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Adrian Edmondson

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Adrian Charles Edmondson
in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
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1982-2012 The Comic Strip Presents... (TV series)
Billy / Dick / Vim Fuego / …
– Five Go to Rehab (2012) … Dick
– Four Men in a Plane (2000) … Ian Crisp
– Four Men in a Car (1998) … Ian
– Demonella (1993) … Sid Vicious
– Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase (1993) … Gregory Dawson
See all 30 episodes »
 
2012 Blood
Tom Tiernan
 
2012 The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (TV series)
Headmaster Wackville
– Episode #1.2 (2012) … Headmaster Wackville
– Episode #1.1 (2012) … Headmaster Wackville
 
2010 Pete & Dud: The Lost Sketches (TV movie)
Performer
 
2005-2008 Holby City (TV series)
Percy 'Abra' Durant
– Sweet Bitter Love (2008) … Percy 'Abra' Durant
– Mad World (2008) … Percy 'Abra' Durant
– No Breaks on the Midnight Express: Part 2 (2008) … Percy 'Abra' Durant (voice) (uncredited)
– Eighteen and a Half (2008) … Percy 'Abra' Durant
– You Do it to Yourself (2008) … Percy 'Abra' Durant
See all 45 episodes »
 
2008 Teenage Kicks (TV series)
Vernon
– Goodbye Cruel Worm (2008) … Vernon
– Exodus (2008) … Vernon
– Fame (2008) … Vernon
– Student (2008) … Vernon
– Health (2008) … Vernon
See all 8 episodes »
 
2008 Miss Austen Regrets (TV movie)
Henry Austen
 
2007 A Bucket o' French & Saunders (TV series)
– Episode #1.4 (2007)
 
2006 Surviving Disaster (TV series)
Legasov
– Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster (2006) … Legasov
 
2005 Twisted Tales (TV series)
Ed Barnes
– Cursed House (2005) … Ed Barnes
 
2004 Terkel in Trouble
Terkel (voice: English version)
 
2003-2004 Jonathan Creek (TV series)
Brendan Baxter
– The Chequered Box (2004) … Brendan Baxter
– The Seer of the Sands (2004) … Brendan Baxter
– The Tailor's Dummy (2003) … Brendan Baxter
– Angel Hair (2003) … Brendan Baxter
– The Coonskin Cap (2003) … Brendan Baxter
 
2004 Doctors and Nurses (TV series)
Dr. Roy Glover
– Hip Hop (2004) … Dr. Roy Glover
 
2003 Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour (video)
Edward Hitler
 
2001 Bottom 2001: An Arse Oddity (video)
Eddie
 
1999 Guest House Paradiso
Eddie Elizabeth Ndingombaba
 
1999 The Man (TV movie)
Alex
 
1988-1998 French and Saunders (TV series)
James Macaroon / John
– Titanic (1998) … James Macaroon
– French and Saunders Christmas Carol (1994)
– Episode #2.5 (1988) … John
 
1998 Jack and the Beanstalk (TV movie)
Dame Dolly
 
1997 Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not! (video)
Hamish
 
1997 Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island (video)
Edward Hitler
 
1997 Captain Star (TV series)
Limbs Jones
– The Worm Turns (1997) … Limbs Jones (voice)
– Day of the Zooties (1997) … Limbs Jones (voice)
– The Atomic Alarm Clock (1997) … Limbs Jones (voice)
– The Edge of the Universe (1997) … Limbs Jones (voice)
 
1995 Bottom Live: The Big Number 2 Tour (video)
Edward Hitler
 
1995 Look at the State We're In! (TV mini-series)
Dewhurst
 
1991-1995 Bottom (TV series)
Eddie
– 'S Out (1995) … Eddie
– Carnival (1995) … Eddie
– Finger (1995) … Eddie
– Dough (1995) … Eddie
– Break (1995) … Eddie
See all 18 episodes »
 
1995 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (TV movie)
Zyke
 
1994 Anna Lee (TV series)
Dominic Jones
– The Cook's Tale (1994) … Dominic Jones
 
1992-1994 Absolutely Fabulous (TV series)
Hamish
– New Best Friend (1994) … Hamish
– Magazine (1992) … Hamish
 
1993 If You See God, Tell Him (TV series)
Gordon Spry
– Episode #1.4 (1993) … Gordon Spry
– Episode #1.3 (1993) … Gordon Spry
– Episode #1.2 (1993) … Gordon Spry
– Episode #1.1 (1993) … Gordon Spry
 
