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Chris Jarvis (born 20 April 1970 in Romford, United Kingdom) is a television actor and presenter and has appeared on BBC television since 1992 - apart from 2001-02 when he was with ITV and Channel 4.

Currently Jarvis is working for CBeebies, co-starring in Show Me Show Me with co-creator Pui Fan Lee. The first 40 half hour episodes broadcasted on the CBeebies channel, BBC One and BBC Two from Monday July 6, 2009 every weekday at 10am and 1.30pm.

Jarvis hosts family concerts for the London Philharmonic Orchestra LPO and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. 2009 concerts are on: 8 March, at 11.30am with the LPO at the Royal Festival Hall; 2 April, with the BBC Phil in Stoke; 4 April, with the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester; 16 May and 8 November, with the LPO at the Royal Festival Hall.

He is a presenter/actor on the BBC television channel CBeebies and plays "Mr Mopple" in the story-telling Step Inside programme on the same channel. He starred alongside Pui Fan Lee on CBeebies everyday from 9am - 3pm 'Discover and Do' then in the 'Bedtime Hour' from 6pm on the CBeebies Channel - also on BBC Two in the mornings until leaving to write/star in the current show.

Chris originally made his name in the early 1990s on Children's BBC, presenting in The Broom Cupboard alongside Zoe Ball and Josie D'Arby as well as hosting his own shows like 'Look Sharp'. Chris wrote a lot of material for Children's BBC himself (including the mini soap opera Wood Lane TV) and created several memorable characters including "The Anorak."

In 1997, Chris was part of The Friday Zone (which itself was broadcast on Friday afternoons on BBC One for most of the children's slot with Debra Stephenson, Peter Simon, Dominic Wood, Steve Rock and Emma Lee. They released a single called "Glasses" as a spin-off from the programme, to raise money for Comic Relief.

He then hosted 'Fully Booked' with Tim Vincent and Gail Porter for a few years before going to CBeebies. He has appeared on many other TV shows including 'Short Change', 'Exclusive', 'Playdays' and 'Soap Fever'. As an actor he has appeared in 'The Demon Headmaster' and 'Chucklevision'.

Every year Chris appears in pantomime. After many years on the amateur circuit... his professional shows started in 1995.

1995 'Aladdin' Guildford - Bernie Nolan, Claire Buckfield, Jack Douglas, Richard Gibson,

1996 'Aladdin' Richmond - Bonnie Langford, Bernard Cribbins, Terrence Hardiman

1997 'Jack & the Beanstalk' Bromley - Matthew Kelly, Vicki Michelle, Toyah Wilcox, Robert Duncan,

1998 'Cinderella' Lewisham - Linda Robson, Femi Oke

1999 'Peter Pan' Reading - Derek Griffiths, Hilary O'Neil

2000 'Jack & the Beanstalk' Croydon - Kate Ritchie,

2001 'Cinderella' Malvern - Marti Webb, Nicholas Smith

2002 'Cinderella' Bournemouth - Ruth Madoc, Nicholas Smith

2003 'Cinderella' Basingstoke - Sarah Thomas, Michael Knowles

2004 'Jack & the Beanstalk' Bournemouth - Chris Ellison, Tom Owen, Jackie Piper

2005 'Aladdin' Bournemouth - Ray Meagher, Mark Squires

2006 'Snow White' Tunbridge Wells - Carol Harrison, Richard Calkin

2007 'Snow White' Basingstoke - Carol Harrison, Tom Owen 2008 'Cinderella' Swansea - Su Pollard, Sarah Thomas 2009 'Snow White' Bournemouth - Su Pollard

This year 2009/10 back at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth 'Snow White' with Su Pollard

(since 2001, Chris has directed and written the pantomimes too)

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