Jeremy Paxman has been a host of BBC Two's Newsnight since 1989, where he has become famous for his hard-hitting interview technique.
Jeremy Paxman studied English at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.
Jeremy Paxman began his television career as a reporter in Northern Ireland.
In the late 1970s Jeremy Paxman became a reporter on Tonight, and then on the BBC's flagship current affairs programme, Panorama.
Before presenting Newsnight, Jeremy Paxman worked on BBC's Six O'Clock News and their Breakfast News.
Jeremy Paxman also presents the BBC Two quiz University Challenge.
In 2009, Jeremy Paxman presented The Victorians.
