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Who is Greg Jenner?
Greg Jenner is a British author, public historian, and Film & TV consultant. Greg Jenner is particularly interested in using pop culture and humor to communicate history. Greg is the host of the number-one BBC podcast You’re Dead To Me, and he also contributes to the multi-award-winning BBC comedy TV show Horrible Histories.
Early Life and Childhood
Greg Jenner was born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, in 1982. He is forty years old.
Greg is of mixed ethnicity and has British nationality. Information about his parents and/or is currently unavailable.
Education Details
Greg Jenner earned a BA in History and Archaeology and an MA in Medieval Studies at The University of York.
Greg abandoned his dreams of a Ph.D. in Medieval Literature after college and instead dedicated his career to grappling with issues of historical accuracy in entertainment.
He also gives guest lectures at Royal Holloway and York Universities. In addition, he has been appointed as an Honorary Research Associate at Royal Holloway University.
Professional Career
Jenner is the host of the popular BBC podcast You’re Dead To Me. The podcast debuted at number one in the Apple Podcast Charts in the autumn of 2019.
It’s an educational comedy podcast with top comedians and historians discussing key historical topics and biographies from around the world.
The podcast is aimed at people who disliked history in school. In the first 18 months, it received 30 million downloads.
Greg became the resident historian on BBC Radio 4’s The Origin of Stuff, a science and history program about the evolution and design of everyday objects, in the summer of 2019.
Greg and his podcast team also produced Homeschool History in response to the Covid 19 pandemic. It is made up of two series of short, funny, and informative radio lectures for kids.
The podcast premiered on BBC Radio 4 in April 2020, and it was awarded the Silver Medal for Best Radio Podcast at the British Podcast Awards 2021.
Greg is the Historical Consultant for CBBC’s Emmy and BAFTA award-winning TV comedy series Horrible Histories across all nine seasons.
He is solely accountable for the veracity of over 2000 sketches and 140+ comedy songs. Greg was also a key team member on the BAFTA-nominated film Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans.
He is also a consultant for TBC, a new YouTube animated series for children. Greg is also a presenter for BBC Radio 4’s Past Forward: A Century of Sound and the Audible series A Somewhat Complete History of Sitting Down.
In addition to his career, Greg wrote the book Ask A Historian (2021) while Covid was under lockdown.
He previously released the well-received Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity, From the Bronze Age to the Silver Screen (2020).
He also wrote the best-selling A Million Years In A Day: A Curious History of Ordinary Life, From Stone Age To Phone Age (2015), an entertaining look at the evolution of our daily routines.
Greg’s fourth book, written for children, will be released in November 2022. You Are History is a humorous and colorfully illustrated title about everyday objects for children.
He also wrote the best-selling A Million Years In A Day: A Curious History of Ordinary Life, From Stone Age To Phone Age (2015), an entertaining look at the evolution of our daily routines.
Net Worth and Salary
Greg Jenner’s net worth is estimated to be $765,455.
Relationship Status
Greg Jenner married his wonderful wife in 2014 after ten years together.
After three miscarriages, two failed rounds of IVF on the NHS, and four rounds of privately-funded IVF using their life savings, the couple endured five years of agonizing grief.
His wife also had a difficult pregnancy, suffering from severe nausea for 20 weeks. Fortunately, they finally welcomed their daughter Esme into the world in 2019.
Body Measurements
He is a man of average stature, standing at 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.70 m).
Social Media
His Twitter handle is @greg_jenner.
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Trivia
- Jenner’s net worth is estimated to be $765,455.
- He is also a consultant for TBC, a new YouTube animated series for children.
- Jenner earned a BA in History and Archaeology and an MA in Medieval Studies at The University of York.
- He stands at 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.70 m).
- He married his wonderful wife in 2014 after ten years together.
