Alan Yentob

Alan Yentob

producer, director, actor

Alan Yentob was born on Mar 11, 1947 in UK. Alan Yentob's big-screen debut came with Operation Good Guys - Season 2 directed by Dominic Anciano in 1999, strarring Alan Yentob. Alan Yentob is known for Woman in Gold directed by Simon Curtis, Helen Mirren stars as Maria Altmann and Ryan Reynolds as Randy Schoenberg. Alan Yentob has got 8 awards and 13 nominations so far. The most recent award Alan Yentob achieved is BAFTA Awards, Scotland. The upcoming new movie Alan Yentob plays is Absolutely Anything which will be released on May 12, 2017.

Alan Yentob has held many of the most prestigious positions at the BBC. He joined as a general trainee in 1968. After working on arts programmes such as Omnibus (1967) and Arena (1975), he was made Head of Music and Arts at the BBC (1985 - 1988), Controller of BBC Two (1988 - 1993), Controller of BBC One (1993 - 1997), BBC Director of Programmes in Production (1997 - 1998), BBC Director of Television (1998 - 2000), Director of Drama, Entertainment and CBBC (2000 - 2004) and Creative Director of the BBC (2004 - present).As well as his role at the BBC, he is on the Board of The South Bank and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He is also Chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Art and the charity Kids Company.

  • Birthday

    Mar 11, 1947
  • Place of Birth

    London, England, UK

Known For

Awards

8 wins & 13 nominations

BAFTA Awards, Scotland
2016
Best Specialist Factual
Winner - BAFTA Scotland Award
Montréal International Festival of Films on Art
2014
Best Documentary Feature
Winner - Grand Prize
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