Nationality British Nieces Clare Coogan Role Television presenter | Name Brendan Coogan Occupation Television presenter | |
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Born 17 July 1970 (age 53) ( 1970-07-17 ) Residence Manchester, United Kingdom Siblings Steve Coogan, Martin Coogan Parents Anthony Coogan, Kathleen Coonan Education Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School, Manchester Metropolitan University | ||
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Brendan Coogan (born 17 July 1970) is a British television and radio presenter, from Middleton, Greater Manchester. In 1999, Coogan briefly presented BBC motoring programme Top Gear following the departure of former host Jeremy Clarkson, but left after a few months following a drunk driving conviction. Between 1999 to 2001, he was a presenter on Radio 5 Live. From 2003 to 2004, he was a regular face on Granada Television in the northwest of England.
In 2004, he won a Royal Television Society award for Best Presenter. Two of his brothers are comedian Steve Coogan and former Mock Turtles singer Martin Coogan. Since 2008, Brendan Coogan has been a regular presenter on BBC Radio Manchester, filling in on The Eamonn O'Neal and Jimmy Wagg Show. In April 2006, he became a presenter for the Sky One motoring show Vroom Vroom. In 2006, he was the live commentator on Cirque de Celebrité on Sky One.