Jess Yates Net Worth

Jess Yates Net Worth is
$17 Million

Jess Yates Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Jesse Frederick Joseph Yates (20 December 1918 – 9 April 1993) was a British television presenter and producer. He was the creator, presenter and producer of Yorkshire Television’s religious programme Stars on Sunday, for which he gained the nickname 'The Bishop'.He was born in Tyldesley, Lancashire. His family moved to Llandudno when he was five. After leaving school, Yates worked as a cinema organist. Yates was born into a show business family; his mother booked his stage acts. After the war he directed documentary films, joined BBC Television as a freelance designer and joined the BBC on the production side in 1949. He was involved with programmes such as Come Dancing, The Good Old Days and the Miss World competition. In later life, he lived in the village of Rowen, near Conwy in North Wales.In 1968, he became head of children's programmes for Yorkshire TV. The following year, he began hosting Stars on Sunday. Yates would introduce the show seated at an electric organ – on which he occasionally performed using much tremulant – placed in front of a stained-glass window. One of his many observations was, "We can't see round the bend in the road, but God can." The programme attracted many special guests, including Harry Secombe, Dame Anna Neagle, Gracie Fields and Dorothy Squires. He was quoted as wanting stars to appear on the programme as that is what he thought would persuade viewers to tune in. At the end of the series, viewing figures had risen from 600,000 to seven million.He was married to actress and author Elaine Smith (whose stage name was Helene Thornton and wrote under the pseudonym Heller Torren) from 1958 to 1975. His TV career ended in 1974 when it was revealed that he had been having an affair with young actress Anita Kay, although he was separated from his wife at the time. Amid the ensuing furore, Yates had to be smuggled from Yorkshire Television's studio complex in Leeds in the boot of a car. His contract with the company was terminated.Yates, who lived in North Wales, was also in demand as an after-dinner speaker. In 1976, he made an appearance on the panel of the new television show New Faces. However, towards the end of his life it was reported in the media that Yates was in financial difficulties, with a small pension from Yorkshire Television as his sole income. It was also stated that he was no longer on speaking terms with the television presenter Paula Yates, who was then believed to be his daughter. He had an interest in antiques.After his death, a DNA test revealed that Paula, claimed to be his daughter by his wife Elaine, was actually fathered by television presenter Hughie Green.

Date Of BirthDecember 20, 1918
Died1993-04-09
Place Of BirthTyldesley, Manchester, England, UK
Height5' 7" (1.7 m)
ProfessionProducer, Actor, Director
NationalityBritish
Star SignSagittarius
#Fact
1Originally thought to be the father of Paula Yates, until a DNA test in 1997 established that her biological father was Hughie Green.

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Charles Dickens' World of Christmas1974TV Movie executive producer
Mini Melodies1974TV Series executive producer - 13 episodes
Boy Dominic1974TV Series executive producer
Junior Showtime1969-1973TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes
The Witches' Brew1972-1973TV Series executive producer - 32 episodes
Stars on SundayTV Series executive producer - 2 episodes, 1970 - 1972 producer - 1 episode, 1970
The Sky's the Limit1971TV Series executive producer - 1971
Eartha Kitt Sings1970TV Series executive producer
The Flaxton Boys1969TV Series executive producer - 13 episodes

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
How We Used to Live1968TV SeriesPresenter

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Origami1970TV Series documentary 1 episode

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Stars on Sunday1969TV Series creator

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
New Faces1976TV SeriesHimself-panelist / Himself - Panellist
Stars on Sunday1969-1973TV SeriesHimself - Host / Himself - Presenter & Organist / Himself / ...

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Real Hughie Green2001TV Movie documentaryHimself

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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