Declan Donnelly Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Affairs Net worth & More
Posted By: Naveed Khan | September 20, 2018Declan Donnelly Biography:
Declan Donnelly or better to say “Dec” Donnelly is a famous English television presenter, actor, and producer. He is well recognized and best known as one half of the “Ant and Dec” duo. This couple, Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (famous as “Ant and Dec”) are much popular and famous for hosting the reality TV series named “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” and “Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.” They both launched their career through the “Byker Grove” that is the children’s drama series. After that both, Declan Donnelly and Anthony McPartlin decided to form a duo and work together.
They named this duo “Ant and Dec.” So far their collaboration has been very successful. Apart from this duo, Declan Donnelly is also famous as one half of the Pop Music duo PJ & Duncan. For contributing to British television over 20 years, the media refers to him as “national treasure.” In 2016, Declan Donnelly also honored with an OBE for his services to broadcasting. For many times, with his partner Anthony, he also shared the British Academy Television Award for Entertainment Performance. This article will provide you with a lot of information about Declan Donnelly, so if you are a fan of Dec then just read this entire article.
Declan Donnelly Childhood and Early Life:
Declan Donnelly was born on 25th September 1975 AD in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. His father’s name Alphonsus Donnelly and his mother’s name was Anne Donnelly. Declan Donnelly has three sisters named Patricia, Moira, and Camelia. He also has three brothers named Martin, Dermott, and Eamonn. Basically, his family has a Northern Irish background, and they shifted to Newcastle in the late 1950s. He got the education from two schools. Firstly he entered into St Michael’s Roman Catholic Primary School and then went to St Cuthbert’s High School.
Declan Donnelly Career:
Declan Donnelly very first came into the focus of public’s attention when he performed the role of Duncan in a TV series “Byker Grove.” This TV series aired between 1989 and 2006. When Dec was only 12 years old, he saw an advertisement in the local newspaper that demanded young actors for a TV show to be filmed in Newcastle. His father inspired him to go for the audition. His audition was successful, and he was selected for the “Byker Grove” set. It was “Byker Grove” set where he met his future partner Anthony McPartlin. In his early years. Declan also performed the role of a stable boy in the adaptation of the novel “The Cinder Path.”
Declan Donnelly has a strong friendship with McPartlin both on screen and off screen. It was the year 2002 when these two friends started hosting the popular entertainment show “Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.” In this show, they invite people from the audience and offer them to play some games and get a chance to win prizes. Apart from this show, the duo also presents ITV’s reality show named “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!”
They appeared in a movie “Alien Autopsy” in 2006. This was a comedy film about two British boys. They also performed in “Love Actually” and then in the pantomime “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” at Sunderland’s Empire Theatre that was financially unsuccessful.
Later Works:
In June 2007, the duo started hosting “Britain’s Got Talent.” The duo became well-known and globally recognized in 2009 when they interviewed the contestant named Susan Boyle in the show “Britain’s Got Talent.”
After this recognition, they hosted some TV shows. They hosted “The Royal Variety Performance.” This show held annually to raise money for the Royal Variety Charity. They also hosted ITV game show “Push the Button” from February 2010 to April 2011. After that, they hosted another TV game show named “Red or Black?” that aired on ITV from September 2011 to September 2012. Then they began their own production company named Mitre Television to produce their shows. The duo also presented the annual Brit Awards in the years 2001, 2015 and 2016. Ant & Dec also listed as the 18th most influential people in British culture.
Declan Donnelly Musical Career:
The duo also tried hands in pop music, and their first single was titled “Tonight I’m Free.” After its success, they recorded two albums with their character names PJ & Duncan. Then they continued and released another single titled “Let’s Get Ready to Rhumble,” and this also proved a big hit and even got a nomination for a BRIT Award. After that, they recorded an album with their real names “Ant & Dec.” This album also included “Shout” that was their signature single. They have released three studio albums and three singles in their musical career so far. But out of all these none could peak to No. 1. So far, their position on the UK chart was No. 3.
Declan Donnelly Major Works:
Following are some best works by Declan Donnelly, and all these are worth seeing:
| 1. Byker Grove |
| 2. Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway |
| 3. I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here |
| 4. Britain’s Got Talent |
| 5. Push the Button |
| 6. Let’s Get Ready to Rhumble |
| 7. Alien Autopsy |
| 8. Love Actually |
Controversies and Scandals:
When “Ant and Dec” released a single titled “Falling,” a Welsh pop duo claimed copyright and the reason is that Ant & Dec had stolen their song and then released it without their consent.
In 2007, the duo also faced a case of allegations of fraud. The investigation auditors found that their game shows “Marathon” and “Saturday Night Takeaway” had defrauded viewers who participated via phone calls.
Declan Donnelly Personal Life:
Declan started dating his future wife named Ali Astall in 2013. She was also his manager. They got engaged on the 13th November 2014, and they got married on 1st August 2015.
Charity Activities:
Declan likes to support charities and remains actively involved in many charity activities. He is also a patron of Sunshine Fund. Declan Donnelly also co-founded a community youth project in West London named “W4 Youth” in 2013. Apart from all these, he also supports Text Santa and Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
Declan Donnelly Net Worth:
Declan Donnelly has an estimated net worth of almost $4 million (estimated on 12th March 2017).