David Attenborough
Birth Name:
David Frederick Attenborough
Birth Place:
London, England
Profession
Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- Has served as the partron of the World Land Trust in an effort to help with land preservation in the rain forest
- Received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2003 Banff Television Show
- Graduated from Clare College at Cambridge University with a degree in Natural Sciences
- Is the younger brother of the late actor Lord Richard Attenborough, who appeared in "Brighton Rock," "Miracle on 34th Street," and "Jurassic Park․"
- Started out working for the Hodder & Stoughton publishing house in London
- Best known for providing narration to various nature programs, most notably the BBC Natural History Unit's "Life" series
- Has served as a trustee of the British Museum and the Royal Botanic Gardens
Awards
- 1992CableACE - Informational or Documentary Host:Winner
- 1993Golden Camera - Best Documentary:Winner
- 1996Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Informational Series:Nominated
- 1999RTS Television Award - Best Presenter:Winner
- 2000BAFTA TV Award - Richard Dimbleby Award for the Best Presenter (Factual, Features and News):Nominated
- 2001BAFTA TV Award - Richard Dimbleby Award for the Best Presenter (Factual, Features and News):Nominated
- 2011Best Science ProgrammeWinner
- 2011BAFTA TV Award - Best Specialist Factual:Winner
- 2011Festival Prize - Best 3D Program:Winner
- 2011Emmy - Outstanding Nature Programming:Winner
- 2011Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing:Winner
- 2012BAFTA TV Award - Best Specialist Factual:Nominated
- 2012Magnolia Award - Best Documentary, Features:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Nominated
- 2017BAFTA TV Award - Best Specialist Factual:Winner
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Nature Documentary:Nominated
- 2017Emmy - Outstanding Nature Documentary:Nominated
- 2017December Monthly Edition - Best Voice Over:Winner
- 2018BAFTA TV Award - Virgin TV's Must-See Moment:Winner
- 2018Dauphin d'Or - Best Documentary - Nature, Environment & Ecology:Winner
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Winner
- 2019Golden Kapok Award - Best Documentary Director Award:Winner
- 2019OFTA Television Award - Best Voice-Over Performance in a Animated Program:Nominated
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program:Nominated
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Winner
- 2020Critics' Choice Documentary Award - Best Narration:Winner
- 2020Non-Feature Films Award - Best Narration / Voice Over:Winner
- 2020OFTA Television Award - Best Voice-Over Performance in a Animated Program:Nominated
- 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Winner
- 2021Cinema for Peace Award - International Green Film Award:Winner
- 2021Critics' Choice Documentary Award - Best Narration:Nominated
- 2021OFTA Television Award - Best Narration:Nominated
- 2021OFTA Television Award - Best Narration:Nominated
- 2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Nominated
- 2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Nominated
- 2022OFTA Television Award - Best Narration:Winner
- 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Nominated
- 2024National Television Award - Most Popular TV Expert:Winner
- 2024OFTA Television Award - Best Narration:Nominated
- 2024Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Nominated
- 2025Daytime Emmy - Daytime Personality - Non-Daily:Winner
- 2025OFTA Television Award - Best Narration:Winner
- 2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Nominated
- 2026Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Nominated
- 2026Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Narrator:Nominated