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Jonas Hurst is a British singer, television presenter, [1] [2] trainer and theatrical producer. He performed on Minipops [1] [3] and in the 1986 movie Absolute Beginners [4] [5] (credited as "Jonas"). He is the son of producer Mike Hurst. [6] Together with television presenter Sally Gray he runs a company called Presenters Inc, specializing in television presenter training [7] and is a theatrical producer running The Hurst Children's Theatre Group in Harpenden. [8] [9] [10] Together with Adrian Plunkett he forms a band called Jonas and Plunkett. [5] He has six siblings and is a father of three. [1]

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