Piers Morgan was born in 1965.  He studied journalism at Harlow College, beginning his career in local south London newspapers before being spotted by Kelvin MacKenzie of The Sun and given his own showbiz column, Bizarre. Rupert Murdoch made him Editor of News of The World in January 1994; he was headhunted two years later to edit the Mirror where he stayed until May 2004 when he was sacked following the decision to publish photos of British soldiers apparently abusing Iraqi prisoners of war.

He has presented two series of Tabloid Tales for BBC1 and has co-hosted the current affairs show Morgan & Platell on Channel 4.  Piers presented You Can’t Fire Me, I’m Famous for BBC1, re-commissioned by the BBC for a second year and which saw him interviewing famous faces that have been at the centre of a high profile sackings or resignations.  Piers has made a name for himself out in the States as Simon Cowell’s straight-talking Brit mate, playing a mean judge on the talent show America’s Got Talent for NBC and which rated number one in the USA. The second series aired in the summer of 2007 and the third series was shown through the summer 2008, so far an 11 year old singer, an impersonator and an opera singer have walked away as series winners. Piers also appeared in the UK alongside Simon Cowell as a judge on the ITV1 hit show Britain’s Got Talent, with the singer Paul Potts winning the first series and street dancer George Sampson scooping the second series. Most recently he presented a three part documentary for ITV1 Piers Morgan on Sandbanks, taking a look at the small Dorset peninsular that has become the fourth most expensive place to live in the world. He also wowed American audiences to triumphantly win NBC’s The Celebrity Apprentice.

Piers returned to his journalistic background on BBC 1’s Dark Side of Fame in autumn 2008 where he interviewed amongst others Mickey Rourke, Pamela Anderson and Jim Davidson. On the show Piers investigated the hidden personal downsides to the fame his guests craved.

2009 sees Piers return with a new documentary travelogue programme for ITV 1 called Piers On… which will see him taking in the sights of Monaco, Dubai and Hollywood and later in the year his brand new chat show Piers Morgan’s Life Stories. As well as the third series of Britain’s Got Talent and another book halfway through the year, it is shaping up to be a very busy time.

His book, The Insider, private diaries of a scandalous decade, became an instant number one bestseller and his sequel Don’t You Know Who I Am? Insider Diaries of Fame, Power and Naked Ambition topped the bestseller list in spring 2007.  In addition, Piers writes a regular column for the Mail on Sunday on sports and his diaries appear in their supplement Live Magazine. For GQ, Piers takes on celebrities in his regular monthly column where he interviews some of the biggest names in entertainment, politics and more.

Piers lives in London and East Sussex and is a devoted Arsenal fan.