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Inside the life of Marcel Theroux and how he's related to Louis Theroux

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Inside the life of Marcel Theroux and how he's related to Louis Theroux
Inside the life of Marcel Theroux and how he's related to Louis Theroux

OVER the years documentaries have become extremely popular on TV.

One person who travels the globe investigating different stories is Marcel Theroux.

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Marcel Theroux, centre, is the older brother of documentary filmmaker Louis TherouxCredit: Channel 4

Who is Marcel Theroux?

Born on June 13, 1968, Marcel Theroux is an English novelist and broadcaster.

He was born in Kampala, Uganda but was brought up in Wandsworth, London.

Marcel boarded at Westminster School and was best friends with MP Nick Clegg.

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As well as his documentary work, he is also an author, and is known for A Stranger in The Earth and The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes: A Paper Chase.

Marcel has also worked in television news in New York and in Boston.

Is Marcel Theroux related to Louis Theroux?

Marcel is the older brother of documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux.

They are the sons of American travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux.

Like his brother, Louis is a well known documentary filmmaker.

They both share a very famous cousin - actor Justin Theroux, who was once married to Jennifer Aniston.

Is Marcel Theroux married and does he have any children?

Marcel is married with kids, but he likes to keep his personal life out of the spotlight.

Their names and ages have been kept out of public knowledge, but we know the family live in London.

Speaking to The Guardian about his home life, Marcel said:: “I like that it feels normal. Normality is good, isn’t it, in life. Keep the life normal, and keep the work weird. You don’t want to do it the other way round.”

Which documentaries has Marcel Theroux helped make?

Marcel is best known for presenting a series of documentaries for Unreported Worlds.

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He also presented Oligart: The Great Russian Art Boom.

Marcel is also known for the Channel 4 climate change documentary The End Of The World As We Know It.

What is Marcel Theroux's net worth?

Marcel has a reported net worth of around £1M.

This has been accumulated from his long career in broadcasting.

Marcel's books have also topped up his huge bank balance.

What is Marcel Theroux's new show The Playboy Bunny Murder about?

This ITV true crime series sees Marcel Theroux investigate a set of disturbing murders of young women that have remained unsolved since the 1970s, revealing a dark and violent side hidden beneath the wealth and glamour of London’s nightlife.

The journalist and filmmaker’s long-standing interest in the brutal murders, which shocked the London he grew up in, led him to return to the killings of Eve Stratford, a Playboy Bunny who aspired to be a famous model, Lynda Farrow, a croupier with years of experience working in nighttime London, and Lynne Weedon, a schoolgirl whose whole life lay ahead of her.

This two-part series aims to unravel the mystery through unrivalled and exclusive access to friends, colleagues and relatives of the victims who provide an intimate insight into their lives and personalities as well as archive material from the time.

Marcel’s four-year hunt to shed light on who was responsible takes him back to that time, sees him try to track down police files, examine new breakthroughs and travel in search of key figures who have been linked to the case as he pursues the truth that has remained hidden for decades.

Natalie Keegan

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