{{Short description|British actor and comedian (born 1979)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Sy Thomas | image = sy_thomas.jpg | caption = Sy Thomas in a publicity still from his website.<ref>[http://www.sythomas.com/sythomas.com/Photos.html#3 Photographs], [http://www.sythomas.com/ Sy Thomas].</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|8|24|df=y}} | birth_place = High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK | known_for = TV presenting | occupation = Television personality, standup comedian, actor | website = [http://www.sythomas.com/ www.sythomas.com] }}
'''Simon George Thomas''' (born 24 August 1979 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is a British TV presenter, stand-up comedian and actor.
==Early years and career== Thomas attended Aberystwyth University, Wales, where he studied drama from 1998 to 2001 and received a BA upper second.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}
In 2005, Thomas took part in a documentary film with Alexis Dubus about the Plymouth to Banjul Challenge. The project involved buying a car for £100 and attempting to drive it 4,000 miles through seven countries and the Sahara Desert before auctioning it off for local charities in the Gambia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swiftfilms.co.uk/projects/project/?project=end_of_the_road |title=End of the road |publisher=Swift Films |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128015807/http://www.swiftfilms.co.uk/projects/project/?project=end_of_the_road |archive-date=2011-01-28 }}</ref> He has referred to this as a life-changing experience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/lifestyle/i/11142/ |title=Sy's long road to success |publisher=Cambrian News }}</ref>
In 2006 he started presenting comedy characters on Nickelodeon which led to a full presenting role on ''ME:TV'' and the UK Kids' Choice Awards in 2007.
Thomas is a regular performer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his comedy partner Simon Feilder. Their 'Life Of Si' shows spun off from a series of YouTube videos made when they lived in the same London flat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/100386-life-of-si-the-grv-14-aug |title=Life of Si |publisher=TheSkinny }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londonisfunny.com/edinburgh/8641/Video:_Sy_Thomas_and_Simon_Feilder |title=Discussing Life of Si |publisher=Londonisfunny }}</ref>
Thomas appeared in a viral Vodafone campaign alongside Lewis Hamilton<ref>{{ cite web|url=http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/leisure/comedy/4506832.Housemates_together_in_Edinburgh/?ref=rss|title=Housemates |date=23 July 2009 |publisher=richmondandtwickenhamtimes }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiLoANg6nNY|title=office grand prix|date=6 March 2009 | publisher=RCGPGuys/Vodafone}}</ref>
He was the lead presenter on the first two series of the TV programme ''The Cool Stuff Collective'' by Archie Productions on ITV.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/citvonline/coolstuffcollective/ |title=Cool Stuff Collective |publisher=CITV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228191256/http://www.itv.com/citvonline/coolstuffcollective/ |archive-date=2011-02-28 }}</ref>
In June 2011, Thomas began demonstrating products from the Argos catalogue, such as backpacks and camcorders, on home shopping channel Argos TV.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.argos.co.uk/tv/argostv_presenters_sythomas.htm |title=Argos TV Presenters Sy Thomas |publisher=Argos }}</ref>
From September 2012, Thomas has starred as Archie in the CBBC sitcom ''The Revolting World of Stanley Brown''.<ref>[https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/stanleybrown.pdf Stanley Brown Media Pack] BBC.co.uk</ref>
Since 2021 Sy has been on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/sythomascomedy <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.twitch.tv/sythomascomedy|title=Twitch}}</ref>
According to Sy in his stream he said he wouldn't do "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here" because he would be known as the guy who ate a bollock. At 1h59m30s on Twitch Video<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1215706884|title=Twitch}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{Official website}} *{{IMDb name|id=8979690|name=Sy Thomas}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Sy}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Male actors from High Wycombe Category:Alumni of Aberystwyth University Category:English television presenters Category:English male comedians Category:English male television actors Category:Comedians from Buckinghamshire