Richard Osman's House of Games - Week 2: Friday - 8:20 pm Friday, January 23 on U&Dave

Richard Osman (Host)

Born: November 28, 1970 in Billericay

Best Known For: Pointless.

Early-life: Richard Thomas Osman was born in Billericay on November 28, 1970, but grew up in West Sussex. He was raised by his single mum after his father left home - they didn't see each other for 20 years. Richard studied politics and sociology at Trinity College, Cambridge, where his future Pointless colleague Alexander Armstrong was reading English literature. He claims that one of his proudest moments came when his mum and grandfather watched his graduation.

Career: Osman has worked behind the scenes as an executive producer on a number of TV programmes, including Deal or No Deal, 8 Out of 10 Cats, and 10 O'Clock Live. As the UK creative director of TV production company Endemol, he pitched the quiz Pointless to the BBC. As a way of explaining the rules, he played the co-host during a run-through. He was asked to do the role for real when the show was commissioned. Pointless started on BBC Two in 2009 and was an immediate hit. It quickly made the switch to BBC One. Since being in the spotlight on Pointless, he has made guest appearances on QI, Have I Got News for You and Would I Lie to You? He also guest presented an episode of The One Show alongside Alex Jones.

Quote: "Whenever I turn up to pub quizzes now, I see people going: ‘Urgh, that's the guy who knows everything.'"

Trivia: He is the younger brother of Mat Osman, bassist with Suede, and suffers from nystagmus, a condition that results in uncontrolled movement of the eyes.

Rob Deering (Contestant)

Katya Jones (Contestant)

Jayne Middlemiss (Contestant)

Born: February 03, 1971 in Northumberland

Best Known For: Presenting various youth-themed shows.

Early-life: Middlemiss hails from a working-class background in Bedlington, Northumberland, where her father was an electrician in the coal pit and her mother worked in a factory. She often won childhood beauty contests and dreamed of being a singer, but her first job was selling televisions in an electrical store in Morpeth. Moved to London and into the world of glamour modelling while also working as an extra on TV.

Career: Her big break came with presenting jobs on Channel 4's The White Room and BBC's O-Zone, followed by Top Of The Pops. WShe was axed from the latter, along with Gail Porter, when producers revamped the presenting line-up. Hosted She's Gotta Have It and co-presented LA Pool Party with Lisa Snowdon. Appeared on Test the Nation, and scored an IQ rating of 100. The effervescent Geordie has been globetrotting with Holiday on a Shoestring and Holiday - You Call the Shots. In 2005 she appeared on ITV's Celebrity Love Island and became emotionally involved with footballer Lee Sharpe. She won Celebrity MasterChef in 2009.

Quote: "I'd like to be the female Chris Evans - but not ginger."

Trivia: In 2005, she released a fitness DVD, Jayne Middlemiss - Love Yoga.

Phil Tufnell (Contestant)

Born: April 29, 1966 in Barnet, London

Best Known For: His glittering cricket career and various TV appearances.

Early-life: Philip Clive Roderick Tufnell was born in Barnet, London, on April 29, 1966. He went to Highgate School where his cricketing prowess was recognised and he was appointed captain of the Junior School's First XI despite the fact he was not yet in the top year. On leaving Highgate he attended, and played cricket for, Southgate School. He then trained as a quantity surveyor, but remained associated with the sport and eventually dropped his original career choice.

Career: A slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, "Tuffers" as he was known played 42 Tests and 20 One Day International matches for England, as well as playing for Middlesex from 1986 to 2002. He took 121 Test wickets as an England bowler, but it is his good-humour and occasionally outrageous behaviour that made him a popular sports personality. Following his retirement in 2002, Tufnell has built on his popularity with several TV appearances. These include I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! which he won, They Think It's All Over, A Question of Sport, The One Show and Strictly Come Dancing. In early 2015, he was a contestant on Channel 4 reality series The Jump.

Quote: On fame: "A 25-stone hairy bloke asked me to sign his bum. I ran a mile!"

Trivia: In 2011, he received an Honorary Doctorate from Middlesex University.

John Smith (Director)

Tamara Gilder (Executive producer)

Richard Osman's House of Games: Week 2: Friday

8:20 pm - 9:00 pm, Friday, January 23 on U&Dave (19)

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