1993 Bottom Live (video)
Edward Hitler
 
1993 Jackanory (TV series)
Reader
– Harvey Angell (1993) … Reader
 
1992 Hamlet: The Video (video short)
Copywriter
 
1991 The Pope Must Diet
Father Rookie
 
1991 Comic Relief (TV movie)
Vim Fuego (as Bad News)
 
1990 Screen One (TV series)
Phil Burke
– News Hounds (1990) … Phil Burke
 
1990 Rita Rudner (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1990)
 
1989 Blackadder Goes Forth (TV series)
Baron von Richthoven
– Private Plane (1989) … Baron von Richthoven
 
1989 Snakes and Ladders (TV series)
Giles
 
1989 Press Gang (TV series)
Simon Knowles
– One Easy Lesson (1989) … Simon Knowles
 
1987 Filthy Rich & Catflap (TV series)
Edward Catflap
– Episode #1.6 (1987) … Edward Catflap
– Episode #1.5 (1987) … Edward Catflap
– Episode #1.4 (1987) … Edward Catflap
– Episode #1.3 (1987) … Edward Catflap
– Episode #1.2 (1987) … Edward Catflap
See all 6 episodes »
 
1987 Eat the Rich
Charles
 
1986 Screen Two (TV series)
Alun Pickersgill
– Honest, Decent and True (1986) … Alun Pickersgill
 
1986 Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (video)
Sir Adrian Dangerous
 
1986 Saturday Live (TV series)
Sir Adrian Dangerous
 
1985 The Supergrass
Dennis Carter
 
1985 Happy Families (TV series)
Guy Fuddle
– Reunion (1985) … Guy Fuddle
– Roxanne (1985) … Guy Fuddle
– Joyce (1985) … Guy Fuddle
– Madeleine (1985) … Guy Fuddle
– Cassie (1985) … Guy Fuddle
See all 6 episodes »
 
1984 The Lenny Henry Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.4 (1984)
 
1982-1984 The Young Ones (TV series)
Vyvyan / Alien Spotter
– Summer Holiday (1984) … Vyvyan
– Sick (1984) … Vyvyan
– Time (1984) … Vyvyan
– Nasty (1984) … Vyvyan
– Cash (1984) … Vyvyan
See all 12 episodes »
 
1984 Spitting Image (TV series)
Harold Angryperson
– Episode #1.7 (1984) … Harold Angryperson (voice) (as Ade Edmonson)
 
1983 Dead on Time (short)
Fool (as Ade Edmonton)
 
1982 The Magnificent One (TV movie)
Larry
 
1982 Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door (TV short)
Keith Marshall
 
1981 The Comic Strip (TV short)
Adrian Dangerous (as Ade Edmondson)
 
Show ShowWriter (13 titles)
2008 Teenage Kicks (TV series)
– Goodbye Cruel Worm (2008) (writer)
– Exodus (2008) (writer)
– Fame (2008) (writer)
– Student (2008) (writer)
– Health (2008) (writer)
See all 8 episodes »
 
2003 Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour (video)
 
2001 Bottom 2001: An Arse Oddity (video)
 
1999 Guest House Paradiso (writer)
 
1997 Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island (video)
 
1995 Bottom Live: The Big Number 2 Tour (video)
 
1991-1995 Bottom (TV series)
– 'S Out (1995) (written by)
– Carnival (1995) (written by)
– Finger (1995) (written by)
– Dough (1995) (written by)
– Break (1995) (written by)
See all 18 episodes »
 
1993 Bottom Live (video)
 
1983-1988 The Comic Strip Presents... (TV series)
– Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door (1988) (written by)
– More Bad News (1988) (written by)
– Private Enterprise (1986) (written by)
– Eddie Monsoon, a Life (1984) (written by)
– Dirty Movie (1984) (written by)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1986/II Comic Relief (TV documentary)
 
1986 Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (video)
 
1986 Saturday Live (TV series)
 
1981 The Comic Strip (TV short) (as Ade Edmondson)
 
Show ShowDirector (5 titles)
2011 Comic Relief: Uptown Downstairs Abbey (TV movie)
 
2000 Mirrorball (TV short)
 
1999 Guest House Paradiso
 
1993 French and Saunders Live (video)
 
1986-1988 The Comic Strip Presents... (TV series)
– More Bad News (1988)
– Private Enterprise (1986)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1994 Absolutely Fabulous (TV series)
– Morocco (1994) (performer: "This Wheel's On Fire")
 
1988 The Comic Strip Presents... (TV series)
– More Bad News (1988) (writer: "Bad News" - uncredited, "Tandoori Tango" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2000 French & Saunders Live (video) (video tape inserts)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1997 Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island (video) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
1983 The Comic Strip Presents... (TV series)
– Bad News Tour (1983)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 The Learning Curves (TV movie) (inspiration)
 
Show ShowSelf (41 titles)
2011-2013 Ade in Britain (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– Northern Ireland 2 (2013) … Himself - Presenter
– Lincolnshire (2013) … Himself - Presenter
– Dorset 2 (2013) … Himself - Presenter
– Essex (2013) … Himself - Presenter
– North West (2013) … Himself - Presenter
See all 50 episodes »
 
