Reginald "Reggie" Yates (born 31 May 1983 in Archway, London) is a British

United Kingdom

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 actor

Actor

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, television presenter and radio DJ of Ghana

Ghana

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ian descent. He went to Central Foundation Boys' School.
Yates made his first TV appearance in Desmond's

Desmond's

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 at the age of 8. He also appeared in Disney Club as Robbie. In 1998, Reggie appeared as a guest presenter on Diggit on CITV

CITV

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 also under the name Robbie. In 2002, he played Carl Fenton in the popular children's series Grange Hill

Grange Hill

Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...

.