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
Criticism of reality television success of reality television is due to its ability to provide "schadenfreude", by satisfying the desire of viewers to see others humiliated. American magazine "Entertainment Weekly" wrote, "Do we watch reality television for precious insight into the human condition? Please. We watch for those awkward scenes that make us feel a smidge better about our own little unfilmed lives." Media analyst Tom Alderman wrote, "There is a sub-set of Reality TV that can only be described as Shame TV because it uses humiliation as its core appeal." Television critic James Poniewozik has disagreed with this assessment, writing, "for all the