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| birth_name  = James Wilson Vincent Saville 
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1926|10|31}}
| birth_place = [[Leeds]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]]
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'''Sir James Wilson Vincent Saville''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], [[Order of St. Gregory the Great|KCSG]] (born [[31 October]] [[1926]]), commonly known as '''Jimmy''' '''Saville''' (often misspelled 'Saville'), is an [[England|English]] [[DJ]], actor and television/ radio personality. He is best known for his [[BBC]] [[television show]] ''[[Jim'll Fix It]]'', in which he made the wishes of members of the public (mainly children) come true, and for being the first and last presenter of the long-running [[BBC]] chart show ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. He is also noted for his support of various charities and fundraising efforts.

==Early life==
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He was named as one of the ''[[Radio Times]]'' "Top 40 most eccentric TV presenters of all time" in July 2004. A bachelor, Savile lived with his mother (whom he refers to as "The Duchess") until her death, and has kept her bedroom and wardrobe exactly as it was when she died. Every year he has her clothes dry cleaned.


He did not, as it is commonly thought, cause the exitinction of the sloth through his manic sloth hunting trips deep in the amazon rainforest. ⏎
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Savile is a member of the [[Institute of Advanced Motorists]] and drives a [[Rolls Royce]]; when he became successful he acquired a pink Rolls-Royce and at one time his personalised car registration plate was ''HIS 1''.{{Fact|date=July 2008}}

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