Melvin Odoom
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Melvin Odoom is an English
-born comedian
, radio DJ and television presenter.
, hosts Kiss 100′s Breakfast Show. Their on-air chemistry and entertaining mockery is a hit with the Kiss 100 audience. They won Silver at The Sony Radio Awards in 2009 within the most prestigious category, The Breakfast Show Award.
Rickie & Melvin are currently presenting the UKHot40 Big Beats Chart on Kiss TV
& Box TV
.
Rickie and Melvin have recently presented MTV
Digs on MTV One, Monday to Saturday between 1600 and 1900 and MTV Music Junkie together — a live studio music show. Melvin presented at The BRIT Awards 2010 alongside Rickie, and also presented the Baftas alongside Kimberly Walsh both for MTV One.
In 2010, Rickie & Melvin also presented the backstage online footage for Sky 1
′s ‘Must Be The Music
’.
Melvin has presented two series of Intro’s for Channel 4
, interviewing all the new up and coming bands for 2010 and hosted an MTV Leona Lewis
Special and presented BBC Blast for BBC2.
Melvin was presenting Swap Shop with Basil Brush
in 2008 on Saturday mornings, alongside his days of playing various characters for the long running and BAFTA award winning Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow
. In fact, CBBC
’s spin off show “Slammer”, which also won a BAFTA in 2007, would not have been complete without Melvin’s theatrical talents as a desperate inmate trying to escape.
Melvin studied media and drama at A-Level and gained a Media Performance and Radio degree from university, where he met comrade Rickie. He has not strayed far from his media roots and together Rickie and Melvin play an integral part in today’s young urban scene. Through their online presence with Twitter, Facebook and Myspace and website Welcome to 21, they promote roof raising events, talking points and projects.
Melvin has taught dance and drama to kids with behavioral issues and also worked at a community centre for young people in London.
A child actor, Melvin performed in a number of theatre productions and even gave speeches to governors for youth council. Both Rickie and Melvin are now Prince’s Trust Ambassadors which they are very proud to be involved with helping young adults in life.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-born comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, radio DJ and television presenter.
Career
Melvin, alongside Rickie Haywood-WilliamsRickie Haywood Williams
Rickie Haywood Williams, , is a radio DJ and television presenter from Croydon, England.-Early life:He attended the Riddlesdown High School in Riddlesdown. At 16 he attended the BRIT School, gaining an A level in Media and a BTEC in broadcast journalism...
, hosts Kiss 100′s Breakfast Show. Their on-air chemistry and entertaining mockery is a hit with the Kiss 100 audience. They won Silver at The Sony Radio Awards in 2009 within the most prestigious category, The Breakfast Show Award.
Rickie & Melvin are currently presenting the UKHot40 Big Beats Chart on Kiss TV
Kiss TV
Kiss TV is a commercial music television channel from Box Television, available on the Sky and Virgin Media digital television platforms. The playlist predominantly consists of mainstream hip-hop, Dance and R&B...
& Box TV
Box TV
Box TV Limited is a UK based production company specialising in film and television drama, subsidiary of production and distribution group DCD Media....
.
Rickie and Melvin have recently presented MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Digs on MTV One, Monday to Saturday between 1600 and 1900 and MTV Music Junkie together — a live studio music show. Melvin presented at The BRIT Awards 2010 alongside Rickie, and also presented the Baftas alongside Kimberly Walsh both for MTV One.
In 2010, Rickie & Melvin also presented the backstage online footage for Sky 1
SKY 1
The Box is an entertainment channel in New Zealand available on SKY Network Television.The channel shows are a variety of the most recent shows such as from the United States, for example CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Simpsons, Family Guy, World Wrestling Entertainments hit shows, and...
′s ‘Must Be The Music
Must Be The Music (TV series)
Must Be the Music was a British television musical talent competition contested by aspiring singers and musicians drawn from public auditions. The show was a music competition and reality show that was broadcast in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Auditions were held in Edinburgh,...
’.
Melvin has presented two series of Intro’s for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
, interviewing all the new up and coming bands for 2010 and hosted an MTV Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis
Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer and songwriter. Lewis first came to prominence in 2006 when she won the third series of the British television series The X Factor....
Special and presented BBC Blast for BBC2.
Melvin was presenting Swap Shop with Basil Brush
Basil Brush
Basil Brush is a fictional anthropomorphic fox raconteur, best known for his appearances on daytime British children's television. He is primarily portrayed by a glove puppet, but has also been depicted in animated cartoon shorts and comic strips...
in 2008 on Saturday mornings, alongside his days of playing various characters for the long running and BAFTA award winning Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow
Dick and Dom in da Bungalow
Dick and Dom in da Bungalow was a CBBC children's entertainment television series presented by the duo Dick and Dom...
. In fact, CBBC
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
’s spin off show “Slammer”, which also won a BAFTA in 2007, would not have been complete without Melvin’s theatrical talents as a desperate inmate trying to escape.
Melvin studied media and drama at A-Level and gained a Media Performance and Radio degree from university, where he met comrade Rickie. He has not strayed far from his media roots and together Rickie and Melvin play an integral part in today’s young urban scene. Through their online presence with Twitter, Facebook and Myspace and website Welcome to 21, they promote roof raising events, talking points and projects.
Melvin has taught dance and drama to kids with behavioral issues and also worked at a community centre for young people in London.
A child actor, Melvin performed in a number of theatre productions and even gave speeches to governors for youth council. Both Rickie and Melvin are now Prince’s Trust Ambassadors which they are very proud to be involved with helping young adults in life.
Filmography
- Dick and Dom In Da BungalowDick and Dom in da BungalowDick and Dom in da Bungalow was a CBBC children's entertainment television series presented by the duo Dick and Dom...
(2002–2006) (TV) 226 Episodes As Himself - The SlammerThe SlammerThe Slammer is a Children's Talent show that has been broadcasting on BBC One since 22 September 2006.Set in a fictional prison called HM Slammer, this programme follows a variety show format where “prisoners” compete, by performing to an audience, who decide which act should be released.The show...
(2006–present) (TV) 29 Episodes As Himself - Gina's Laughing GearGina's Laughing GearGina's Laughing Gear was a special programming slot which was presented by Gina Yashere. It was shown on Friday afternoons on BBC One and repeated on Saturday on the CBBC Channel. The purpose was to showcase new CBBC comedy at the time....
(2007) (TV) 1 episode as a policeman to D.I. Harry Batt - SMartSMartSMart was a British CBBC television programme based on the subject of art, which began in 1994. The programme was recorded at BBC Television Centre in London, previously it had been recorded in Studio A at BBC Pebble Mill in Birmingham. The format is similar to the Tony Hart programmes Take Hart...
(2008) (TV) 1 Episode As Himself (Guest Presenter) - Basil's Swap ShopBasil's Swap ShopBasil & Barney's Swap Shop is a British children's television series that was produced for CBBC and ran on Saturday mornings on BBC Two and CBBC Channel from 5 January 2008 to 25 September 2010...
(2008) (TV) 13 Episodes As Himself - 4Music Intros (2008) (TV) 6 Episodes As Himself (Presenter)
- Must Be The MusicMust Be The Music (TV series)Must Be the Music was a British television musical talent competition contested by aspiring singers and musicians drawn from public auditions. The show was a music competition and reality show that was broadcast in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Auditions were held in Edinburgh,...
for Sky 1SKY 1The Box is an entertainment channel in New Zealand available on SKY Network Television.The channel shows are a variety of the most recent shows such as from the United States, for example CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Simpsons, Family Guy, World Wrestling Entertainments hit shows, and...
online (Presenter)