Dave Myers family, wife, children, parents, siblings

David James Myers was well-known as an English television presenter, best known as one-half of the Hairy Bikers, along with Si King. He was also known for his appearances on the BBC celebrity talent show Strictly Come Dancing. Together, Myers and King presented a multitude of television cookery series for the BBC.

Dave Myers wife

Dave Myers was married for 13 years before his death. In 2011, he married his partner Liliana Orzac, whom he met while filming Hairy Bikers in Romania for the BBC.

Dave Myers children

Dave Myers had two stepchildren from Orzac’s previous relationship. In 2015, Myers co-wrote an autobiography with Si King, titled The Hairy Bikers: Blood, Sweat and Tyres.

Dave Myers parents

Dave Myers was the son of Margaret Myers who is a former shipyard crane operator who became a homemaker after overcoming multiple sclerosis, and James Myers who is a paper mill foreman who eventually took care of her.

Myers was born in Barrow-in-Furness, where his father worked as a foreman in a paper mill. He attended Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Boys, where he had an inspirational art teacher, Mr Eaton. He went on to earn a degree in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London, and an M. A. in Art History. The first motorcycle Myers bought, when still a student, was a Cossack Ural Mars Mk III, with a sidecar.

Dave Myers siblings

Dave Myers does not have any siblings. He was his parent’s only child.