- Anthony Crank
Anthony Crank is a British television presenter, journalist and actor, probably best known for his work on
Channel 4 's "T4" and MTV.Career
Crank was trained in drama at the
Oldham Theatre Workshop . He moved to London aged 23 and found work writing for magazines, ultimately becoming celebrity editor for "OK! ".cite web |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/food_and_drink/s/1053730_table_talk_anthony_crank |title=Table Talk: Anthony Crank |accessdate=2008-09-26 |author=Dianne Bourne
date=2008-06-12 |work=Manchester Evening News] He has also written for "Miss" and "More" and "Attitude".Crank was headhunted for Channel 4 youth strand T4 and has also presented on
MTV . He is one of several presenters onBBC "Holiday" and hosts a range of shows for theEat Cinema channel as well as working as a co-host onITV 's "Bingo Night Live ". He also works for BBC Radio Manchester as a cover presenter.Crank has returned to Manchester in order to pursue an acting career. He has been cast as a policeman in the sixth series of
Shameless .cite web |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz/s/1065187_diary_crank_is_smooth_operator |title=Diary: Crank is smooth operator |accessdate=2008-09-26 |author=Dianne Bourne
date=2008-09-03 |work=Manchester Evening News]Personal Life
Anthony Crank is gay and supports various gay rights charities and movements. [cite web |url=http://www.ygm.org.uk/home/comingout/celebscomingout/ |title=Celebs Coming Out |accessdate=2008-09-26 |date= |work= [http://www.ygm.org.uk Young Gay Men] |publisher=
Terrence Higgins Trust ] [cite web |url=http://www.stonewall.org.uk/media/current_releases/1937.asp |title= Second Stonewall Awards ceremony 2007|accessdate=2008-09-26 |publisher=Stonewall (UK) ]References
External links
* [http://www.eatcinema.com Eat Cinema website]
* [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/t4/stars/presenters/antcrank.html mini bio at channel 4]
* [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/t4/interview/cranky_diary.html T4 Interview with Crank]
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