- Born
- Birth nameFaris Alexander L. Albayaty
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Alex was born in Leeds, England in 1979.
At school he was something of a geek, a studious young man who carried his books around in a briefcase, which was a source of constant amusement to school bullies.
During a stint as the lead singer of a student band while studying for his A-Levels, Alex discovered that he preferred talking to the audience and telling jokes in between the songs more than actually singing them. It was this that lead him to try out Stand Up Comedy. He soon found success, earning a place in the finals of the So You Think You're Funny competition at the Edinburgh Festival in 1998.
Meanwhile, Alex had earned a place to study medicine at London's UCL (his parents were keen on him fulfilling his potential and becoming a Doctor). He moved to London, and lived in the Halls of Residence in Camden for a while, still gigging on the comedy circuit, and dj-ing on student radio stations.
Alex's demo tape was picked up by London indie music radio station XFM, and he was given a graveyard shift. He decided to take a gamble and give up his studies and dedicate all of his time and energy into a career as a performer.
Alex was signed up in 2002 as a new presenter of MTV:UK. He fronted their flagship show TRL as well as having the opportunity to use his knowledge and love of film to present MTV's movie show Screenplay.
Alex currently hosts Popworld on Channel 4.
- IMDb mini biography by: Lisa
- Black Indie Mullet Style Hair
- His favorite film is Jaws (1975).
- Was lucky enough to be in Dawn of the Dead (2004) as a zombie, while reporting from the set for MTV, can be seen as a lead zombie chasing the cast in the end mall sequence.
- Used to be a singer in a band called Batmaus
- Some of his old jobs include barman, charity store manager and singer in a band.
- Attended Boston Spa Comprehensive School in Boston Spa near Leeds UK
- I dreamed I was shaving Michael Stipe's head. The following day I got the job at MTV, my first assignment was interviewing Michael Stipe in Dublin, I'm sure stranger things have happened, but not much.
- [giving advice to viewers after his report into heroin from Afganistans] If it looks like it, smells like it, and tastes like it then just walk away.
- [A red carpet event] Comforting warmth.
- Tom Cruise has carved out quite a career for himself over 30 years. He always gives everything to the part.
- [Edge of Tomorrow] One of the best sci-fi films of the year.
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