Charlie Brooker
English writer, television presenter, and producer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charlton Brooker (born 3 March 1971) is an English writer, television presenter, producer and satirist. He is the creator and co-showrunner of the sci-fi drama anthology series Black Mirror, and has written for comedy series such as Brass Eye, The 11 O'Clock Show, and Nathan Barley.
Charlie Brooker | |
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Born | Charlton Brooker (1971-03-03) 3 March 1971 (age 53) |
Education | University of Westminster |
Occupation(s) | Presenter, author, screenwriter, cartoonist, producer, social critic |
Years active | 1987–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Brooker started his career as a cartoonist; he produced adverts for the second-hand video game retailer CeX before becoming a journalist for PC Zone. He has presented a number of television shows, mostly consisting of satirical and biting criticism of modern society and the media, such as Screenwipe, Gameswipe, Newswipe, Weekly Wipe, and 10 O'Clock Live. He also wrote the 2008 horror drama series Dead Set. He has written social criticism pieces for The Guardian and is one of four creative directors of the production company Zeppotron.