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David Attenborough

Highest Rated: 100% The Year Earth Changed (2021)

Lowest Rated: 54% The Penguin King (2012)

Birthday: May 8, 1926

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Sir David Frederick Attenborough was born on May 8, 1926 in Islesworth, Middlesex, England. He and his brothers, including future actor Richard Attenborough, were raised on the campus grounds of University College, Leicester, where his father was employed as part of the faculty. Richard developed an interest in nature and wildlife early in life, fostered by childhood collections and the attendance of lectures and presentations on animals and conservation. After two years of study at Clare College, Cambridge, Attenborough was drafted by the Royal Navy. He returned to civilian life by 1950, shortly after which point he got married and assumed a job as a producer and television presenter for the BBC, specifically for science and nature-oriented projects. In 1957, Attenborough and company launched the network's Travel and Exploration Unit, through which he continued to produce nature series. In the 1960s, Attenborough was instrumental in reshaping the nascent BBC Two with a more sophisticated bent than his predecessors had lain. Though by 1969 he had ascended to an executive position overseeing the BBC and BBC Two, the '70s saw Attenborough return to his preferred position of hands-on work with broadcasts. Among the major projects to spawn from this era were "Wildlife on One" (BBC One 1977-2005) and  "Life on Earth" (BBC One 1979), both of which he narrated. Attenborough's later projects of renown included "The Blue Planet" (BBC One 2001) and "Planet Earth" (BBC One 2006), and "Seven Worlds, One Planet" (BBC One 2019).

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Highest rated movies

100% 97% The Year Earth Changed Watchlist
100% Climate Change - The Facts
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100% 84% Flying Monsters
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96% 96% David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
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77% 88% Björk: Biophilia Live
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58% 72% Breaking Boundaries: The Science Of Our Planet
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54% 55% The Penguin King
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The Living Thames
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Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
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83% When Björk Met Attenborough
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Secret Lives of Orangutans Narrator - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough Self - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dinosaur Apocalypse Host - 2022
58% 72% Breaking Boundaries: The Science Of Our Planet Unknown (Character) - 2021
100% 97% The Year Earth Changed Unknown (Character) - 2021
96% 96% David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet Self - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Extinction: The Facts Unknown (Character) - 2020
100% No Score Yet Climate Change - The Facts Unknown (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wild Karnataka Narrator - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Living Thames Unknown (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Queen's Green Planet Unknown (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Queen's Green Planet Self - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder Self - 2017
No Score Yet 87% A Plastic Ocean Unknown (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Plastic Ocean Self - 2016
77% 88% Björk: Biophilia Live Unknown (Voice) $28.3K 2014
No Score Yet 83% When Björk Met Attenborough Unknown (Character) - 2013
54% 55% The Penguin King Narrator,
Writer
- 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hot Tuna Narrator - 2012
100% 84% Flying Monsters Narrator - 2010
No Score Yet 97% Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life Unknown (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 94% Life in Cold Blood Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 82% How Art Made the World Unknown (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 97% The Life of Mammals Unknown (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Survival Island Writer - 1996

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nature Host,
Narrator
2011 2013-2014 2016 2019-2021 2023-2025
100% 95% Planet Earth III Narrator 2023-2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mammals Host 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough Host 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dynasties Narrator 2018-2020 2022 2024
96% 89% Our Planet Narrator 2019 2023
91% 96% Prehistoric Planet Narrator 2022-2023
100% 88% Wild Isles Host 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Winterwatch Guest 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Life in Color With David Attenborough Host 2022
75% 88% Planet Earth: Frozen Planet II Narrator 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet NOVA Host,
Narrator
2022
100% 88% The Green Planet Host 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Mating Game Narrator 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Earthshot How To Save Our Planet W/ Prince William Guest 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet 60 Minutes Guest 2020-2021
No Score Yet 94% Attenborough's Life in Colour Host 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Beyond the CANVAS Guest 2021
100% 100% A Perfect Planet Narrator 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wild India Narrator 2020
100% 95% Seven Worlds, One Planet Narrator 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Natural World Host,
Narrator
1984-1985 2011-2012 2014-2017 2019
97% 84% Blue Planet II Host,
Narrator
2017-2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Horizon Host,
Narrator
2009 2017
100% 94% Planet Earth II Narrator 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Guest 2012 2015-2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet David Attenborough's Zoo Quest in Colour Host 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough Host,
Writer
2015-2016
No Score Yet 100% Planet Earth: The Hunt Narrator 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Life Story Host 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates Host,
Writer
2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Africa Narrator,
Writer
2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild Host 2012
No Score Yet 100% Frozen Planet Narrator 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Madagascar Narrator,
Writer
2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet David Attenborough's First Life Host,
Writer
2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Life Narrator 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nature's Great Events Host,
Narrator
2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tiger: Spy in the Jungle Narrator 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Life in Cold Blood Host 2008
100% 90% Planet Earth Narrator 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Life in the Undergrowth Host,
Narrator,
Writer
2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wildlife on One Narrator 1977-1983 1985 1987-1989 1991-1997 1999-2000 2002 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet David Attenborough's The Life of Mammals Host,
Self,
Writer
2002-2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Blue Planet Producer,
Narrator,
Writer
2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Life of Birds Host,
Writer
1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Life in the Freezer Host 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Trials of Life Host 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Life on Earth Host,
Writer
1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zoo Quest Producer,
Host
1955-1957 1959 1961