Biography
Robert Jeremy Mansfield (better known as Jeremy Mansfield) was born in Grahamstown, South Africa. He attended school at the prestigious Kingswood College. He remained in Grahamstown attending Rhodes University, where he studied speech, journalism and drama.
In 2003 Mansfield married Jacqui Thompson, a vegetarian, former game ranger and author. That same year he was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease
In 2009. Mansfield was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or LLC. In January 2010, Mansfield announced that after a course of aggressive treatment he was in remission.
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