People Open DS/UK/16828 Ant & Dec (1988) Ant & Dec 1988 English TV presenting duo Group (Male) PJ & Duncan; Ant and Dec; PJ and Duncan Newcastle upon Tyne, England (formed - born) English Media | Duo | Presenter Music | Duo | Pop Actor White No known disability No known religious affiliation Anthony McPartlin OBE, Declan Donnelly OBE Heterosexual Ant & Dec are an English TV presenting duo, consisting of Anthony McPartlin OBE and Declan Donnelly OBE, from Newcastle upon Tyne. Formed after their meeting as actors on CBBC's drama, Byker Grove, they performed together as pop musicians PJ & Duncan, the names of their characters from Byker Grove. The duo have since led successful careers as television presenters, with hosting credits including SMTV Live, CD:UK, Friends Like These, Pop Idol, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, PokerFace, Push the Button, Britain's Got Talent, Red or Black?, and Text Santa. They presented the annual Brit Awards in 2001, 2015 and 2016. In addition to presenting, the duo are actors and both had leading roles in the 2006 film Alien Autopsy. They have been television producers, and have their own production company, Mitre Television. When appearing together, they normally position themselves so that Ant is on the viewer's left, and Dec on the right. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, Ant & Dec were named the eighteenth most influential people in British culture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant_%26_Dec (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Drink-driving offence In 2015, McPartlin went into hospital for an operation to treat his knee and was advised to take prescription drugs to combat pain. He became addicted to the drugs along with alcohol, including use before television appearances. In 2017, he sought treatment for his addiction and checked himself in for rehabilitation; he was released two months later. In 2018, McPartlin was involved in a road traffic collision in London, after which he was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. McPartlin pleaded guilty to the offence at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court the following month, and was banned from driving for 20 months and fined £86,000, Britain's highest-ever penalty for drink-driving. He had previously been banned from driving for 30 days and fined £350 for driving at 127mph on the A1(M) motorway. RAHeharper 5/30/2014 RAHAKirkbride 6/20/2023 8b8a3973-4a4b-4479-80d4-e9657ad7a78a