Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson is an English broadcaster, journalist, farmer, game show host and writer who specialises in motoring. He is best known for the motoring programmes Top Gear and The Grand Tour alongside Richard Hammond and James May.
Clarkson’s first major television role came as one of the presenters on the British motoring program Top Gear, from 27 October 1988 to 3 March 1999, in the program’s earlier format. Jon Bentley, a researcher at Top Gear, helped launch his television career.
Clarkson then also presented the show’s new format from 20 October 2002 to 8 March 2015.
Along with co-presenters James May and Richard Hammond, he is credited with turning Top Gear into the most-watched TV show on BBC Two, rebroadcast to over 100 countries around the world.
On 30 July 2015, it was announced that Clarkson, along with former Top Gear hosts Richard Hammond and James May would present a new show on Amazon Prime Video. The first season was made available worldwide in 2016.
How much did Jeremy pay for his farm?
According to Grand Tour Nation, Diddly Squat reportedly cost Clarkson about £6 million.
How much did Jeremy make from his farm?
Jeremy was shocked to discover at the end of the last series his farm had made just £144 over the course of a year
How successful has Clarkson’s farm been?
The success of the series that brought the realities of farming to the big screen (well, Amazon Prime Video), apparently surprised even Clarkson himself. Across eight episodes, Clarkson contended with being an amateur farmer on a 1,000 acre farm in Chipping Norton.