Stephen James Parrish (born 24 February 1953 in Cambridge, England)[1] also known as "Stavros", is a British former professional motorcycle and truck racer, who is now a motorsport television commentator and speaker/entertainer.

[2] Parrish turned professional at the age of 22 in 1976, winning the ACU Solo title in the British Motor Cycle Championship.

He was a team mate to Barry Sheene on a Suzuki RG 500 in the 1977 500 cc world championship,[3] finishing fifth overall,[4] but returned to British-based riding to become the 1978 500cc ACU 'Gold Star' Champion.

[12] Parrish then teamed up with Charlie Cox commentating on MotoGP coverage, until the BBC lost its contract at the end of 2013.

Parrish commonly goes by the nickname of Stavros, named by Barry Sheene back in his racing days, after the 'Stavros' character in the TV show 'Kojak' who had a similar mop of black curly hair.