Dominic Wood facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Dominic Wood
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| Born |
Dominic Simon Wood
3 January 1977 |
| Occupation | Entertainer, magician, presenter |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Known for | Dick and Dom |
| Spouse(s) |
Sandi Lee Hughes
(m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
Dominic Simon "Dom" Wood (born 3 January 1977) is an English entertainer, magician and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom, with the other being Richard "Dick" McCourt. From 14 October 2007 to September 2008, he and work partner McCourt presented the Sunday morning show on BBC Radio 1 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, but later left the show due to TV commitments. Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom started in 2013. Dick and Dom won the 2014 Children's Presenter BAFTA Award for the second series of the show.
Magic career
Wood was at one point the youngest member of the magician's society The Magic Circle. He was however later expelled in the wake of disapproval over Dick & Dom in da Bungalow, on which he would occasionally perform and gave away tricks, despite him protesting that other entertainers and magicians had effectively done the same publicly before with no blowback.
His magical achievements and awards include:
- 1999 Escaping from a straitjacket on Houdini's birthday
- 1998 British Magical Champion
- 1998 World Record for Card Tricks
- 1996 IBM Shield for Sleight of Hand
- 1994 Young Magician of the Year
Author
Wood has co-written several books, including:
Personal life
Wood married Sandi Lee Hughes of the (now defunct) pop band allSTARS*. The couple have two sons, Tommy and Sam. McCourt is also the godfather of both children.
He has an older brother Jim who appeared on an episode of Dick and Dom in da Bungalow. He has two other brothers, Matt and Tim.
Wood is a vegetarian.
Wood has been diagnosed as dyslexic.
Wood ran the annual charity event the Great North Run for the first time in 2007.
