James May's Lifestyle ★ 2021

[Laughter] james may is a british journalist and television presenter he's best known as co-presenter of the motoring program top gear alongside jeremy clarkson and richard hammond from 2003 until 2015. as of 2016 he is a director of the production company w chomp and sons and is also a co-presenter in the television series the grand tour for amazon video may has presented other programs on themes including science and technology toys wine culture and the plight of manliness in modern times no no no no right hang on hang on hang on i can do [Laughter] don't worry i'm all right if you enjoy these videos please remember to hit the like button as it does help us out a lot and comment below who your favorite celebrity is that you'd love to see in an upcoming video his full name is james daniel may but is also known as captain slow and the spaniel he was born january 16 1963 in bristol england making him age 57 at the time of this production he stands six feet tall or 1.82 meters in 2006 he pulled out all the stops and earned himself a pilot's license after training at white waltham airfield in berkshire and he even has his own plane james nickname captain slow thanks to his how should we put this cautious approach to motoring may be well earned but it hasn't stopped him from splashing out on some pretty fast pieces of motor in july 2010 may was awarded an honorary doctorate by lancaster university where he had previously studied music he also holds a doctor of letters degree in june 2016 he supported remain in the eu referendum may lives in hammersmith west london with our critic sarah froeder with whom he's had a relationship since 2000 [Music] whenever you watch police camera action or see a real police chase the person trying to get away is always going ludicrously fast but actually what's the point you just panic and have an accident james daniel may was born in bristol one of four children he has two sisters and a brother they attended careleon endowed junior school in newport he spent his teenage years in south yorkshire where he attended oakwood comprehensive school in rotherham and was a choir boy at whitson parish church mae studied music at pando college lancaster university where he learned to play the flute and piano after graduating may briefly worked at a hospital in chelsea as a records officer and had a short stint with the civil service he started off working as a sub editor for the engineer and then for auto car magazine he wrote the book may on motors in 2006 and co-authored oz and james big wine adventure the same year may was a presenter on the tv series top gear in 1999 and then again from 2003 to 2015. he's also presented many of his own tv series including james may's top toys james may's big ideas oz and james drink to britain james may on the moon james may at the edge of space james may's toy stories and james may's man lab may began hosting the amazon television series the grand tour in 2016. in 2016 he became a director for the production company w chump and sons in january 2020 may hosted a series of travel documentaries named james may one man in japan the six episode series was released on amazon prime video and follows may's journey from the north end of japan to its south over the course of three months may explores and participates in many activities to truly understand the country which has intrigued him for a long time may was nominated for a royal television society award for best presenter for top gear in 2007 he's authored 15 plus books over the years for the grand tour may and hammond each made a bit more than 7 million pounds a year under the new contract or 10 million in dollars that's more than a 1400 percent increase from their previous jobs at the bbc where they earned five hundred thousand pounds a year or seven hundred twenty thousand dollars as you can see he is quite a big chap so he took a lot of murdering and now james is gonna see if he can get him in the boot of the rolls royce james may's net worth is an estimated 25 million dollars james may paid 325 000 pounds for a modest terrorist house near ravens court park in hammersmith london in 2000 then in 2011 he's thought to have paid 310 000 pounds for the semi derelict former workshop next door may said since buying the workshop he'd used it for storage entertainment and hobbies in a letter to hammersmith and fulham's planning department in 2016. his slow and steady approach to the project may have been a stroke of genius after may held a two-hour meeting with neighbors and a local architect in 2015 amending his planning application in the spirit of true consultation to reduce the height of the proposed build and address concerns about overlooking he was granted permission to convert the space to residential use and has now begun work on constructing a larger property in its place when finished the new two-story home will have a garage kitchen dining area piano room and entertainment space on the ground floor upstairs there will be three bedrooms a study library and two bathrooms with plans for only one garage it's not immediately obvious where may intends to store his impressive motorbike and car collection may has previously said he bought his house in hammersmith because it had a garage it was an area where i wanted to live a garage is pretty unusual around there so i took it may's ferrari collection is a far cry from the very first car that he ever owned a 1978 mk1 vauxhall cavalier which came with pre-stolen hubcaps and a stoved in rear door other cars may has owned over the years include a 2005 saab 9-5 arrow [Music] a bentley t2 a rolls-royce phantom a triumph 2000 [Music] a rover p6 [Music] and alpha romeo 164 a 1971 rolls-royce cornish [Music] a jaguar xjs [Music] a 1992 range rover classic vogue [Music] a fiat panda a datsun 120y [Music] a ferrari f430 [Music] a ferrari 458 italia [Music] a 1980 porsche 911 [Music] and a 2005 porsche boxster s which he claims is the first car he's ever purchased new [Music] may currently owns a ferrari 308 gtb a 2009 porsche 911 carrera s facelift [Music] a 2014 bmw i3 a 2018 alpine a110 a 2019 tesla model s 100d [Music] a 2015 toyota mirai a 2015 ferrari 458 special which he ordered following his exit from top gear and the vw beach buggy used in the grand tour special the beach buggy boys

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Published: Thu Jun 11 2020