David Attenborough

About David Attenborough

Legendary naturalist and nature documentary producer, best known for documentaries such as Planet Earth and The Life of Birds.

Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster and natural historian. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural history documentary series forming the Life collection that together constitute a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth. He is a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programmes in each of black and white, colour, HD, 3D and 4K. While Attenborough's earlier work focused more on the wonders of the natural world, his later work has been more vocal in support of environmental causes. He has advocated for restoring planetary biodiversity, limiting human population growth, shifting to renewable energy, reducing meat consumption, and setting aside more areas for natural preservation.

Nationality	British
Parent(s)	Frederick Attenborough, Mary Clegg
Born	David Frederick Attenborough, May 8, 1926, Isleworth, Middlesex, England
Occupation	Broadcaster, naturalist, Presenter
Children	2
Years active	1951–present
Relatives	Richard Attenborough (brother), John Attenborough (brother), Michael Attenborough (nephew), Jane Attenborough (niece), Charlotte Attenborough (niece), Tom Attenborough (great nephew), Will Attenborough (great nephew)
Alma mater	University of Cambridge (BA), London School of Economics
Title	Controller of BBC2 (1965–1969), President of the Royal Society for Nature Conservation (1991–1996)

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Trivia

In 2005, he was awarded the Order of Merit (OM) by Queen Elizabeth.

David Attenborough before fame

As a child, he was a voracious collector of fossils, stones, and other natural items.

Achievement of David Attenborough

Queen Elizabeth bestowed the Order of Merit (OM) on him in 2005.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$35 million (2015)

David Attenborough family life

In 1950, he married Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel, with whom he had two daughters before she died in 1997.

Associations of David Attenborough

His brother Richard is an actor who appeared in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park as a figure who is similar to him.

David Attenborough Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	178 cm
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