Aleks Krotoski
Birthday: Born in 1974-10-22 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Deathday: Alive
Aleksandra K. "Aleks" Krotoski (born 1974) is an American broadcaster and journalist, currently based in the UK, who writes about technology and interactivity. She presents The Guardian podcast Tech Weekly and contributes to guardian.co.uk. She formerly wrote a print column for The Guardian's now defunct Technology section.
TV Credits
Bits
Character: Self
Channel 4's cult late night review show which was originally shown on 4Later before getting a (less risque) morning slot on T4. It's a computer gaming show whose reviewers were three women who actually knew their stuff. Each week featured an unconventional theme running through the show backed up by news, previews and reviews....
The Virtual Revolution
Character: Self - Presenter
Twenty years on from the invention of the World Wide Web, Dr Aleks Krotoski looks at how it is reshaping almost every aspect of our lives. Joined by some of the web's biggest names - including the founders of Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, and the web's inventor - she explores how far the web has lived up to its early promise....
Thumb Bandits
Character: Self
Thumb Bandits was a British video game television series. It aired on Channel 4 in 2001. The program was presented by Iain Lee and Aleks Krotoski, but only ran for thirteen episodes before being dropped....
Movie Credits
Lara Croft: Lethal and Loaded
Character: Self
Lara Croft is the fearless pioneer of "girl power." She's the empress of the digital age, and the star of the wildly successful computer game and movie Tomb Raider. Now, for the first time, this fascinating program explores the unique phenomenon of Lara Croft and tells an amazing tale of ingenuity and success. It reveals how Core Design invented Lara Croft and catapulted her into mainstream contemporary culture, making her the most successful cyber character to cross over into global marketing,...
Feels Good Man
Character: Self - Psychologist & Journalist
When indie comic character Pepe the Frog becomes an unwitting icon of hate, his creator, artist Matt Furie, fights to bring Pepe back from the darkness and navigate America's cultural divide....