Chris was born on 1 April 1966, in Warrington, England.

His entrepreneurial zeal emerged at an early age, when he ran the local newsagents in his home town of Warrington and set up his own Kiss-o-gram and Private Detective agencies.

Chris' meteoric rise to fame has taken him from opening Timmy Mallett's mail to being one of Britain's most high-profile and successful presenters.

He started his broadcasting career at Piccadilly Radio then moved to GLR, where his infamous "Round at Chris' Saturday Morning" show attracted a huge cult following and he later took the format to Virgin 1215.

A stint on the short-lived BSB Channel, The Power Station allowed Chris time to hone his presenting technique, until Channel 4 opted for a different type of early morning show with "The BIG Breakfast."

Chris dived into the nation's mornings in September 1992, spearheading the morning extravaganza alongside Gaby Roslin. From the first sitting, his name became synonymous with the television story of the decade and within weeks "The BIG Breakfast" topped 2 million viewers. Chris' years on the show made him a national star.

In 1993, Chris formed his own company called Ginger Productions to formulate a brand new variety show for Saturday nights: "Don't Forget Your Toothbrush."

Devised, written and performed by Chris, the ratings peaked at a combined 6 million viewers. News of the totally original format resulted in a global clamour for the rights, which to date have been sold to networks throughout Europe and all over the world including Australia and USA.

With Chris at its helm, Ginger Productions fast became one of the major players in entertainment production. Under the Ginger banner, Chris produced and presented a second series of "Don't Forget Your Toothbrush" revitalized BBC Radio 1 with his "Radio 1 Breakfast Show" before bowing out to concentrate on his unique end-of-the-week TV show on Channel 4, "TFI Friday." "TFI" ran for five years, before finishing in December 2000 with a show hosted by Elton John.

Chris presented the breakfast show on UK Radio Aid's day of programming for the victims of the Asian Tsunami. He also presented two programmes on BBC Radio 2 over the 2005 Easter Bank holiday and the 2005 edition of the Brit Awards and Comic Relief 2005. Chris joined Radio 2 to present his regular Saturday afternoon show in 2005 and moved on to presenting the "Drivetime" show in April 2006.

He's been presenting the "Radio 2 Breakfast Show" since 2010.

In 2015, he signed on as the new host of BBC's "Top Gear."

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