The son of a
Warrington fishmonger,
ginger-haired bespectacled Chris Evans has grown up to become one of the most famous
media personalities in the
UK. Starting out as a
disk jockey on
local radio his catchy (many would say 'irritating') style soon saw him first on
national radio and then on
TV where he hit the big time first on
Channel 4's
The Big Breakfast and then with his show
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush.
In 1998 Evans was working as a DJ at
Virgin Radio when
Richard Branson announced the station was up for sale. Evans bought the station, where he continues to work, as well as presenting
TFI Friday on television. He donated £100,000 to
Ken Livingstone's campaign to become Mayor of
London prompting Frank Dobson,
Livingstone's rival to state "I never trust
redheads anyway"