Ant & Dec

Ant & Dec
Ant & Dec
	Anthony "Ant" McPartlin and Declan "Dec" Donnelly in 2014
Born	Anthony "Ant" McPartlin; 18 November 1975; Declan "Dec" Donnelly; 25 September 1975;
Occupations	Television presenters; actors; comedians; television producers; television content creators; singers;
Notable work	I'm a Celebrity...; Saturday Night Takeaway; Britain's Got Talent; Byker Grove; Red or Black?; SMTV Live; CD:UK; Pop Idol; Wanna Bet?; Alien Autopsy;
Comedy career
Years active	1988–present
Medium	Film; television; music; radio;
Genres	Clean comedy; observational comedy; musical comedy; surreal humour; slapstick;
Members	Anthony McPartlin; Declan Donnelly
	Musical career
Genres	Pop
Years active	1993–2026
Website	antanddec.com

Ant & Dec are an English television presenting duo consisting of Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly from Newcastle upon Tyne. After meeting as child actors on CBBC's drama Byker Grove, they performed together as pop musicians PJ & Duncan, the names of their characters from the series. The pair are considered the most famous and successful British presenting double act of the 21st century. Their enduring popularity and continuous presence on prime-time television have made them a staple of British entertainment.

The duo have since pursued careers as television presenters, and currently host I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, Britain's Got Talent, and Limitless Win. Previous hosting credits include SMTV Live, CD:UK, Friends Like These, Pop Idol, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, PokerFace, Wanna Bet?, Push the Button, Red or Black?, and Text Santa. They presented the annual Brit Awards in 2001, 2015 and 2016.

In addition to presenting, the pair are actors and both had leading roles in the 2006 film Alien Autopsy. They also have their own production company, Mitre Television. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, Ant & Dec were named the eighteenth most influential people in British culture.