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Date of Birth

24 January 1957, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

Birth Name

Adrian Charles Edmondson

Nickname

Ade

Height

5' 11" (1.80 m)

Spouse

Jennifer Saunders	(11 May 1985 - present) 3 children
Anna	(1976 - 1979) (divorced)

Trade Mark

Frequently performs alongside Rik Mayall

Often plays characters who are prone to violence with a short fuse

Trivia

Has three daughters: Eleanor, Beatrice and Freya Edmondson.

Is the second oldest of four siblings.

Met best friend and comedy partner Rik Mayall at Manchester University in 1975.

He had auditioned for for the roles of Ed (when Ed was written to have some dialogue), Zazu and Pumbaa (by singing Hakuna Matata in a Queen's English accent) in The Lion King (1994). He was asked to audition for the role of Pumbaa by lyricist Tim Rice, who got the idea for the lyrics of the song "Hakuna Matata" by watching "Bottom" (1991).

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