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Peter Bennett-Jones CBE is a British TV producer and agent best known as the former owner of Tiger Aspect. He has also represented actors such as Rowan Atkinson and Harry Enfield with his company PBJ Management.
Bennett-Jones attended Herronwater and then Winchester School, then read law at Magdalene College, Cambridge where he was a member of the Cambridge Footlights. After graduation, he toured America and set up his own theatre group. He moved into film, being a key player in the formation of Talkback Productions and after leaving in the late 1980s set up his own company Tiger Aspect.
He was awarded the BAFTA Special Award in 2011 for his contribution to television, as well as his work as Chairman of Comic Relief and Sport Relief. His brother, Owen Bennett-Jones is a journalist who works for the BBC World Service.
Bennett-Jones was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to the entertainment industry and to charity, particularly through Comic Relief.
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