- Born
- Birth nameNicholas Andrew Argyle Campbell
- Height5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
- Nicky Campbell was born on April 10, 1961 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Long Lost Family (UK) (1999), Long Lost Family: What Happened Next? (UK) (1999) and Long Lost Family (2011).
- ParentsFrank Campbell
- In 2011, he was interviewed for Sir Jimmy Savile: As It Happened (2011), a BBC tribute to the late presenter. In 2012, following mounting evidence that Savile was a prolific sexual abuser during his lifetime, Campbell donated his £250 fee to the National Association for People Abused in Childhood.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2015 Queen's BIrthday Honours List for his services to Children. He is a Patron of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering in London, England.
- His family name was Lackey, but he was adopted at nine days old by the Campbells.
- Former BBC Radio 1 DJ, now regular presenter on BBC Radio 5 live in addition to television committments
- Plays guitar, piano and ukulele.
- [on Sir Jimmy Savile] A man so unique, a character so extraordinary, a personality so fascinating yet impenetrable. You could not have made him up.
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