- Whale first came to prominence with his late-night shows on the British ITV network in the late 1980s. With off-the-cuff humour and good looking ladies by his side, his show fast became cult viewing. Since his show was taken off the air, he has made the occasional TV appearance on various game and chat shows...but now works as a talk show host on Talk Sport, a nationwide station in the UK.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpousesNadine Lamont-Brown(October 15, 2021 - August 4, 2025) (his death)Melinda Jane Maxted(March 10, 1970 - May 12, 2018) (her death, 2 children)
- ChildrenPeterJames
- Changed his first name when working as an actor - Equity rules meant he couldn't use the same name as Michael Wale.
- He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2024 King's New Years Honours List for his services to Broadcasting and to Charity. He was a broadcaster based in Maidstone, Kent, England.
- He worked on the UK radio station TalkSport, presenting late-night radio shows. He also hosted late-night talk shows on the streaming television station TalkTV.
- He also wanted to raise awareness about kidney cancer, so he set up the James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer in 2006. This merged with Kidney Cancer UK nine years later.
- In 2016, he took part in the 18th series of Celebrity Big Brother (2001) becoming the sixth housemate to be voted out.
- A lot of people call me rude, but I find that offensive.
- The word 'famous' I find obnoxious. I'm a celebrity!
- [To Peter Hitchens, about the word "Eviscerated"] I wish you'd stop using these long words I don't understand.
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