Graham Norton, an Irish comedian and TV broadcaster, was born in Dublin in 1963.
Graham William Walker (born 4 April 1963) is an Irish actor, author, comedian, commentator, and presenter better known by his stage name Graham Norton. In the United Kingdom, he is well-known for his work as a five-time BAFTA TV Award winner for his comedy chat show The Graham Norton Show (2007–present), and an eight-time award winner overall. His chat show, which began on BBC Two before moving to other BBC One slots, succeeded Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in BBC One's prestigious late-Friday-evening slot in 2010. Norton hosted the Saturday morning slot on BBC Radio 2 from 2010 to 2020. In 2021, he began presenting on Virgin Radio UK on Saturdays and Sundays. He has been the BBC's Eurovision Song Contest television commentator since 2009.
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