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David Attenborough

Born

May 8, 1926 (Age: 100)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

David Frederick Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough

Дэвид Фредерик Аттенборо

Девід Аттенборо

大卫·爱登堡

大衛·艾登堡

デヴィッド・アッテンボロー

大衛·艾登伯祿

دیوید اتنبرو

Ντέιβιντ Άτενμπρα

Ντέιβιντ Φρέντερικ Ατένμπορο

Biography

Sir David Attenborough (born May 8, 1926) is a broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the respected face and voice of natural history programmes has endured for more than 50 years. He is best known for writing and presenting the nine "Life" series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of all life on the planet. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s.

He is the younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough.