"A year later, Ant joined the cast to play PJ. Their friendship began when their storylines collided, creating a friendship both on and off-screen. Dec also played a stable boy in the film adaptation of the novel ""The Cinder Path"" in his teenage years. They also went on to co-star in the 2006 sci-fi comedy movie ""Alien Autopsy"". After leaving television, the duo turned their hand to pop music. Their first single was a song they performed while part of Byker Grove, entitled ""Tonight I'm Free"". The single had some success, and the duo went on to record two albums"
"Ant & Dec and Cat Deeley. In both seasons, the show began at 10am, (following ""Double Up"", an early morning block of back to back Nicktoons on Saturday and Sunday Mornings) with a short introduction, and then premiere of a new episode of a popular Nickelodeon show. (Shows such as ""SpongeBob SquarePants"", ""The Fairly OddParents"", ""Saved By The Bell"" and in Season One ""CatDog"" were generally shown). Then various segments and skits would be performed. In Season One, celebrities in Australia (such as Britney Spears, who helped launch the show) would be featured in the ""Strip Search"" where Natalie Garonzi"
"In 1995, the duo were once again offered a job on CBBC, this time presenting their own series, entitled ""The Ant & Dec Show"". The series was broadcast from 1995 to 1997, and in 1996, Ant & Dec won two BAFTA Awards, one for 'Best Children's Show' and one for 'Best Sketch Comedy Show'. In 1997, a VHS release, entitled ""The Ant & Dec Show – Confidential"", was made available in shops, and featured an hour of the best bits from three years of the programme, as well as specially recorded sketches and music videos. In 1998, the duo switched"
"""Secret of My Success"", and the chemistry between Ant, Dec and Cat. Two SMTV VHS releases, compiling the best bits from both shows, were released in 2000 and 2001 respectively. Ant & Dec also starred in the children's TV series ""Engie Benjy"" during their time on SMTV. Ant & Dec made their permanent departure from children's television in 2001 after trying out formats like ""Friends Like These"" for BBC One in 2000 and ""Slap Bang with Ant & Dec"" for ITV in 2001 (which was basically SMTV in the evening even playing Challenge Ant against adults). They have since said"
"to Channel 4, presenting an early-evening children's show entitled ""Ant & Dec Unzipped"". This show also won a BAFTA, but was dropped from the airwaves after just one series. ITV soon signed the duo in August 1998, and within weeks, were assigned to present ITV1's Saturday morning programmes ""SMTV Live"" and """", alongside old friend Cat Deeley. The duo presented the shows alongside Deeley for three years, becoming the most popular ITV Saturday morning show. The programme's success was the mix of games such as Eat My Goal, Wonkey Donkey and Challenge Ant, sketches such as ""Dec Says"" and the"
"Got Talent"", ""Red or Black?"", and ""Text Santa"". They presented the annual Brit Awards in 2001, 2015 and 2016. In addition to presenting, the duo are actors and both had leading roles in the 2006 film ""Alien Autopsy"". They have been television producers, and have their own production company, Mitre Television. When appearing together, they normally position themselves so that Ant is on the viewer's left, and Dec on the right. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, Ant & Dec were named the eighteenth most influential people in British culture. McPartlin and Donnelly met while working on the BBC"
"that the main reason they left SMTV was because the ""Pop Idol"" live finals were due to begin on Saturday nights on ITV in December 2001. Ant & Dec's first primetime presenting job came in the form of BBC Saturday-night game show ""Friends Like These"", which was first broadcast in 1999 and made them known as presenters- a shift change from their acting days. The duo presented four series of the programme between 1999 and 2001. In 2001, the duo's contract with ITV was renewed for a further three years, following their appearances on ""SMTV Live"" and ""CD:UK"", and received"
"that Ant & Dec were being sued for $US30 million by Greek American stand-up comedian and actor ANT for using the name 'Ant' in the United States. The lawsuit, among other things, alleges trademark infringement and fraud. The suit was dismissed in May 2010. The pair have had a UK registered trademark for 'Ant & Dec' in the category of 'Entertainment services' since 2003. They have, albeit infrequently, returned to acting. They played themselves in the film ""Love Actually"" (in which Bill Nighy's character addressed Dec as ""Ant or Dec""). They have returned to their Geordie roots in a one-off"
"Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway"" which powered the song to number one on the UK iTunes chart and on Sunday 31 March 2013 the track was revealed as the Official UK Number 1 single on The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1. All money made from the re-release was donated to charity. Ant & Dec got their first presenting job in 1994, while they were still releasing music under the alias of PJ & Duncan. They co-presented a Saturday-morning children's show entitled ""Gimme 5"", which was broadcast on CITV. The show only lasted two series before being dropped from the airwaves."
