US Edition9 surprising facts about David Attenborough on his 99th birthday
- Sir David Attenborough, a renowned naturalist born in 1926 in Isleworth, London, is celebrated for his eight-decade career and contributions to wildlife broadcasting.
- After graduating from Clare College, Cambridge in 1947, Attenborough served two years in the Royal Navy before applying unsuccessfully for a BBC radio talk producer role in 1950.
- Attenborough’s first BBC program, Coelacanth , focused on a prehistoric fish, and his later work includes landmark series like Life on Earth and The Blue Planet.
- He has been knighted twice, in 1985 and 2020, holds two Guinness World Records for his TV naturalist career, and nearly 20 plants and a dinosaur, Attenborosaurus, bear his name.
- Attenborough continues producing and narrating documentaries addressing climate change and conservation, emphasizing urgent action to protect the planet and species’ futures.
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David Attenborough turns 99 – we show you how much wealth he has acquired
David Attenborough's name is synonymous with nature, but his career is also remarkable from a business perspective. The naturalist, documentary filmmaker and iconic face of the BBC began his career over seventy years ago and now earns an incredible amount of money for every minute he spends on screen.
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