James May is an English television presenter and journalist, popular as a presenter on the automobile show. Top Gear with fellow presenters such as Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond for more than 12 years. When James graduated from Lancaster University, he worked for a short time in a Chelsea hospital, where he served as a record officer, and spent some time in public service. James May spent his early years as a journalist. He worked as an editor for Autocar Magazine and The Engineer . While working in Autocar MagazineJames May pulled a prank that led to his sacking. He then became a writer and author. Initially, he wrote for publications such as Top Gear Magazine and Auto Magazine . James wrote a weekly column for the Daily Telegraph Motor Section. He also wrote the book May on Motors 2006, co-authored the book Oz and James’ Great Wine Adventure in 2006 and wrote the afterword to The Long Road With Turns in late 2006 by LJK Setright, who is a motorist.

James May has several television credits including presenting Dangers on Channel 4 in 1998 and co-hosting ITV1’s coverage of the London Boat Show in 2006. After the program Top Gear James May has been a presenter on The Grand Tour since 2015 which was hosted by Amazon Video released. He posed alongside former presenters on Top Gear , Hammond and Clarkson. He is co-owner and managing director of the production company W. Chump & Sons which was founded in July 2015.

Born name

James Daniel May

nickname

Captain slow

Sun sign

Capricorn

Place of birth

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Residence

Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom

nationality

training

James May was in attendance at Caerleon Endowed Primary School in Newport, Wales. He has also attended Pendle College, Lancaster University in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

occupation

TV presenter, author, columnist, journalist

family

• Vater – James May Sr.
• Mutter – Kathleen May
• Siblings – Sarah May (Sister), Jane May (Sister)

Manager

James May is from Arlington Enterprises Ltd. represent.

Build

Average

Height

182 cm (5 ft 11 in)

weight

93 kg or 205 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

James May dated –

1. Sarah Frater (2000) – Sarah Frater is a dance critic. James May started dating Sarah in 2000 and they live together in Hammersmith, London.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of English descent.

hair colour

salt and pepper

eye color

Light Blue

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Long hair
• high altitude

Known for

• Presenting in several programs, including in subjects such as science and technology, toys, wine culture and the plight of masculinity in the modern era, which diverged from his regular focus on motoring
• As director of the production company W. Chump & amp; sons and also the co-host in the television series The Grand Tour

First TV show

James May made his first TV show appearance as himself in the documentary series, Driven In 1998.

James May favorite things

• Snack – Hoola Hoops (Rindfleischgeschmack)

James May Fakten

1. In October 2006 he received his pilot’s license.
2. He owns several cars. Some of them are Ferrari 458, Jaguar XJS, Porsche Boxter S, Fiat Panda, Bentley T2, Range Rover and a Mini Cooper.
3. James May studied music at Lancaster University’s Pendle College, where he also studied piano and flute. May also plays the saxophone very well.
4. James was fired from his job at Autocar because of a prank he pulled. In 1992, when the year-end magazine Road Test Year Book was published, each spread had 4 ratings each, marked in red letters. James May’s work was tedious and involved putting the entire book together. James May wrote each review to make it feel like a riddle. The first 4 spreads read the “Road Test Year Book” and subsequent tests consisted of random letters. When the letters were put together and the punctuation added, it said, “So you think it’s really good, yeah? They should try to invent the damn thing; It’s a real nuisance.” He got fired from the job because of it.
5. He suffers from acrophobia (fear of heights).
6. He rarely plays musical instruments in public.
7. James May grew up in South Wales and South Yorkshire near Sheffield, England.
8. He regularly drives a BMW i3.
9. James May said he achieved a top speed of 259.3 km/h behind the wheel of a Bugatti Veyron Super Sports at the Volkswagen Group test track in Ehra-Lessien, Germany when asked about the fastest speed Steve Kroft ever set was driving in a car.
10. He was the first to drive to Magnetic North Pole in a car alongside co-host of Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson using a modified Toyota Hilux.
11. James May presented a documentary called In Killer Sharks , for Sky and exploring James May’s 20th Century inventions.
12. James May set up his own YouTube channel, known as ‘JM’s Unemployment Tube’, a few months later in 2015. Top Gear was pushed off the BBC and Jeremy Clarkson left work. It improved his internet presence and got him more followers. On his YouTube channel he published videos on science, technology, history and the present.
13. James May and his former Top Gear presenters launched a social network for car enthusiasts called “DriveTribe” in 2016.
14. James May also spent part of his career creating toy car driving stories. In 2009 he presented a television series showing favorite toys of the past and how they can be used today.
15. In his Toy Stories, May created a motorcycle and sidecar, both functional and life-size, also constructed from the “Meccano” construction toy.
16. James May was flown into the stratosphere on a US Air Force plane while presenting the documentary on BBC Four entitled James May at the Edge of Space.
17. James May has explored the realm of science on a number of his shows, including James May’s Man Lab , To Space and Back , and James May’s Big Ideas .
18. Follow James May on Twitter and Facebook.