Oli Pettigrew Explained

Caption:Pettigrew in 2023
Birth Date:2 April 1981
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Oliver David Pettigrew
Occupation:Model, television presenter, live event host
Years Active:1999 - present
Television:Sony Style TV MagazineLonely Planet: Six DegreesCash Cab AsiaRight This Minute
Spouse:Linda Black (married 2006—present)
Children:2
Relatives:Simon Pettigrew (brother)
Awards:Best Entertainment Host - Asian Television Awards 2012Best Program Host - Asian Rainbow TV Awards 2014
Nationality:British
Alma Mater:Cranleigh SchoolSouthhampton Institute

Oli Pettigrew (born 2 April 1981) is a television presenter and former model.[1]

Life and education

Pettigrew was born in Hong Kong and moved to England when he was five years old. He has an older brother Simon, lead singer for the band Ghosts, and younger brother Chris. He has an older sister from his father's first marriage named Natasha. Oli's paternal uncle is Lt. Colonel (ret.) Paul Pettigrew, 6th Gurkha Rifles.

Pettigew was schooled in England, attended Cranmore as a youth and prestigious boarding school, Cranleigh.[2] He attended Southampton Institute[3] and graduated in 2004. Shortly after, he moved to SE Asia, where he began his career in the entertainment industry.

Pettigrew is married to Linda Black and they have two children.

Career

While on a gap year before attending university, Pettigrew began his career as a model in Hong Kong in 1999 with a number of smaller jobs, which culminated in a campaign for Levi's and a speaking role in the 2000 film GenY- Cops starring Edison Chen, Maggie Q, and Paul Rudd in his Asian cinema debut.

Pettigrew signed with Singapore-based agency Phantom Model Management, where he met his future wife. Eco 4 the World, was his first television role. He later helmed the prime-time show Sony Style TV Magazine for AXN in 2007 (a role that earned him a nomination for Best TV Host at the Elle Singapore Awards 2008), many features, guest spots, as well as hosting Cash Cab Asia, for which he won the Asian Television Award for Best Entertainment Host in 2012. Pettigrew hostied shows for Lonely Planet, Channel News Asia, Channel V, Star World, HBO Asia, Cinemax Asia, Food Network Asia, TLC and AXN. A program called Kids Vs Film (co-hosted with Mohini Sule, filmed in 2013) earned him a nomination for Asian Rainbow TV Awards - Best Program Host, which he won.

In early 2014, Pettigrew and his family moved to Texas in the United States where his wife's family is from. He co-hosted Right This Minute from 2014 to 2022, joining co-hosts Beth Troutman, Nick Calderon, Gayle Bass, and Christian Vera.

Pettigrew runs the website and YouTube channel That Englishman In Texas and co-founded the fitness brand Ritual Gym with Brad Robinson and Ian Tan.

Television

!Year !Title!Role!Network
2006Eco 4 the Worldco-anchor
2006World Cup Prime Timeco-hostStarhub
2006 - 2008Animax/TechnomaxhostAXN
2008Explore Middle EasthostCNA
2008 - 2011Sony Style TV MagazinehostAXN
2008 Lonely Planet: Best in AsiahostChannel 5
2010Lonely Planet: Best in Chinahost TLC
2010 Lonely Planet: Six DegreeshostTLC/Discovery
2011Cash Cab: AsiahostAXN
2009 - 2011Epad on Maxco-hostHBO Asia: Cinemax
2013Kids Vs Filmco-hostDiscovery Kids
2014 - 2022Right This Minuteco-hostABC/FOX

Awards

!Year!Event!Title!Results
2008Singapore ELLE AwardsBest Host for Sony Style TV Magazine Season 2nominated
2011Asian Television AwardsBest Entertainment Host for Sony Style TV Magazine Season 4nominated
2012Singapore ELLE AwardsBest Host for Cash Cab: Asianominated
2012Asian Television AwardsBest Entertainment Host: Sony Style TV Magazine Season 5nominated
2012Asian Television AwardsBest Entertainment Host for Cash Cab: Asiawon
2014Asian Rainbow TV AwardsBest Program Host for Kids Vs. Film won

References

  1. Web site: Oli Pettigrew – THE OFFICIAL HOMEPAGE. www.olipettigrew.com. en. 2017-07-22.
  2. News: Why Oli Pettigrew has a winning 'TV personality'. Isaac. Raymund. 2017-09-19. en.
  3. Web site: Oli Pettigrew – THE OFFICIAL HOMEPAGE – CV . 2017-09-19 . www.olipettigrew.com.