Graham William Walker, known by his stage name Graham Norton (born 4 April 1963), is an Irish comic presenter. Based in the United Kingdom, he is the host of comedy chat show The Graham Norton Show. Previously shown on BBC Two, it took the prestigious Friday night slot on BBC One from Jonathan Ross in 2010. He also presents on BBC Radio 2 and is the BBC television commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest, which led Hot Press to describe him as "the 21st century's answer to Terry Wogan". Norton has won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Entertainment Performance on five occasions. Norton is openly gay, and is known for his camp demeanour, innuendo-laden dialogue and flamboyant presentation style.
Norton sold his production company to ITV in 2012 for around £17 million.
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