"""Play Your Cards Right"", ""Bullseye"", ""Take Your Pick!"", ""The Golden Shot"" and ""Sale of the Century"". In 2002, Ant & Dec created and presented their own show, entitled ""Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway"". The show has so far run for fifteen series, with the latest, including the 100th episode, airing in early 2018. The first series was not an overall success, but with the introduction of ""Ant & Dec Undercover"", ""What's Next?"", ""Ant v Dec"" and ""Little Ant and Dec"", the show became a hit. During the fourth series, Dec broke his arm, thumb and suffered a concussion whilst"
"The Prince's Trust"", a one-off documentary for ITV. In 2016, they also presented ""The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration"", broadcast live on ITV. In November 2016 the pair signed a new three-year deal with ITV estimated to be worth £30 million. In 2006, a celebration of the show ""Spitting Image"" saw Ant and Dec having their own puppets made. They have also been made into cartoon characters on the comedy show ""2DTV"", and face masks in ""Avid Merrion""'s ""Bo Selecta"". Waxworks of the duo could once be found in London's ""Madame Tussauds"". In April 2008, it was reported that Ant &"
"2007. According to reports, the reason Ant & Dec decided to purchase the rights was to stop a digital channel showing repeats featuring the duo during their time in the series, though this has neither been confirmed or denied by the duo themselves. The cast and crew from the first 10 years of the show held their first reunion on 19 May 2012 in the Quayside area of Newcastle upon Tyne and on a river boat cruise. The party guests included Ant and Dec, Donna Air, Charlie Hardwick and Andrew Hayden-Smith. Jill Halfpenny and Si King were absent due to"
"completing a challenge for the 'Ant vs. Dec' segment of the show. The incident involved learning how to ride a motorbike and jumping through a ring of fire. During the challenge, Dec failed to pull hard enough on the throttle of the bike, causing it to topple over and sending him flying through the air. The accident caused the pair to miss the ""Comic Relief"" charity telethon of 2005. In 2006, the first episode of series five saw the duo abseil down the side of the 22-storey high London Studios, where the show was filmed. Two DVDs, a best-bits book"
"The Cult of Ant & Dec The Cult Of Ant & Dec is the third and final studio album released by British duo Ant & Dec, previously known as PJ & Duncan. The album was recorded during 1996 and 1997, and included the duo's most successful single during their active career, ""When I Fall in Love"". The album was released in May 1997 and peaked at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart, and was later certified Silver by the BPI. For the release of their third studio album, Ant & Dec decided to drop their character names of PJ"
"Night Takeaway"". Ant & Dec have also presented the game show ""Red or Black?"", a creation of Cowell's, airing live on ITV in 2011 with a second series in 2012, but this was not a ratings success and was cancelled after the second series. On 24 December 2011, they presented ITV's charity initiative ""Text Santa"" with Holly Willoughby. ""Text Santa"" returned in 2012, 2013 and 2014 with Ant & Dec co-hosting alongside Christine Bleakley, Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Alesha Dixon and Paddy McGuinness. In January 2016, Ant and Dec presented ""When Ant and Dec Met The Prince: 40 Years of"
"to him securing the role of Duncan, whereupon he first met Anthony McPartlin. Although he was raised in an estate close to Donnelly, McPartlin had never met him until their involvement in the children's drama. The pair worked together on the show until their eventual departure in 1993, whereupon they began to bond as friends, both socially and professionally. After a short tenure in music, Donnelly and McPartlin furthered their careers in television by becoming the presenting duo Ant & Dec. The pair continued to work in children's television, fronting ITV's saturday morning children's programme ""SMTV Live"". After leaving the"
"and professionally, with the men performing as their characters until their departure from the programme in 1993. During their tenure, the pair created a number of hit records under the label of ""PJ & Duncan AKA"", including the song ""Tonight I'm Free"" that had been performed on ""Byker Grove"". From that part onwards, McPartlin and Donnelly worked together on television, creating the presenting duo of Ant & Dec. Initially, the pair continued to work in children's television with the Saturday morning hit ""SMTV Live"", before they eventually branched out into gameshows – ""Friends Like These"", ""PokerFace"" and ""Push the Button"""
