Hairy biker dave myers biography
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Hairy Bikers
English television chef duo
The Hairy Bikers | |
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Si King (L) and Dave Myers (R) | |
| Born | Dave Myers: (1957-09-08)8 September 1957[1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England Si King: (1966-10-20) 20 October 1966 (age 58)[2] Nettlesworth, County Durham, England |
| Died | Dave Myers: 28 February 2024(2024-02-28) (aged 66) |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenters, TV chefs |
| Years active | 2004–2024 |
| Employer | BBC / UKTV (former) |
| Television | The Hairy Bikers' Cookbook, Hairy Bikers Come Home, The Hairy Bikers Ride Again, The Hairy Bakers, The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain, The Hairy Bikers Mums Know Best, Hairy Bikers' Meals on Wheels, Hairy Bikers' Best of British, The Hairy Bikers' Bakeation, The Hairy Bikers' Mississippi Adventure, Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight, The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure, The Hairy Bikers' Pubs That Built Britain, The Ha • Dave Myers death: The enduring legacy of the Hairy BikersDavid “Dave” Myers, one half of the Hairy Bikers, has died aged 66, according to according to a statement on social media from his co-star Simon “Si” King. The two have been cooking together, writing recipes and filming TV shows since their 2004 debut, The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook. King said he “will miss him every day and the bond and friendship we shared over half a lifetime” as he announced Myers’ death on social media. Myers had been living with an undisclosed type of cancer for the past couple of years. With over 25 cookbooks to their name, the Hairy Bikers have made a unique imprint on the world of British food – and Lancashire-born Myers had a huge hand in that. Travelling the world on their motorbikesMyers and King met while working on the set of a Catherine Cookson TV miniseries – Myers was a make-up artist who specialised in prosthetics, and King was a location manager – and the two bonded over their love o • Dave Myers 'a lovely man' who put Cumbria and Barrow on the mapGraham Twyford TV presenter and ledare Dave Myers, one half of the Hairy Bikers along with Si King, died from cancer aged 66 on Wednesday. Friends and former neighbours have paid tribute to a "natural comic" who never forgot his roots and put Cumbria on the map. In Barrow-in-Furness, where Myers was born and raised, and where he lived for many years, he is remembered as a "lovely man" who always talked up his home town. He had many enduring friendships, including with artist Graham Twyford, whom he met at Barrow Grammar school in 1973. Mr Twyford first met Myers when he sat down next to him in an empty seat in the dining hall. "Me and another friend, Pete Thompson, rolled up to the dining hall and there's only a couple of seats left, right next to the bald lad," he recalls. "Most other boys sported long Cavalier locks, so he rather stood out. &q |