Born as James Daniel May, James May is an English journalist and TV presenter with an estimated net worth of $3 million as of 2012.
After graduation, May worked briefly as a records officer in a hospital at Chelsea. He then became a sub-editor for the Autocar and The Engineer magazine. Later on, he began writing for a couple of publications including Top Gear magazine, Car Magazine and The Daily Telegraph. He is known to write books titled May On Motors, Long Lane with Turnings, James May's 20th Century and Notes From The Hard Shoulder.
As a TV presenter, James May has appeared on TV shows like Top Gear, James May's Top Toys, Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure, Top Gear of the Pops, James May's 20th Century, James May: My Sisters' Top Toys, Top Ground Gear Force, James May's Big Ideas, Oz and James Drink to Britain, James May on the Moon, James May at the Edge of Space, and James May's Toy Stories. He is the current presenter of James May's Man Lab and James May's Things You Need To Know.