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English actor and comedian

Date of Birth: 27 March 1978
Age: 48 years old
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Jonathan Romesh Ranganathan is an English actor and comedian. He is known for his deadpan and often self-deprecating comedy.

Ranganathan has made numerous appearances on television comedy panel shows, and in 2016 he co-presented It's Not Rocket Science on ITV, alongside Rachel Riley and Ben Miller. He has also been a regular panellist on The Apprentice: You're Fired!, Play to the Whistle, and The Museum of Curiosity. He completed his first major tour, Irrational Live, in 2016 in which he performed in large venues such as the Hammersmith Apollo. In 2018, Ranganathan joined A League of Their Own as a regular panellist, replacing Jack Whitehall. He has presented comedy programmes Judge Romesh and The Ranganation, as well as starring in the travel programme The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan. His autobiography is entitled Straight Outta Crawley. In December 2021, Ranganathan began hosting the revival of The Weakest Link, replacing Anne Robinson as host.

In 2020, Ranganathan won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Features for The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan; in 2021, he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Entertainment Performance for The Ranganation.

Early life

Jonathan Romesh Ranganathan was born in Crawley, West Sussex, to Sri Lankan Tamil Hindu parents Ranga and Sivashanthini "Shanthi" Ranganathan. He suffered from an eye infection as a child that left him with right-sided ptosis, which is sometimes referred to as a lazy eye.

Ranganathan studied mathematics at Birkbeck College, University of London. He taught mathematics at Hazelwick School in Crawley, and The Beacon School, Banstead, Surrey, and was a freestyle rapper under the rap name "Ranga", once reaching the finals of the UK freestyle competition. Ranganathan started performing as a comedian whilst working as a teacher, and became a professional comedian in 2012.

Career

anganathan started presenting Newsjack on Radio 4 Extra in March 2014. He appeared on The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice in 2014, during which he presented his homemade vegan chocolate brownies.

Ranganathan has been a guest on several episodes of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. He also has appeared on Would I Lie to You?, Holby City, Soccer AM, Russell Howard's Good News, Sweat the Small Stuff, The Last Leg, Virtually Famous, Have I Got News for You, QI, and Mock the Week. He was a contestant on the first series of Taskmaster and also appeared in the third episode of Jon Richardson Grows Up. He also performed at The Royal Variety Performance in 2015. In 2015, he presented a series for BBC Three, Asian Provocateur, in which he travelled to Sri Lanka to explore his ancestral country. In October 2016, the second travel series was aired in which Ranganathan and his mother travel to North America to meet more of his relatives.

Ranganathan also joined The Apprentice: You're Fired! in 2015 as a regular panellist. The show is a spin-off from The Apprentice. In December 2015, he appeared in Josh Widdicombe's sitcom, Josh. In 2016, he co-presented It's Not Rocket Science, a new entertainment series for ITV, alongside Ben Miller and Rachel Riley. In 2017, he became the eleventh co-presenter to John Lloyd on the BBC Radio series, The Museum of Curiosity.

In 2018, Ranganathan joined Season 13 of A League of Their Own; starred in his own 10-episode docu-comedy called Just Another Immigrant that premiered on Showtime June 8, and presented Judge Romesh, an unscripted television show in which he decides the outcome of court cases between a claimant and a defendant. He also starred in his own series The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan where he travelled to rarely visited locations around the globe, with subsequent series aired in 2019 and 2020.

Ranganathan's autobiography, Straight Outta Crawley, was published in 2018.

