Theo Paphitis
Birthday: Born in 1959-09-24 in Limassol, Cyprus
Deathday: Alive
Theo was born in Cyprus in 1959. His business empire spans retail, property, finance and consumer goods. In 2005 Theo joined the popular TV show Dragon’ Den and spent eight subsequent years as a stalwart of the show. Throughout the seasons Theo invested in numerous small businesses and helped fledgling entrepreneurs develop their businesses in a wide variety of industries from consumer goods to online antique valuations. Theo left the TV show in 2012 to focus on his expanding retail empire.
TV Credits
Question Time
Character: Self - Panellist
This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience....
Dragons' Den
Character: Guest Dragon
Budding entrepreneurs get three minutes to pitch their business ideas to five multi-millionaires willing to invest their own cash....
Top Gear
Character: Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff....
Dragons' Den: How to Win in the Den
Character: Himself
A look back over the highs and lows experienced by the hundreds of entrepreneurs who have entered the Den over the last nine series, examining the key ingredients required for a successful pitch....
Dragons' Den: On Tour
Character: Himself
The Dragons tour the UK to find out what happened next to their investments...
Dragons' Den: The Dragons' Stories
Character: Himself
Series revealing the lives of the Dragons' Den Dragons...
Dragons' Den: What Happened Next
Character: Himself
Series following the Dragons as they leave the Den to return to their business empires and multimillionaire lifestyles...
Famous, Rich and Hungry
Character: Self
Four famous volunteers try to untangle the complicated reasons and life choices that lie behind Britain's hidden hunger crisis and are challenged to help UK households find a way out of food poverty...
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Character: Self - Participant
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction...
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Character: Self – Entrepreneur
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics....
8 Out of 10 Cats
Character: Self
8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas"....
Dragons' Den
Character: Dragon
Budding entrepreneurs get three minutes to pitch their business ideas to five multi-millionaires willing to invest their own cash....
Top Gear
Character: Self
This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff....
A League of Their Own
Character:
Two teams comprised of comedians, celebrities and sports stars compete against each other in a test of their sporting knowledge, taking place over three rounds....