Who is David Attenborough? Bio, Net worth, Wife, Children, Age, Parents, Instagram

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Sir David Attenborough arriving for the 2014 Arqiva British Academy Television Awards at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty Images)

Who is David Attenborough?

Sir David Frederick Attenborough is a broadcaster, biologist, natural historian, and author from the United Kingdom.

Who is David Attenborough

He is best known for authoring and presenting the nine natural history documentary series forming the Life collection, a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth, in collaboration with the BBC Natural History Unit.

Attenborough was a senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s.

His oeuvre as a writer, presenter, and narrator spans eight decades, including Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth trilogy, The Blue Planet, and its sequel.

Sir David Attenborough

He first rose to prominence as the host of Zoo Quest in 1954.

He is the only individual to win BAFTAs in black-and-white, color, high-definition, 3D, and 4K resolutions.

What is David Attenborough’s net worth?

Sir David Attenborough has a net worth of $35 million dollars.

Who is David Attenborough’s wife?

David Attenborough was married to Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel for 47 years before her death in 1997.

They had two children together, who are both in their 50s.

Attenborough and wife

Jane sadly died after she collapsed from a brain hemorrhage at the age of 70.

Does David Attenborough have kids?

David Attenborough has two children: a son named Robert and a daughter named Susan.

Robert is a senior lecturer in bioanthropology for the School of Archaeology and Anthropology at the Australian National University in Canberra.

Susan is a former primary school headmistress.

How old is David Attenborough?

David Attenborough was born on 8 May 1926 in Isleworth, Middlesex, and grew up in College House on the campus of the University College, Leicester. He is 96 years old.

Who are David Attenborough’s Parents?

David Attenborough is the son of Frederick Attenborough and Mary Attenborough.

His father was the principal of University College, Leicester.

His mother, Mary, was central to the organization and fundraising efforts required to ensure the safe reception and care of refugees arriving in Leicester during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the Second World War (1939-1945).

Who are David Attenborough’s siblings?

David Attenborough is the middle of three sons; his elder brother, Richard (died in 2014), became an actor and director, and his younger brother, John (died in 2012), was an executive at Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo.

Attenboroughs brother

What is David Attenborough’s Instagram?

David Attenborough had an Instagram account but it is no longer active.

The account is @davidattenborough

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