2011-2012 The Wright Stuff (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode #17.204 (2012) … Himself - Guest Panelist (as Ade Edmondson)
– Episode #16.17 (2011) … Himself - Guest Panelist (as Ade Edmondson)
 
2011-2012 The Dales (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– Episode #2.12 (2012) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode #2.11 (2012) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode #2.10 (2012) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode #2.9 (2012) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode #2.8 (2012) … Himself - Presenter
See all 24 episodes »
 
2011 Daybreak (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 September 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 March 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Jennifer Saunders: Laughing at the 90s (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008-2011 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #15.139 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #12.142 (2008) … Himself
 
2011 Let's Dance for Comic Relief (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.4 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #3.3 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The Magicians (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2011) … Himself
 
2006-2010 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Comedian and Musician
– Episode dated 4 October 2010 (2010) … Himself - Comedian and Musician
– Episode dated 28 February 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 June 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2009 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 November 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Britain's Got More Talent (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.9 (2009) … Himself
 
2005-2009 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 July 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2009 Hell's Kitchen (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
– Episode #4.14 (2009) … Himself - Contestant
– Episode #4.15 (2009) … Himself - Contestant
– Episode #4.13 (2009) … Himself - Contestant
– Episode #4.12 (2009) … Himself - Contestant
– Episode #4.11 (2009) … Himself - Contestant
See all 15 episodes »
 
2008 Ready, Steady, Cook (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 June 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Mastermind (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
– Celebrity Mastermind 2007/2008: Episode 2 (2008) … Himself - Contestant
 
2007 If It Ain't Stiff (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
2007 School's Out (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.2 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The Natural World (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– The Bloodhound and the Beardie (2007) … Narrator
 
2007 Top Gear (TV series)
Himself
– Top Gear of the Pops (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Comic Relief 2007: The Big One (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
2005-2007 Comic Relief Does Fame Academy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.10 (2007) … Himself
– Episode #3.1 (2007) … Himself
 
2004-2006 Jools's Hootenanny (TV series)
Himself
– Jools' 14th Annual Hootenanny (2006) … Himself
– Episode #12.0 (2004) … Himself
 
2006 Wogan Now & Then (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Don't Panic About Christmas Shopping (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2005 The Comic Strip: A Retrospective (video)
Himself
 
2005 Star Portraits with Rolf Harris (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Adrian Edmondson (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 November 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2000 The Panel (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.19 (2000) … Himself
 
1999 The 11 O'Clock Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.21 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The Big Breakfast (TV series)
– Episode dated 30 November 1999 (1999)
 
1999 The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso' (video short)
Himself
 
1996 Mastercard Masters of Music Concert for the Prince's Trust (TV special documentary)
Ace Face / Bellboy
 
1989 The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball (TV documentary)
Himself (as Ade Edmondson)
 
1989 Hysteria 2! (TV special)
Himself (as Ade Edmonson)
 
1986 Come Dancing (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1986/II Comic Relief (TV documentary)
Vyvyan Basterd
 
1985 Bliss (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1985) … Himself
 
1981 Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights (TV special)
Himself
 
1981 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.6 (1981) … Himself (as 20th Century Coyote)
– Episode #4.1 (1981) … Himself (as 20th Century Coyote)
 
1981 Fundamental Frolics
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (14 titles)
2012 The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s (TV movie)
Vyvyan (uncredited)
 
2011 My Favourite Joke (TV series)
 
2010 Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2010 Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (TV documentary)
Baron von Richthoven (uncredited)
 
2008 Banda sonora (TV series)
 
2007 The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz (TV movie)
Dick (uncredited)
 
2007 Comedy Connections (TV series documentary)
 
2006 University Challenge: The Story So Far (TV documentary)
Vyvyan Basterd (uncredited)
 
2006 The Story of Light Entertainment (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2005 80s (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Who Killed Saturday Night TV? (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1992 Comic Relief: Behind the Nose (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Auntie's Bloomers
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Music video director: Hourglass (Squeeze), Like the Weather (10,000 Maniacs), Prime Mover (Zodiac Mindwarp), This Town (Elvis Costello). See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

20th Century Coyote | Ade Edmondson | Ade Edmonson | Ade Edmonton | Bad News

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Do you think going to Oxford and Cambridge is necessarily a good thing? I have to say, a lot of the people I know who went to Oxford and Cambridge seem rather damaged. See more »

Trivia:

His wife, Jennifer Saunders, named Edina Monsoon her character in "Absolutely Fabulous" after him. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently performs alongside Rik Mayall See more »

Nickname:

Ade See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius