Phillip Schofield
A fixture of British daytime TV for decades, his warm, professional partnership with Holly Willoughby on 'This Morning' became a national institution.
Born 1962 (age 64)·English television personality·Birthday: April 1·Baby Boomers
Biography
Phillip Schofield's television career began in the buzzing control rooms of Children's BBC, his youthful face a familiar gateway to Saturday morning cartoons. That early ease in front of a live camera propelled him to hosting the chaotic, beloved kids' show 'Going Live!', where he mastered the art of thinking on his feet. His true legacy, however, was forged on the sofa of ITV's 'This Morning'. For over twenty years, his chemistry with co-host Holly Willoughby provided a comforting, often playful center to the program's mix of news, interviews, and lifestyle segments. Schofield's tenure made him a constant, reassuring presence in millions of British homes, though his later departure from the show marked a dramatic and public end to an era.
Baby Boomers
1946–1964
The largest generation in history at the time. Shaped by postwar prosperity, the Vietnam War, the sexual revolution, and Watergate. They questioned every institution their parents built — then ran them.
Phillip was born in 1962, placing them squarely in the Baby Boomers. The events that shaped this generation — postwar prosperity, civil rights, Vietnam, and the counterculture — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Phillip Was Born
The biggest hits of 1962
#1 Movie
Lawrence of Arabia
Best Picture
Lawrence of Arabia
#1 TV Show
Beverly Hillbillies
Phillip's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1962Born
Cuban Missile Crisis brings the world to the brink
Gas: $0.31/galHome: $12,800Min wage: $1.15/hrPresident: John F. Kennedy"Stranger on the Shore" — Acker BilkBest Picture: Lawrence of Arabia
1967Started school
Summer of Love in San Francisco; first Super Bowl
Gas: $0.33/galHome: $14,250Min wage: $1.40/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"To Sir, with Love" — LuluBest Picture: In the Heat of the Night
1975Became a teenager
Fall of Saigon ends the Vietnam War
Gas: $0.57/galHome: $27,600Min wage: $2.10/hrPresident: Gerald Ford"Love Will Keep Us Together" — Captain & TennilleBest Picture: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1978Could drive
First test-tube baby born
Gas: $0.63/galHome: $35,300Min wage: $2.65/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Shadow Dancing" — Andy GibbBest Picture: The Deer Hunter
1980Could vote
John Lennon shot and killed in New York
Gas: $1.19/galHome: $47,200Min wage: $3.10/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Call Me" — BlondieBest Picture: Ordinary People
1983Turned 21
Internet adopts TCP/IP, creating the modern internet
Gas: $1.16/galHome: $57,700Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Every Breath You Take" — The PoliceBest Picture: Terms of Endearment
1992Turned 30
LA riots after Rodney King verdict
Gas: $1.13/galHome: $84,300Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"End of the Road" — Boyz II MenBest Picture: Unforgiven
2002Turned 40
Euro currency enters circulation
Gas: $1.36/galHome: $137,800Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"How You Remind Me" — NickelbackBest Picture: Chicago
2012Turned 50
Curiosity rover lands on Mars; Sandy Hook shooting
Gas: $3.64/galHome: $143,200Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Somebody That I Used to Know" — GotyeBest Picture: Argo
2022Turned 60
Russia invades Ukraine; Queen Elizabeth II dies
Gas: $3.97/galHome: $348,700Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Joe Biden"As It Was" — Harry StylesBest Picture: Everything Everywhere All at Once
2026Age 64 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Co-presented ITV's flagship daytime program 'This Morning' for over two decades, from 2002 to 2023.
- Hosted the popular Saturday morning children's show 'Going Live!' for six years in the late 80s and early 90s.
- Served as the long-time presenter of the ITV skating competition 'Dancing on Ice'.
- Won multiple National Television Awards, including for 'Most Popular Entertainment Presenter'.
- Published a bestselling autobiography, 'Life's What You Make It', in 2020.
Did You Know?
He began his broadcasting career as a DJ for the BBC's radio station in New Zealand before moving to Children's BBC.
Schofield famously came out as gay live on 'This Morning' in 2020, with the support of his co-host Holly Willoughby.
He provided the voice for several characters in the UK version of the children's show 'Bob the Builder'.
His first TV role was as a continuity announcer, introducing programs between broadcasts.
“Live television is a tightrope walk where you must never look down.”
