Adorable characters being included, which was now a series of character-based comedy sketches linked by jokes told by children.
Fletcher is a relief continuity presenter for CBeebies' presentation links and regularly performed on the CBeebies radio station on BBC Radio 7 until its change to BBC Radio 4 Extra in 2011.