"has been attributed in equal parts to Ant & Dec's original presenting partnership with Cat Deeley, its use of thinly veiled comedic innuendo aimed at older viewers, and its broadcast of the Japanese anime series ""Pokémon"". At the height of its popularity, ""SMTV Live"" regularly attracted 2.5 million viewers. Ant & Dec's former company Gallowgate Holdings Limited currently owns the rights to the show. During the final episode of the fourteenth series of ""Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway"" on 8 April 2017, Ant & Dec asked Deeley if she would be up for an ""SMTV"" reunion in 2018 to"
"cover of both albums). Ant & Dec performed ""Lets Get Ready To Rhumble"" on ITV's television show ""Saturday Night Takeaway"" on 23 March 2013 as part of ""The Big Reunion"". Following their performance, ""Lets Get Ready To Rhumble"" went to #1 on the iTunes charts. A few days later, on 31 March, ""Lets Get Ready To Rhumble"" became their first ever official number 1 single. From their single 'Better Watch Out' until 'Lets Get Ready To Rhumble' PJ & Duncan used their real names:Ant and Dec. PJ & Duncan discography PJ & Duncan, who were later rebranded as Ant &"
"Ant (DC Comics) The Ant is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He started out as an opponent of the Teen Titans but ended up as their ally. The Ant first appeared in ""Teen Titans"" (vol. 1) #5 (September 1966), and was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy. Eddie Whit<nowiki>'</nowiki>s parents were a circus strongman and acrobat, and after they die, he becomes a juvenile delinquent. Eddie is sent to Lacklock Camp, a reform school of sorts. After being released, he gains custody of his younger brother Danny and takes a job at Zenith Caterer. The owner of"
"desk, would remember things differently, leading into a flashback sketch set during Dec's childhood. The flashback would always show Dec as an inconsiderate, cheeky schoolboy (usually referred to as ""Downright Dirty Donnelly"") who would always get himself into trouble, usually involving the show's guests playing various characters. Later sketches revolved around a badly selling book by Dec called ""The Secret of My Success"". The last sketch on the last ever SMTV 'explained' how Ant & Dec came to be a double-act, and showed Dec and Cat auditioning for ""Pop Idol"", hosted by Ant and ""Dick"" (Richard Whiteley), who Dec replaced"
"In later series the original line was used, followed by ""Let's meet the stars of our show, whoever you are!"" Introduced Series 1 (1995) Introduced Series 2 (1996) Introduced Series 3 (1997) Introduced Series 4 (1998) Introduced Series 5 (1999) Introduced Series 6 (2000) Introduced Series 7 (2001) On 17 September 2005, as part of a celebration of the 50th birthday of ITV, Ant & Dec hosted a one-off revival of ""The Price is Right"" as part of ""Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon""; they also hosted revivals of several other game shows that were once popular on the ITV network."
"Conley Show"", ""Six Pairs Of Pants"" and ""We Know Where you Live"". In 1997 Wilkinson provided many sketches for the penultimate series of ""Alas Smith & Jones"". Greater success came when Chris Pilkington, then of Children’s BBC, paired him with the Geordie pop duo P.J. & Duncan, later more widely known as Ant and Dec, with whom he worked for 7 years. Wilkinson wrote ""The Ant & Dec Show"", ""Ant & Dec Unzipped"" and several TV specials for the duo. The biggest success was the Saturday morning show ""SMTV Live"" which featured the sitcom ""Chums"". Wilkinson quit the show not"
"Ant & Dec's Push the Button Ant & Dec's Push the Button is a game show which first aired on ITV from 27 February 2010 until 2 April 2011, lasting for two series and 14 episodes. The show is hosted by Ant & Dec. In each episode, two families compete for a chance to win up to £100,000 cash. Ronnie Corbett served as the show's announcer for the first series and was subsequently replaced by Matt Berry. The programme was recorded in series 1, and broadcast live in series 2. Both families are credited with £100,000 at the outset, then"
"Ant & Dec as well as the actress Jill Halfpenny, Donna Air, former CBBC presenter Andrew Hayden-Smith and ""Emmerdale"" actors Dale Meeks, Charlie Hardwick, Chelsea Halfpenny, Laura Norton and Victoria Hawkins. Also appearing in the series was the now glamour model Francoise Boufhal (""Ellie Baines"") and Charlie Hunnam, who now starred in the American TV series ""Sons of Anarchy"" and co-starred in ""Pacific Rim"". Founder producer/director (1989–95) was Matthew Robinson who, after ""Byker Grove"", became executive producer of ""EastEnders"", Head of Drama BBC Wales and now runs Khmer Mekong Films in Cambodia. ""Byker Grove"" was also home to writers such"
