Edd China Wiki Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family

On 1 May 2018, China premiered his new series, Edd China’s Garage Revival, on his YouTube channel. So far, only a pilot episode has been made.

On 21 March 2017, China announced on his YouTube channel that he was departing Wheeler Dealers due to disagreements over the direction of the programme. Six days later, in another video, China described how Brewer had telephoned him over the weekend saying that he, his wife and his daughter, were receiving significant online abuse, including death threats, because of China’s leaving the show.

In 2012, China, and driver from the BTCC, Tom Onslow-Cole, were part of an eBay sponsored challenge, to convert a milk float into a drag racer, which then achieved a place in the Guinness World Records, for the world’s fastest milk float.

In 2009, China incorporated Grease Junkie Limited (whose website sells Wheeler Dealers and Grease Junkie merchandise) and became managing director. China owned an MOT and servicing garage in Bracknell, Berkshire, called Grease Junkie, which was voluntarily wound up in August 2016, due to his prolonged absence from the business while working in America.

China was a guest in 2007 on The Culture Show, being interviewed and driving Arthur Smith and various other performers around the Edinburgh Festival.

In 2007, owing to his record attempts, China was featured in a number of programmes, including Fifth Gear, Pulling Power and This Morning, showcasing his creations.

In 2005, China was a celebrity guest on BBC’s Ready Steady Cook, for a Children in Need Special. He also co hosted the short lived Auto Trader television series alongside Brewer. The series was screened by Discovery Channel.

He, along with Penny Mallory, Tony Mason and Alex Riley, presented a television miniseries for the United Kingdom that examined the history and culture of classic cars, geared toward classic car enthusiasts called Classic Car Club for Discovery Channel, which premiered in 2005.

China was hired by Discovery Channel and paired with television presenter Mike Brewer in 2003 specifically to make a new car programme: Wheeler Dealers. It became both China’s and Brewer’s most famous television work to date, and they presented the show together for 13 series, from 2003 to 2017.

Following the success of his creations as a special effects technician on the comedy television programme Father Ted, China set up Cummfy Banana Limited, in March 1999, as an outlet for his extreme creations. In 2001, China was interviewed about Cummfy Banana’s vehicles on ITV’s Pulling Power. In 2006, he was interviewed on ITV’s This Morning about his Cummfy Banana vehicles.

Following the success of his creation of the Casual Lofa, China’s first job in television was as a special effects technician for Father Ted in 1994. In 1998, China appeared as a guest on Top Gear Live, driving the Casual Lofa at the Silverstone ‘Live Arena’.

Edward John China (born 9 May 1971) is an English television presenter, mechanic, motor specialist and inventor, best known as being presenter and mechanic on Discovery Channel’s television show Wheeler Dealers. He has also appeared on Top Gear, Auto Trader, Scrapheap Challenge and Fifth Gear.