Biography for
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Date of Birth

25 October 1958, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Philip Daniels

Height

5' 7½" (1.71 m)

Trivia

He sang on the original recording of British band Blur's single "Parklife".

He is a big fan of Chelsea Football Club from London and has performed on stage wearing his beloved Chelsea team shirt whilst singing with the British band Blur along with Damon Albarn, who is also a fan of the team.

Has an uncredited role in Bugsy Malone (1976) as a waiter who spills spaghetti.

Is one of 16 "EastEnders" (1985) actors to compete in "Strictly Come Dancing" (2004). The others, in chronological order, are Christopher Parker (Spencer Moon), Jill Halfpenny (Kate Mitchell), Patsy Palmer (Bianca Jackson), Louisa Lytton (Ruby Allen), Letitia Dean (Sharon Rickman), Matt Di Angelo (Deano Wicks), Gillian Taylforth (Kathy Mitchell), Jessie Wallace (Kat Moon), Zoe Lucker (Vanessa Gold), Ricky Groves (Garry Hobbs), Natalie Cassidy (Sonia Fowler), Jimi Mistry (Fred Fonesca), Scott Maslen (Jack Branning), Kara Tointon (Dawn Swann) and Anita Dobson (Angie Watts). As of 2009 he is the only 1 to have been eliminated in the first week of the contest.

His daughter, Ella, was born in 1990.

Attended The Anna Scher Theatre School.

Performed in the pantomime "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" as the Magic Mirror alongside former "EastEnders" (1985) co-star Emma Barton (December 2008-January 2009).

Phil says that he would not release another single having appeared on Blur's 'Parklife' where he speaks a verse. The reason is that he 'could not top' such a great song.