Chris Moyles
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Chris was born in Leeds on the 22nd of February 1974, to an Irish
mother and an English dad
(Christopher Moyles, who works for the
Post Office. He began his radio career working for a hospital radio
station in his hometown Leeds, before joining Aire FM at the tender age
of 16. He then worked for various radio stations, including Chiltern,
Luxembourg, and Capital FM, before landing his dream job at BBC Radio
One in 1997, with his comedy sidekick
Dave Vitty. His abrasive style has led to him
upsetting most of the other Radio One DJs at some point, most notably
Mark Goodier and
Nicky Campbell. Chris has turned down two
offers to join Virgin Radio, by its owner
Chris Evans who is a fan of Moyles.
He was also offered a job presenting
The Big Breakfast (1992)
but turned it down as he didn't want to give up his radio show. Chris
dated TV presenter Ana Boulter for a couple
of years, but they split up in December 2001.
