When Peter Simon was young, sexy and a teen pin-up

[Greg]

Well it got my loins stirring! :ninja:

 

[Price Plunge]

How old is that magazine? (Perhaps 1989 or 1990 judging solely from the Childline reference, which would make his age about 40 at the time.)

Compared to that photo he's still recognisable as Peter Simon but he has changed over the last twenty-odd years. Perhaps it's the stress of continually selling "unbelieveable bargains" for less than cost price? :wink:

 

[Greg]

40? He looks as if he is in 20's. It's a shame when age catches you up, especially if you looked younger than you actually are in years gone by.

At least Peter doesn't try to look younger now like the character Dirk Bogart played in 'A Death in Venice'.

 

[Price Plunge]

Both Sit-up and Wikipedia (unreliable I know!) says that Peter Simon started his TV career at the age of 12 as a presenter of Junior Showtime which ran from 1969 to 1974. For the sake of convenience let's assume that he was 12 years old in 1972, therefore he would have been 32 when Run the Risk started in 1992 (always thought that he was at least in his mid-30s when he did that), and 52 today. Perhaps not as old as my guess of 60 (he makes himself out to be ancient just to sell products!) but more like fiftysomething than fortysomething; his age is most likely to be in the range of 50 to 55.

Oh, and Prof Brian Cox may be in his forties but he doesn't look that much older than Peter Simon does in that picture :wink:

 

[HoodedClaw]

Why does it call Peter Simon a "hamburger"?

I can think of many other names to call Mr S, but "hamburger" seems really surreal for a kids' mag... :thinking:

 

[HoodedClaw]

And anyway, a mag called "Peter Simon Says" would these days include the words:

Delicious
Betty
Ooooh
This is a better buy for you at home
We wanted more for this

 

[steveh31]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9HBoRAIllQ

 

[HoodedClaw]

DON'T look that pic in the eyes for too long BTW; it may start eating your soul otherwise!

 

[petpixie]

He actually looked fairly normal!

 

[Tasi]

Both Sit-up and Wikipedia (unreliable I know!) says that Peter Simon started his TV career at the age of 12 as a presenter of Junior Showtime which ran from 1969 to 1974. For the sake of convenience let's assume that he was 12 years old in 1972, therefore he would have been 32 when Run the Risk started in 1992 (always thought that he was at least in his mid-30s when he did that), and 52 today. Perhaps not as old as my guess of 60 (he makes himself out to be ancient just to sell products!) but more like fiftysomething than fortysomething; his age is most likely to be in the range of 50 to 55.

Oh, and Prof Brian Cox may be in his forties but he doesn't look that much older than Peter Simon does in that picture :wink:

Peter Simon is the same age as my husband. They were both born in 1948, which makes my husband 64 in this coming May

 

[Paul_s]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9HBoRAIllQ

Ah, the television golden era. Where did it all go wrong? /sigh.

 

[HoodedClaw]

Ah, the television golden era. Where did it all go wrong? /sigh.

*cough* Satellite telly *cough*