James Argent James Argent James David Thomas "Arg" Argent (born 5 December 1987) is an English television personality. Argent has been a cast member of ITV2's "The Only Way Is Essex" since its first series in 2010. He has appeared in other television shows including "Sugar Free Farm" and "The Jump". Argent was born on 5 December 1987 in Waltham Forest, London and is partially of Irish Catholic descent. He lived with his brother Mark Argent, his sister Natasha Argent and was the son of Martin and Patricia Argent, in 1992, he moved to Essex with his parents. Argent attended Trinity Catholic
Reality television subcategories or variants: Although the term "docusoap" has been used for many documentary-style reality television shows, there have been shows that have deliberately tried to mimic the appearance and structure of soap operas. Such shows often focus on a close-knit group of people and their shifting friendships and romantic relationships. One highly influential such series was the American 2004–2006 series "", which attempted to specifically mimic the primetime soap opera "The O.C.", which had begun airing in 2003. "Laguna Beach" had a more cinematic feel than any previous reality television show, through the use of higher-quality lighting and cameras, voice-over