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Date of Birth 27 March 1978

Age 48 years old

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Zodiac Compatibility	%
Leo	88%
Sagittarius	84%
Pisces	80%
Scorpio	80%
Gemini	80%
Taurus	80%
Capricorn	76%
Aries	76%
Aquarius	72%
Libra	72%
Virgo	72%
Cancer	64%

Chinese horoscope Horse Horse - fun and nobility People born in the year of the Horse are full of thirst for life, adventure and deeds. Possessing an easy character, they spread fun and cheerfulness around them. These people are smart, discerning, and talented. They know h…

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Monkey	84%
Tiger	84%
Horse	84%
Dog	84%
Dragon	80%
Pig	76%
Rooster	76%
Rabbit	76%
Goat	72%
Snake	72%
Rat	60%
Bull	56%

Slavic horoscope Fox The Fox chertog in the Svarog circle carries a distinct rhythm of character, totem strength, and life task. People born in this hall often recognize themselves through ties to nature, kin, and patronage.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Elk	96%
Wolf	96%
Aurochs	92%
Stork	92%
Fox	88%
Virgin	84%
Finist	84%
Raven	84%
Lynx	80%
Bear	80%
Eagle	76%
Horse	76%
Boar	64%
Serpent	60%
Swan	56%
Pike	56%

Egyptian horoscope Isis Isis in the Egyptian horoscope marks a period ruled by a distinct god — shaping temperament, luck in affairs, and the way a person protects what they value.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Thoth	92%
Osiris	92%
Isis	88%
Set	84%
Anubis	84%
Geb	84%
Amun-Ra	84%
Horus	80%
Bastet	76%
Mut	76%
Nile	76%
Sekhmet	56%

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Zodiac Compatibility	%
Willow	96%
Ash	96%
Alder	88%
Hawthorn	84%
Birch	84%
Hazel	80%
Holly	76%
Oak	76%
Rowan	76%
Ivy	64%
Vine	64%
Elder	56%
Reed	56%

Indian horoscope Meena The Vedic rashi Meena carries a sidereal rhythm of Jyotish — temperament, dharma leanings, and the ruling graha color how a person acts and chooses.

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Kumbha	92%
Meena	88%
Makara	84%
Tula	84%
Vrishchika	80%
Dhanu	76%
Simha	64%
Mithuna	60%
Kanya	56%
Karka	56%
Vrishabha	44%
Mesha	36%

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Hydrangea	96%
Magnolia	96%
Lily	96%
Mimosa	96%
Purslane	92%
Lily of the valley	92%
Dahlia	92%
Poppy	92%
Belladonna	92%
Mistletoe	92%
Foxglove	88%
Aster	84%
Carnation	84%
Wild rose	84%
Violet	84%
Bellflower	84%
Chamomile	84%
Immortelle	84%
Gentian	84%
Delphinium	80%
Water lily	80%
Rose	76%
Sunflower	76%
Tulip	76%
Daisy	76%
Thistle	76%
Edelweiss	64%
Lotus	64%
Orchid	64%
Freesia	64%
Dandelion	60%
Lilac	60%
Gladiolus	56%
Peony	56%
Camellia	56%
Heather	56%

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Taurus — 2nd decan	96%
Taurus — 1st decan	96%
Taurus — 3rd decan	92%
Aries — 3rd decan	92%
Aries — 2nd decan	92%
Aries — 1st decan	88%
Leo — 3rd decan	84%
Leo — 2nd decan	84%
Cancer — 1st decan	84%
Gemini — 3rd decan	84%
Virgo — 3rd decan	80%
Leo — 1st decan	80%
Gemini — 2nd decan	80%
Virgo — 2nd decan	76%
Virgo — 1st decan	76%
Cancer — 3rd decan	76%
Cancer — 2nd decan	76%
Gemini — 1st decan	76%
Capricorn — 3rd decan	64%
Capricorn — 2nd decan	64%
Sagittarius — 1st decan	64%
Scorpio — 3rd decan	64%
Libra — 2nd decan	64%
Libra — 1st decan	64%
Capricorn — 1st decan	60%
Scorpio — 2nd decan	60%
Sagittarius — 3rd decan	56%
Sagittarius — 2nd decan	56%
Scorpio — 1st decan	56%
Libra — 3rd decan	56%
Pisces — 2nd decan	44%
Pisces — 1st decan	44%
Aquarius — 3rd decan	40%
Pisces — 3rd decan	36%
Aquarius — 2nd decan	36%
Aquarius — 1st decan	36%

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