Romesh Ranganathan is a comedian, actor, and presenter from England. He is well-known for his deadpan, self-deprecating humor.

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Romesh Ranganathan Biography

He was born on January 30, 1978, in Crawley, West Sussex, England. His zodiac sign is Aquarius

Ranganathan has been on many television comedy panel programs, and in 2016, he co-hosted It’s Not Rocket Science on ITV with Rachel Riley and Ben Miller.

Romesh Ranganathan Height

Shawn has a height of 5 feet 9 inches ( 1.82 m) and weighs 55 kg. He has a beautiful set of dark eyes and natural black hair.

Romesh Ranganathan Parents

He was born to Sri Lankan-British parents. Shanthi Ranganathan is his mother’s name. Romesh lost his father on December 13, 2011. 

Romesh Ranganathan Career

In 2014, he participated in The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice, a British television program. Following that, he demonstrated his handmade vegan chocolate brownies on the program. He is a vegan and used to be a vegetarian until 2013. Ranganathan has appeared as a guest on a panel game show on 8 of the 10 episodes of Cats Does Countdown. 

In the second season of the program, which aired in 2016, he and his mother traveled to Sri Lanka to meet more of his family. In 2015, he became a frequent panelist on The Apprentice: You’re Fired, a companion discussion show. The program was an offshoot of The Apprentice.

Ranganathan co-hosted a new ITV entertainment series called It’s Not Rocket Science with Ben Miller and Rachel Riley in 2016. Then, in 2017, he joined John Lloyd on the BBC Radio program The Museum of Curiosity.

Romesh has also joined the 13th season of A League of Their Own (a UK game show). In addition, he appeared in his own 10-episode docu-comedy, Just Another Immigrant, which debuted on Showtime on June 8, 2018. In 2018, he debuted Judge Romesh, an unscripted reality program.

He has three children with his wife, Leesa. Theo Ranganathan, Charlie Ranganathan, and Alex Ranganathan. The couple is attempting to be the greatest parents they can be for their children.

Ranganathan certainly earns a decent living from his profession as a comedian and TV appearances.

Romesh Ranganathan’s father passed away from a heart attack in 2011.

Who are Romesh Ranganathan Parents?

Romesh Ranganathan’s father

The comedian has spoken publicly about his younger years and how his father spent two years in prison for fraud.

Romesh’s father was the inspiration for his first sitcom, The Reluctant Landlord, as he ran the Prince of Wales in East Grinstead.

Speaking to The Big Issue in 2018, Romesh said that his dad fell into financial difficulty, his parents split and the family had their house taken away: “It was insane, going from super comfortable to everything falling away.”

Romesh Ranganathan’s mother

Romesh’s mother is Shanthi Ranganathan. Shanthi appeared in TV series Asian Provocateur alongside her son.

Although Romesh’s family broke apart when he was younger, he clearly has a strong relationship with his mum who lives just 10 minutes away from him now.

Shanthi appeared on Vegan Food Dispute alongside her daughter-in-law, Leesa, and is a fan favourite when she appears on Romesh’s shows.