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Joe Wilkinson Biography

Joe Wilkinson

Facts of Joe Wilkinson

Date of Birth: 1975 , May-2
Birth Nation: United Kingdom
Name Joe Wilkinson
Birth Name Joseph Wilkinson
Father Brian Wilkinson
Mother Stella Wilkinson
Nationality English
Birth Place/City Bromley, UK
Ethnicity British
Profession Actor, Comedian
Famous for 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Married Yes
Married to Petra Exton
Children No
Divorce No
TV Show After Life, Still Open All Hours, Rovers, Taskmaster

Quick Timeline of Joe Wilkinson

1975 Born in Bromley, United Kingdom
2015 Got Married
2004 Began his Career
2006 Won Hackney Empire New Act Award
2012 Appeared in 8 Out of 10 Cats
2011 Solo Stand up shows
2022 Net worth Update

Detail Timeline of Joe Wilkinson

May 2 , 1975

Born in Bromley, United Kingdom

He was born on May 2, 1975 in Bromley, United Kingdom to parents Brian and Stella Wilkinson. There is no information about his siblings. 

July 31 , 2015

Got Married

He is a married man. He got married on 31 July 2015 to his wife Petra Exton. He is very happy of getting loving spouse. There is no any information about his wife right now. He has no children till the date. It seems he believes to keep his personal life private.

2004

Began his Career

He began his career from local pub and that was in year 2004. Afterwards, He has appeared on a variety of popular shows including Have I Got News for You, The Rob Brydon Show, 8 out of 10 Cats, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and many more.

2006

Won Hackney Empire New Act Award

He won the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year and that was in the year 2006. That award's aim is to discover and promote new stand-up comedy and variety talent. 

2012

Appeared in 8 Out of 10 Cats

He has made regular appearances on the 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown since 2012. He appeared as Rachel Riley's assistant. His main role in that show is his appearing in a dressing-up costume and making humorous comment towards contestants.

2011

Solo Stand up shows

He  took his first solo stand up show, My Mum is Called Stella and My Dad is Called Brian, to the Edinburgh festival and then later on a national tour ending in December 2011. "The Joe Wilkinson Experience" is also one of his Stand up shows.

2022

Net worth Update

He has appeared in various television shows so far. The talented actor earns a huge amount of salary in his career and his net worth is $18 million dollar.

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Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 2006 winner, Joe Wilkinson is an English comedian, actor, and writer best known for his work in 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Rachel Riley's assistant. The comedian was born on May 2, 1975, in Bromley, England, the UK to his parents, father Brian, and mother Stella Wilkinson. 

Joe is a married man. The comedian tied the marital bonds with his wife Petra Exton on the 31st of July 2015. The couple who currently resides in Brighton, England, had a beautiful wedding ceremony. However, a lack of information about his wife and other such details has made it unable to describe their wedding lives. 

The duo doesn't have any children to date. Besides, there are no rumors of his extramarital affairs, dating life, and also most importantly divorce rumors. It seems as if he prefers to keep his personal life private and does not want his familial life to become a public affair.

Joe began his career at a local pub and that was in the year 2004. The pub held an open mic evening where he signed himself up for the challenge and then his career has been on the rise ever since. The comedian has since then appeared on TV more than a thousand times. 

His stand-up comedy has taken him to two major tours; My Mum's Called Stella and my Dad's called Brian, and The Joe Wilkinson Experience. Besides open mic, he has also appeared in a live recording session for the Flatshare Slimdown

Apart from his other career jobs, he has gotten the most fame through his career as an actor. His act on the spin-off of 8 Out of 10 Cats, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is much appreciated. In 2016, Joe appeared in the Sky 1 series Rovers. The series was co-written by him alongside David Earl

He has appeared in various television shows so far. The talented actor earns a huge amount of salary in his career and his net worth is $18 million dollar. But, some sites suggest that he has half a million dollars as his total net worth. 

The comedian cum actor is currently busy in the production of the movie, After Life which is set to be premiered on Netflix. The movie will be about a dark comedy web TV series. 

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