Jorge Fernández Madinabeitia
Encyclopedia
Jorge Fernández Madinabeitia (born August 8, 1972 in Alicante
, Spain
) is a TV presenter, model, actor and basketball player from the Basque Country
.
, Fernández was raised in the Guipuzcoan locality Mondragon
/Arrasate. Fernández is licenced in sports by the UPV
in the Basque Institute of EF de Vitoria and worked as a sports teacher in the Virgen Niña school in Gasteiz.
At 26, he joined a model academy in San Sebastián
. In 1999 he won the title of Mister Spain
. He was also a basketball player debuting in Liga ACB with the TAU Ceramica Baskonia
from Vitoria-Gasteiz in 1998. After his Mister Spain title, he started his artistic career as an actor and presenter of numerous TV shows, like Los Serrano
(2003–2008).
Fernández works as the host of La Ruleta de la Suerte on Antena 3
and the reality show Esta Casa era una Ruina. In 2008 he received the Premio Ondas for "Best TV presenter."
Alicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) is a TV presenter, model, actor and basketball player from the Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
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Biography
Born in AlicanteAlicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
, Fernández was raised in the Guipuzcoan locality Mondragon
Mondragon
-Places:* Mondragon, Vaucluse, a town and commune in France.* Mondragon, Northern Samar, a municipality in the Philippines.* Mondragón/Arrasate, a town and municipality in the Basque region of Spain, famous for its cooperative movement....
/Arrasate. Fernández is licenced in sports by the UPV
University of the Basque Country
The University of the Basque Country is the only public university in the Basque Country, in Northern Spain...
in the Basque Institute of EF de Vitoria and worked as a sports teacher in the Virgen Niña school in Gasteiz.
At 26, he joined a model academy in San Sebastián
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...
. In 1999 he won the title of Mister Spain
Mister Spain
-Titleholders:...
. He was also a basketball player debuting in Liga ACB with the TAU Ceramica Baskonia
Saski Baskonia
Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...
from Vitoria-Gasteiz in 1998. After his Mister Spain title, he started his artistic career as an actor and presenter of numerous TV shows, like Los Serrano
Los Serrano
Los Serrano is a Spanish television drama comedy which premiered on April 22, 2003 and is played on the channel Telecinco. It tells the story of the Serrano family, who lives in Round Santa Justa No 133, located in the fictional neighborhood of Santa Justa, in the Ribera del Manzanares, in Madrid...
(2003–2008).
Fernández works as the host of La Ruleta de la Suerte on Antena 3
Antena 3 (Spain)
Antena 3 is a Spanish terrestrial television channel owned by Antena 3 de Televisión. Some of the more popular programmes broadcast by Antena 3 include Aquí no hay quien viva, El Barco, Los Protegidos, Los Simpson and El Internado....
and the reality show Esta Casa era una Ruina. In 2008 he received the Premio Ondas for "Best TV presenter."
Works
- Euskadi Reta
- Gran hermano (2001–2002). Host.
- Los SerranoLos SerranoLos Serrano is a Spanish television drama comedy which premiered on April 22, 2003 and is played on the channel Telecinco. It tells the story of the Serrano family, who lives in Round Santa Justa No 133, located in the fictional neighborhood of Santa Justa, in the Ribera del Manzanares, in Madrid...
(2003–2008). as Andrés. - La Quinta Esfera (2003). Host.
- Gran Hermano VIP: El Desafío (2004). Host.
- El Verano de tu Vida (2005). Host.
- Gente de PrimeraGente de PrimeraGente de Primera is the name of the Spanish Reality TV program on TVE where famous popstars take members of the public and make them popstars over 12 weeks. The first series in 2005 was won by Yanira Figueroa who was helped by Rosa Lopez, and the second classified was Verónica Rojas, helped by...
(2005). Host. - Los Más (2006). Host with Paula Vázquez
- La Ruleta de la Suerte (2006-). Host.
- Esta Casa era una Ruina (2007-). Host.