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He attended East 15 Acting School.
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Marcus Bentley
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Bentley is most famous for narrating the United Kingdom"s version of the Dutch reality television programme since its inception in 2000. He also did other continuity announcements for Channel 4 until he left in July 2011 to continue narrating the revived on Channel 5. Bentley"s voice-over work and strong Geordie accent has led to him becoming one of Britain"s most recognised voices.
Bentley has also appeared on stage and in The Bill and London"s Burning.
Although he rarely makes public appearances, his public profile has been raised since "s revival on Channel 5. Bentley was born in Gateshead, and was brought up in Stockton-on-Tees.
Bentley was selected as the narrator of the Channel 4 (now Channel 5) Reality Television programme, which originated in the Netherlands, and this remains his best-known work. The producers of gave him the job of narrator because they liked the way he said "Chickens".
His most notable catchphrase is "Day (in the house)".
Bentley has narrated all sixteen series of the show to date, as well as the spin-off shows Celebrity, Teen, Celebrity Hijack and Ultimate Before, Bentley starred in several television adaptations of Catherine Cookson"s novels where he honed his now familiar Geordie accent. Channel 5.
