Bobby George

One of the most successful England Internationals of all time, Bobby is a former Nations Triples Cup winner  (1980) and European Cup (1982) Champion.  Twice winner of the famous News Of The World Darts Championship (1979 & 1986), twice Butlins Grand Masters champion (1979 & 1980), former winner of the North American Open (1979) and European Cup Singles (1982), Bobby has competed in 15 Embassy World Championships and twice been finalist (1980 & 1994). When asked of his proudest moment or biggest achievement, he will always admit that it was the first time he ever played darts for England.

Bobby was the natural choice for John Smiths as the face of their “People’s Darts” campaign (2008-2010) which was played out across Great Britain.

Away from the oche, Bobby’s straight talking and unique style of darts punditry, along with the rapport and banter with BBC anchormen Ray Stubbs and Colin Murray, has made him a respected authority in darts.

Since famously being attacked on television by Rod Hull’s Emu, he has appeared in countless top-rated TV entertainment shows, including ‘Bullseye’, ‘Guesstimation’, ‘a Question of Sport’, ‘They Think It’s All Over’, ‘Weakest Link’ and ‘You Bet!’.

He has also starred in films and documentaries – most notably the gangster movie ‘One Man and his Dog’ in which he plays the villainous Tony ‘The Butcher’ Barton (2004) and ‘The Story Of Darts’, a double-DVD on which he is the presenter from his own home – the magnificent George Hall.

With his unique and instantly recognisable voice, he has featured in TV and radio commercials alike – delivering the catchphrase ‘You Know The Big Dollop’s Right’ in advertisements for Hellmanns Mayonaisse. In 2010, the “King of Bling” became the face of the Ramsdens gotgoldgetcashTV campaign.

With his combined charisma and darting knowledge, Bobby’s career has been profiled in shows such as ‘BBC Sportsnight’, ‘ITV’s Golden Arrows’ and ‘Gillette World Of Sport’ (seen by an audience of 100 million worldwide) and has aired his views on programmes such as ‘BBC Breakfast News’, ‘Newsnight’, ‘This Week’, ‘Tomorrows World’ and numerous features on ‘BBC Radio Five Live’. It is hardly surprising that he is universally acknowledged as “The King Of Darts”.

Ever popular with all generations, Bobby is a real family TV favourite, from appearing in the shows of Russell Harty, Jim Davidson and Paul O’Grady, to entertaining the kids in ‘Brainiac – Science Abuse’, ‘Swap Shop’, ‘Premier League Allstars’ and ‘Big Breakfast with Zig and Zag’!!

Renowned for his charity work, he has been part of ITV’s ‘Telethon’ and BBC’s bi-annual ‘Sport Relief’, where, on behalf of the sport of darts, he encouraged players to compete in 4-minute darts marathons all over the country in 2004.  He also starred in ‘Cash in the Celebrity Attic’ on BBC television, raising money for his local Mencap centre, the Woodbridge Gateway Club. More recently, Bobby George joined forces with Tony O’Shea and Snooker rivals Dennis Taylor and Willie Thorne on ‘Lets Dance for Sport Relief’, performing a never to be forgotten routine to Run DMC & Aerosmith’s Walk This Way!

Bobby has become a TV personality in his own right, taking centre stage in programmes such as ‘Celebrity Fit Club’ where he lost over 3 stone on the ITV reality show, ‘Don’t Call Me Stupid’ where he succeeded in learning the life and works of Geoffrey Chaucer, and ‘Through The Keyhole’ where Bobby’s home was showcased by Lloyd Grossman and Sir David Frost.

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