Sir David Paradine Frost, OBE (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was an
English journalist, comedian, writer, media personality and television host.
After graduating from Cambridge University, Frost rose to
prominence in the UK when he was chosen to host the satirical programme That Was the Week That Was in 1962. His success on this show led
to work as a host on US television. He became known for his television
interviews with senior political figures, among them The Nixon Interviews with former United States President Richard Nixon in 1977, which were adapted into a stage play and film.
Frost was one of the
"Famous Five" who were behind the launch of ITVbreakfast
station TV-am in 1983. For the BBC, he hosted the Sunday
morning interview programme Breakfast with Frost from 1993 to 2005. He spent two
decades as host of Through the Keyhole. From 2006 to 2012
he hosted the weekly programme Frost Over the World on Al Jazeera English and from 2012, the weekly programme The Frost Interview.
Frost died on 31 August
2013, aged 74, on board the cruise ship MSQueen Elizabeth, on which he had
been engaged as a speaker.
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