Tim Westwood

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tim Westwood
Occupation	TV Show Host
Date Of Birth	Oct 3, 1957(1957-10-03)
Age	67
Birthplace	Lowestoft
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

Tim Westwood Biography

Tim Westwood is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on October 3, 1957 in Lowestoft, England, United Kingdom. British DJ as well as TV host hosting Pimp My Ride, the UK edition of Pimp My Ride.

He was criticised from British Parliamentarian He was criticized by British MP David Cameron for glorifying violence. for his support for violence.

During his career Westwood has DJed for many radio stations, including the newly formed radio stations Kiss FM (which he co-owned) and LWR in the 1980s, followed by mainstream station Capital FM (from 1987). In December 1994, following a shake up of Radio 1 by the then chief executive Matthew Bannister, he was given the new national Radio 1 Rap Show.

After appearing in the 1987 BBC Open Space documentary Bad Meaning Good, which was an early work of his own company Justice Entertainment, he achieved TV exposure in the late 1980s, on the ITV programme Night Network, produced by London Weekend Television.

He was raised within Suffolk, England and was the child of an Anglican bishop and well-known radio personality Bill Westwood.

Tim Westwood Net Worth

Tim Westwood is one of the richest TV Show Host from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tim Westwood 's net worth $13 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a radio DJ at numerous stations across Britain. UK which included Kiss 100 in London, which he also co-owned.

On TV, he host his own show, a hip-hop one that aired on Channel U, before becoming the Pimp My Ride UK presenter in 2004.

Timothy William Westwood (born 3 October 1957) is a British DJ and presenter of radio and television. He is often referred to by other DJs and artists appearing on his shows simply as Westwood. He presented the MTV UK show Pimp My Ride UK. In 2013, Westwood left BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra after nearly twenty years and returned to Capital Radio.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tim Westwood height 6 ft 4 in Tim weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tim Westwood Dating?

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He was named Best UK Radio DJ in the MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards in 2000, 2003 and 2005. He is a patron of the internal radio station at Feltham Young Offenders’ Institution in west London.

Facts & Trivia

Tim Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Tim Westwood celebrates birthday on October 3 of every year.

On 6 June 2006, BBC Radio 1 and Westwood’s show in particular was accused of encouraging knife and gun crime by the Leader of the Conservative Party and then Leader of the Opposition, David Cameron, who was speaking at a British Society of Magazine Editors event. Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt responded in a Press Association news agency article: “There’s been a debate about this particular genre of music for many years. Hip-hop is of great interest to many people in our audience. I strongly refute that any of our programmes condone violence, gun crime or knife crime”.

What happen to Tim Westwood?

Veteran British radio host Tim Westwood has stepped down from his show on Capital Xtra after being accused of sexual misconduct by seven women , according to the Guardian and other media reports.

Was Tim Westwood shot?

Westwood was hit in the right arm while his assistant Ross Newman was shot in the leg. There were four other people in the car, each a member of Westwood’s Justice Productions production company, who were wounded by flying glass.

What does Tim Westwood look like now?

Tim Westwood currently works for Capital Radio. In 2013, Westwood left BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra after nearly 20 years and returned to Capital Radio. He presents a regular show on Saturday nights on Capital Xtra, where he is referred to as “The Big Dawg”.

What age is Tim Westwood?

64 years (October 3, 1957)

Why did Tim Westwood leave Radio 1?

Global, Capital’s parent company, announced in late April 2022 that he was stepping down from his show “until further notice” due to allegations of his sexual misconduct , which he has strongly denied.