Richard Hammond

    • Full name: Richard Mark Hammond
    • Nickname: "Hamster"
    • Born: December 19, 1969
    • Birthplace: West Midlands, England
    • Attended: Harrogate College of Art and Technology
    • Plays bass guitar
    • Spouse: Amanda Etheridge, married on May 4, 2002
    • Daughters: Isabella and Willow
    • September 2006: Sustained a brain injury in a dragster crash
    • January 2009: Sustained injuries in a horse fall
    • Unable to participate in the Hayes Golden Button Challenge in Gloucestershire due to his January 2009 injuries
  • Richard Hammond is a British television and radio presenter best known for his stint on the television show Top Gear.

    Hammond was injured in a horse fall in January of 2009, resulting in numerous abrasions and bruises. He was previously injured in a 288 mph dragster crash while filming Top Gear in September of 2006, where he sustained a serious brain injury.Telegraph: Richard Hammond injured in horse fall (January 20, 2009)

  • Television Career

    • 2003: RI:SE
    • 2004-2005: Crufts Dog Show
    • 2005: Time Commanders
    • 2004-2005: Should I Worry About...?
    • 2006: 5 O'Clock Show
    • 2006: Petrolheads
    • 2003-2006: Brainiac: Science Abuse
    • 2007: Last Man Standing
    • 2007: Helicopter Heroes
    • 2008: Engineering Connections
    • 2008: Xpose
    • 2002-2008: Top Gear
    • 2009: Blast Lab
    • 2009: Total Wipeout

  • Top Gear Fast Facts

    1. Television series
    2. Subject: Motor vehicles
    3. Network: BBC
    4. Premiered: October 20, 2002
    5. Producer: Andy Wilman
    6. Runtime: 60 minutes
    7. Estimated viewers: 350 million worldwide
    8. Presenters: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig

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