He is widely recognised as one of the game's biggest personalities, known for his flamboyant entrances in which the "King of Darts" makes his way to the stage bedecked in jewellery, wearing a crown and cloak and holding a candelabra to the Queen song "We Are the Champions".

He has won several major tournaments, including the News of the World Championship in 1979 and 1986,[3] the Butlins Grand Masters in 1979 and 1980,[3] the North American Open in 1978, and And he was WDF Europe Cup champion in 1982 beating Eric Bristow in the final.

[4] George reached the final of the BDO World Darts Championship in 1980 at his first attempt,[3] beating Dave Whitcombe, Leighton Rees and Cliff Lazarenko.

In 2002, he played himself in Sean Lock's sitcom 15 Storeys High, while in 2004, he starred in the comedy film One Man and His Dog,[8] and later followed in the footsteps of fellow professional darts player Andy Fordham by taking part in the ITV programme Celebrity Fit Club.

[9] In 2009, he teamed up with Bristow and John Lowe to tour theatres around the UK and Ireland, appearing in a show named Legends of the Oche which was presented and hosted by comedian Duncan Norvelle.

[11] In January and February 2016, George appeared in the three-part BBC series The Real Marigold Hotel,[8] which followed a group of celebrity senior citizens including Miriam Margolyes and Wayne Sleep on a journey to India.

[14][failed verification] In November 2017, George appeared on Gone to Pot: American Road Trip in which five celebrities (mainly older aged) go across California and Colorado to find out how cannabis can be used medicinally and how it would affect the UK if it was legalised.

After leaving school, he had various jobs including as a nightclub bouncer, floor layer, and builder, he was a tunneler working as a lead miner on the Victoria line before taking up darts at the age of 30.