The Mole was bloody brilliant.
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Glenn Hugill is a British
television presenter and
producer born in
Durham in
1970.
He was educated at
Barnard Castle School and
Christ Church, Oxford.
In
1980, as a ten year old schoolboy, he garnered a degree of notoriety when a national I.Q. test designed for under 16's calculated his I.Q. as 207. It was the highest recorded result in the country. Local newspaper
The Northern Echo then reported he took another test designed for adults and recorded a result of 177, which was the highest score the test was capable of registering.[
citation needed]
He presented the UK version of
The Mole and is currently the
executive producer of
Channel 4 game show
Deal or No Deal. It has been suggested that he is the mysterious individual known on the show as
"The Banker", though this has never been officially confirmed. Previously he produced other cult game shows such as
Playing It Straight,
Beauty and the Geek and
Cash Cab.
His presenting work on The Mole led to his being voted the 9th best game show host of all time in a nationwide vote led by UK Gameshows.com. He polled ahead of big names such as Anne Robinson, Les Dennis and Graham Norton
[1].
He is also a successful writer with credits including the
Deal or No Deal annual, the series
Beauty and the Geek for
Channel 4,
Sky TV's
Hollywood Autopsy and the reality crime series
Texas S.W.A.T. in the USA.
He began his career as an actor and director, most recognisable for his time as
Alan McKenna in
Coronation Street. However he also had a distinguished stage career including major roles for the
Royal Shakespeare Company and
Steppenwolf Theatre Company Chicago.
More recently, he added his voicing talents to the successful stunt series
Mission Implausible on
Sky One presented by
Jason Plato and
Tania Zaetta.
Since the success of
Deal or No Deal he has taken a permanent senior position at the production company
Endemol.
He is a fervent supporter of
Sunderland AFC.