"a soap opera actor, made a soap opera out of the whole thing when Ant and Dec kept getting his name wrong. This was evident when he got back up and snapped at Dec after lying on the floor, after Dec appeared to have killed him with a gun. Slap Bang with Ant & Dec Slap Bang with Ant & Dec is a television programme that was shown in the United Kingdom on ITV in 2001. It was presented by Ant & Dec. The show ran for 6 episodes (shown weekly, on Saturdays). The title is ""Slap Bang"" because, as"
"Slap Bang with Ant & Dec Slap Bang with Ant & Dec is a television programme that was shown in the United Kingdom on ITV in 2001. It was presented by Ant & Dec. The show ran for 6 episodes (shown weekly, on Saturdays). The title is ""Slap Bang"" because, as Dec put it, ""it happens slap bang in the middle of your weekend."" During the course of the series the rating continued to drop to 2.9 million on its final airing. ITV said they had been happy with Ant and Dec's first venture into prime time TV. It was"
"Donnelly was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting and entertainment. Ant and Dec have won or been nominated for the following awards: 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 Declan Donnelly Declan Joseph Oliver Donnelly (born 25 September 1975) is an English television presenter, producer and actor. He is best known for working alongside Anthony McPartlin as part of the presenting duo Ant & Dec. Donnelly came to prominence, alongside McPartlin, in the children's"
"Epic also released a VHS video of the same name, containing the duo's entire back catalogue of music videos, karaoke versions, behind the scenes footage and live tour performances from the duo's Asian tour, plus footage from the ""Out on the Tiles"" VHS formerly released in July 1996. The Cult of Ant & Dec The Cult Of Ant & Dec is the third and final studio album released by British duo Ant & Dec, previously known as PJ & Duncan. The album was recorded during 1996 and 1997, and included the duo's most successful single during their active career, ""When"
"that they can't tell which one is Ant and which one is Dec, in spite of the fact the pair follow the 180-degree rule; all TV appearances and publicity photos have Ant on the left and Dec on the right. This was referencing all people in real life who couldn't tell the two apart. Dec's ""chat show within a show"" where he'd interview a celebrity guest, often to have Ant or someone else interrupt or make things hard for him, only to make him look more unprofessional in the end. The problems depended on the guest; for instance William Roache,"
"""I lost on Challenge Ant"". Although most went forward with the Killer Question, only three challengers decided to go home with the prizes they had already won. Celebrity games were also played, and on Ant's birthday, Ant and Dec played together against their then girlfriends, Lisa Armstrong (who Ant married in 2006) and Clare Buckfield. The game was featured in the short-lived primetime show ""Slap Bang with Ant & Dec"", (the forerunner to ""Saturday Night Takeaway"") only this time played by elderly contestants. A version involving Brian Dowling entitled ""Brian's Brain"" was introduced following Ant and Dec's departure. ""Challenge Ant"""
"daytime television's quintessential and most iconic couple. While ""Guiding Light"" has the smallest number of supercouples, the series still had prominent pairings, notably Quint and Nola, as well as Josh and Reva, one of the central supercouples from the 1980s onward. In 1982, ""All My Children""s Jesse and Angie became the first black supercouple. ""Dirty"" Den and Angie Watts, portrayed by Leslie Grantham and Anita Dobson on the British soap opera ""EastEnders"", generated an audience response similar to Luke and Laura's. Den and Angie are renowned as arguably Britain's most iconic soap opera couple, having broken the record for episode"
"premiered on MTV Network's gay-targeted Logo cable channel in the summer of 2006. Ant also frequently appeared as a commentator on such shows as VH1's ""Best Week Ever"" and CNBC's ""Dennis Miller"", and was a regular guest on ""The Tyra Banks Show"", ""The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"" as well as ""The Howard Stern Show"". In 2007, he appeared along with Snoop Dogg as a guest star on MTV's sketch comedy show ""Short Circuitz"". Ant also appeared as a regular celebrity guest on the game show, ""To Tell The Truth"", alongside Jackée Harry, Meshach Taylor and John O'Hurley. In 2008,"