- Jonathan has an OBE.
- Jonathan is best known as a critic and presenter of radio and television. Working extensively with the BBC, Ross has presented The Film Programme since 1997, his own chat show, Friday Night With Jonathan Ross since 2001.
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Jonathan has appeared for years as a panelist on They Think It's All Over and was the annual host of the British Comedy Awards from 1991-2007.
- Jonathan is known for his distinctive voice, flamboyant style of dress, and his light-hearted banter.
- Jonathan has a boldness in presenting, which some would consider often risqué, and as a result, he has sometimes been surrounded by controversy.
- Jonathan was won three BAFTA Awards for his work on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross.
- Jonathan attended Southampton College of Art and studied Modern European History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London.
- Jonathan began his career as a researcher on the Channel 4 show Loose Talk.
- In June 2006, when Conservative party leader David Cameron appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Jonathan began a line of questioning relating to Conservative ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, culminating in the question -"Did you or did you not have a wank thinking of Margaret Thatcher?". Ross was defended by the BBC publicly but repeat showings of the interview have been banned.
- In 2006, Jonathan was criticised when he made a joke against Heather Mills, soon after she and Paul McCartney announced they were to divorce. Jonathan branded Mills, who only has one leg, a "fucking liar" and that he "wouldn't be surprised if we found out she's actually got two legs".
- Following a guest appearance by Jonathan on the The Russell Brand Show broadcast on 18 October 2008, Jonathan was suspended for 12 weeks without pay by the BBC. The BBC was later fined 150,000 pounds by Britain's broadcast regulator for airing the calls made in Brand's show.
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