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John Sachs (born 3 May 1957) is a British commentator, television presenter and voiceover artist. He narrated the original series of Gladiators, and was a longtime DJ on London's radio station Capital London.
John Sachs | |
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| Born | 3 May 1957 London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Commentator, television presenter, voiceover |
| Known for | Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow |
| Parent | Andrew Sachs (father) |
Sachs spent 12 years on Capital FM, where he won Variety Club ILR Presenter of the Year and Silver at the World Radio awards in New York.[citation needed][when?] He has also worked at Jazz FM, BBC Radio 2, and Y100 in Florida, United States. His television credits include Gladiators, 4 Square, Take Your Pick!, The Brian Conley Show and Dancing on Ice.
He has worked on a variety of television and radio adverts. He was also a presenter on Swansea Sound in Swansea, Wales. Sachs founded Talking Heads Productions in 1993, making television and radio commercials.[citation needed] He has been the voice of Buena Vista Home Entertainment UK – voicing most of the previews from the company until the early 2000s, along with HIT Entertainment from 1997 to early 2000.[citation needed] Sachs became an executive producer of the television production company Eclipse Films in early 2011.[1]
Along with his brother William, John is the adopted son of Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs.[2] He also has a half-sister Kate.
In 2020, he became the voiceover for Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow on ITV.
References
edit- ^ Cooper, Sarah (11 April 2011). "John Sachs appointed exec producer at Eclipse Films". Screen International. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Prankster Sachs had own fawlt on the line