Tony Dortie is a British TV personality. He recently set up his own production company called Triple T Entertainment https://www.tttentertains.com. He has appeared on various popular entertainment networks such as BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

, ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

 Schofields Quest British Film Institute, 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....

, BBC World Service

BBC World Service

The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...

, 3e

3E

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 Glam Slam source http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000rvioZTRR.ao/s/600/600/SHAHCAN60423-03.jpg and various others as a host. He is currently a host / creator for the TV Game Show (7$TEPS).

Early life

Dortie was born in London

London

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. Tony grew up in Lewes, in Sussex. He later attributes his out-going personality to his mixed childhood of Sussex Countryside and Inner City London combining a Broadcasting career with constant regular charity work.

Whilst at school Tony was a contributor to Music Box where he started his on screen broadcast career. Moving on to work for Children's BBC UP2U

UP2U (BBC TV series)

UP2U was a summer Saturday morning children's magazine show produced and screened by the BBC in 1988 and 1989. It aired during the late summer of each year, the early summer having been taken up by On The Waterfront...

 and then joining the likes of Ant and Dec, Zoe Ball

Zoë Ball

Zoë Louise Ball is an English television and radio personality, most famous for becoming the first female host of the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show and for her earlier work presenting the 1990s children's show, Live & Kicking.-TV career:The daughter of the children's TV presenter Johnny Ball and his...

, Peter Andre

Peter André

Peter James Andrea , better known by the stage name as Peter Andre, is an English-born Australian musician, singer-songwriter, television personality and businessman. As a recording artist, he has achieving four top 10 UK albums and ten top 10 singles.-Early life:Andre was born at Northwick Park...

 as one of the 90's hosts of TOTP working with stars like Take That

Take That

Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...

, Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...

  and Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...

. His Marmite style of presenting by talking with many inner city urban phrases 'Peace out' 'Laterz' 'Respect' was not to everyone's taste and earned mixed and often critical reviews

After becoming fascinated by the differences between hosting a TV show and owning the production company, Tony set up his own production company called Djem Productions LTD, where it's clear he made every mistake a new media company could possibly make as this published free web shows http://www.freewebs.com/djementertainment/ and the company collapsed.

TV Format Creation

Tony Dortie enjoyed his first breakthrough from creating and writing TV Formats with a show called TXTC, that was broadcast first in Thailand and then many other Asian countries, in 2004 TXTC was nominated for a Asian TV Award for best Game show source. Dortie next wrote Chain Reaction for Fox8

FOX8

Fox8 is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms...

 in Australia hosted by Mieke Buchan

Mieke Buchan

thumb|250px|Mieke BuchanMieke Buchan is an Australian television and radio presenter.-Early life:A native of Sydney, Australia, she majored in Film and Television Production in her BA Communications degree at University of Technology, Sydney, and also competed for them in netball in the Australian...

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His writing skills caught the attention of FremantleMedia

FremantleMedia

FremantleMedia, Ltd. is the content and production division of Bertelsmann's RTL Group, Europe's second largest TV, radio, and production company...

, one of the most powerful production companies in the world and then, where he continues to enjoy success with TXTC http://www.vimeo.com/2446698

MC and Red Carpet Host

A chance meeting with the UK team behind G-Unit

G-Unit

G-Unit is an American hip hop group originating from New York City formed by 50 Cents. G-Unit emerged on the New York scene by independently releasing several mix tapes...

 led Dortie into becoming an MC and appearing regularly as the Saturday Night host of Madnights at "Cirque at the Hippodrome", as well as touring internationally. During this time he worked on stage with Pharrell, Akon

Akon

Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...

, Simon Webbe

Simon Webbe

Simon Solomon Webbe is an English singer-songwriter, actor and music manager. He is best known as a member of the British boyband Blue.-2001–2005: Early Career And Blue:...

, Lethal Bizzle

Lethal Bizzle

Lethal Bizzle, also known as Lethal B , is a Ghanaian British rapper. His songs are known to satirise modern Gangsta rap; much of the humour comes from the adoption of hip-hop style and language...

, D12

D12

D12, an acronym for The Dirty Dozen, is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. D12 has had chart-topping albums in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia...

, Flawless

Flawless (dance group)

Flawless are a UK based Street dance group.They appeared on the 2009 series of Britain's Got Talent and got to the final of the competition, they appeared alongside fellow Street Dance team Diversity who went on to win the competition. They later appeared in the 2010 film StreetDance 3D. They...

 and hosted a live Pimp My Ride International with Xzibit

Xzibit

Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp My Ride, which brought him mainstream success...

Under the banner of his new company Triple T Entertainment referred to commonly as TTT . Tony wrote and created for ITV2

ITV2

ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...

 Million Dollar Babes Broadcast Magazine Million Dollar Babes

Coupled with this activity in 2006, Tony also started hosting and producing Red Carpet events, which have received an overwhelming amount of celebrity response and media coverage.Recent Event Hosting

Under Triple T, Tony also has developed and contributed celebrity marketing strategies, ideas and plans for many global brands and celebrities including Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud

Girls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor...

, Carlton Cole

Carlton Cole

Carlton Michael Cole Okirie is an English footballer who plays as a striker for West Ham United in the Npower Championship....

, MG Cars, Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...

, Pepsi

Pepsi

Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...

, and BlackBerry

BlackBerry

BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...

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Hosting

Tony is currently the host for 7$teps.

April 21, 2007: Host 'Glam Slam TV3 Ireland
June 2008: Host TV Pilot Game Show Blank Cheque Sony

Sony

, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

 

May 2009: Host 'End Of Season' Premier League 

June 2009: Host TV Pilot Game Show 7$TEPS:

April 2010: Host David Haye

David Haye

David Deron Haye is a retired English professional boxer,Haye is the former WBA heavyweight champion. He is also the former unified world cruiserweight champion, holding the WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring cruiserweight titles, and also the former European cruiserweight champion.- Amateur :Haye...

 'The Hayemaker' THISIS50.COM

May 2010: Host 'World Cup End Of Season 2010': Producer, Writer http://www.vimeo.com/12042754

Throughout 2007, 2008, 2009 Tony appeared on 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....

, VH1

VH1

VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

, TV, radiofive.co.uk, and various entertainment networks as a guest host and contributor and also has appeared as a stage host and MC with N-Dubz

N-Dubz

N-Dubz are a British hip hop group from Camden Town, London. The group consists of members Dappy, Tulisa Contostavlos and Fazer.N-Dubz were previously signed to Polydor Records before joining All Around the World Records...

, Jay Sean and Westlife

Westlife

Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...

In July 2010, Tony started his online blog site, Yo Lol a fun and often naughty view on celebrity life and YouTube clips The Sun Newspaper

Appearances

Tony has made guest appearances on Capital Radio

Capital Radio

Capital London is a London based radio station which launched on 16 October 1973 and is owned by Global Radio. On 3 January 2011 it formed part of the nine station Capital radio network.- Pre-launch :...

's Kiss FM

Kiss 100 London

Kiss is a UK radio station broadcasting on FM and Digital Radio, specialising in hip hop, R&B, urban and electronic dance music. It also broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio around the UK & nationally on Freeview, Sky and TalkTalk TV...

's and supports any event benefiting the [www.teenagecancertrust.org/], and hosted Lindsay Lohan's Red Cross Benefit for Haiti and The Red Cross in February 2010.