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 and hosts, and in some cases they feature reality-style contestant competition or elimination as well. These factors, as well as these shows' rise in global popularity at the same time as the arrival of the reality craze, have led to such shows often being grouped under both the reality television and game show umbrellas. There have been various hybrid reality-competition shows, like the worldwide-syndicated "Star Academy", which combines the "Big Brother" and "Idol" formats, "The Biggest Loser", which combines competition with the self-improvement format, and "American Inventor", which uses the "Idol" format for products instead of people. Some reality shows