Frank Skinner, born Christopher Graham Collins MBE, a renowned English comedian, actor, presenter and writer has an estimated net worth of $8 million.
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Born on 28 January 1957 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, Skinner grew up in a council house in neighbouring Oldbury.
He was the youngest of four children born to his parents: John Collins (1918–1990) and his wife Doris (1919–1989).
Skinner is best known for his television work which includes:
- Fantasy Football League from 1994 to 2004,
- The Frank Skinner Show from 1995 to 2005,
- Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned from 2000 to 2005, and
- Room 101 from 2012 to 2018.
Together with David Baddiel, Skinner provided vocals and wrote the lyrics for “Three Lions”, the official song in collaboration with Liverpudlian indie band The Lightning Seeds, to mark the England national football team’s participation in the 1996 European Championship.
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Skinner also reprised his role to release two subsequent versions of the song for the England team’s involvement in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2010 World Cup.
The 1996 version is the only song ever to have four separate stints at number one in the UK singles chart with the same artists, the most recent coming in July 2018 following England reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup.
Skinner was named Best Comedy Entertainment Personality at the 2001 British Comedy Awards and was awarded a MBE during the 2023 New Year Honours for his services to entertainment.
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