Andy Day (born 9 May 1981)[citation needed] is an English[1] actor, comedian, entertainer and television presenter. He is best known for his work on the BBC's CBeebies channel. He is also a patron of Anti-Bullying Week.[2] He was first on Friendly TV in 2005 and moved to CBeebies in 2007, becoming the longest serving presenter in 2018.
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Born | Andy Day (1981-05-09) 9 May 1981 (age 41) Luton, Bedfordshire, England[1] |
Occupation | Actor, television presenter |
Known for | Friendly TV (2005–2007) CBeebies (2007–present) |
Day is the longest-serving CBeebies presenter[3][4] having presented programmes and links since July 2007. He particularly specialises in shows about animals and nature, including:
Day has taken part in the CBeebies Live Arena Tour every year since 2012, and played in the Edinburgh Festival in 2009.[9] He was nominated as Best Presenter at the 2009 BAFTA Children's Awards.[10]
In addition to Day's work on television with the children's channel CBeebies, Day also hosted a school radio broadcast for reception age children, entitled "Playtime". He hosted this show until 2017, when the broadcaster Steven Kynman took over.
Day also fronts a pop-rock band that makes songs for children, called Andy and the Odd Socks. This band, rather like Spinal Tap, does real gigs after being formed in the CBeebies show Andy and the Band. The band was first formed in June 2017 at the Glastonbury festival and went on to perform on other festivals (Camp Bestival, Gloworm Festival ect.) They released 3 studio albums.
Who Invited This Lot? (2017)
Who's In The Odd Socks? (2020)
Odd Socks Calling (2022)
The band features:
Holly Mallett (as Moxy) drums
Marcus Ramtohul (as Blu) bass guitar
Stewart McCheyene (as Cousin Mac) keyboards
Marcelo Cervone (as Rio) lead guitar
There used to be another pianist in the band playing the role of "Random Keith" whose real name is still unknown and was replaced by Mac in early 2018. [11]
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