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Jonny Smith Biography

Birth Name:Jonny Smith

Birth Place:Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Fast Facts

  • Was named the HeadlineAuto Broadcast Journalist of the Year in 2012
  • Studied multimedia computing and English at Thames Valley University
  • Got his start as a writer and editor for Total VW magazine in 1998
  • Best known as a automobile print and web journalist who appeared on the TV series "Fifth Gear․"
  • First joined the cast of "Fifth Gear" in 2006 as a presenter and has appeared on every season since
  • Although he has owned more than 130 cars during his lifetime, he still has his first car: a 1967 Beetle 1500 that he bought at the age of 16