Michael Terence Aspel, OBE (born 12 January 1933) is an English journalist and television presenter. He has been a high-profile TV personality in the United Kingdom since the 1960s, presenting programmes such as Crackerjack, Aspel and Company, This is Your Life and Antiques Roadshow. In 2007 he announced his effective retirement, saying he had no further TV projects planned. Aspel was once married to the actress Elizabeth Power, best-known for her role in EastEnders.
Became President of the charity Ability UK in 1984.
A father of six.
He succeeded Eamonn Andrews as the presenter of "This Is Your Life" in 1988.
Served as a paratrooper in the British Army during his National Service days
Despite consistently high ratings he became disillusioned with his chat show. After his producers forced him to interview Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone despite the fact that they would only talk about Planet Hollywood, he decided he had had enough.
