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Lenworth George Henry was born on August 29, 1958, in Dudley, West Midlands in England to a family of Jamaican immigrants. He made his TV debut on a talent show called "New Faces" in 1975 at the age of 16. He won and went on to things such as The Fosters and Tiswas, which was when his career as a comedian took off... See full bio »

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2012 The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
 
2012 National Theatre Live (TV series)
Antipholus of Syracuse
– The Comedy of Errors (2012) … Antipholus of Syracuse
 
2008-2011 Big and Small (TV series)
Big and Small / Big / Small
– Catch a Falling Star (2011) … Big and Small (voice)
– A Room of Small's Own (2011) … Big and Small (voice)
– Millions of Vegetables Soup (2011) … Big and Small (voice)
– Missing Answer (2011) … Big and Small (voice)
– The Box (2011) … Big (voice) / Small (voice)
See all 31 episodes »
 
2011 Tinga Tinga Tales (TV series)
Elephant
– Why Cheetah Has Tears (2011) … Elephant (voice)
– Why Meerkat Is Always on the Lookout (2011) … Elephant (voice)
– Why Mole Lives Underground (2011) … Elephant (voice)
– Why Eagle Rules the Skies (2011) … Elephant (voice)
– Why Puff Adder Sheds His Skin (2011) … Elephant (voice)
See all 37 episodes »
 
2010 Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul (TV series)
Cassius Clay
– Episode #3.1 (2010) … Cassius Clay
 
2010 'Conversations with My Wife' (TV series)
Drew
 
2007 A Bucket o' French & Saunders (TV series)
– Episode #1.4 (2007)
 
2007 Jackanory Junior (TV series)
Storyteller
 
2006 Berry's Way (TV movie)
Berry Cotterell
 
2006 Penelope
Krull
 
2005 MirrorMask
Cops 1-4
 
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Shrunken Head
 
2003 Little Robots (TV series)
Sporty
– Reach for the Sky (2003) … Sporty (voice)
– Scary Scary (2003) … Sporty (voice)
– Spotty Rules (2003) … Sporty (voice)
 
2003 Lenny Henry in Pieces (TV series)
– Episode #2.2 (2003)
 
2001 Goodbye, Mr Steadman (TV movie)
Roy Buchanan
 
2000 French & Saunders Live (video)
Dimco announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1999-2000 Hope & Glory (TV series)
Ian George
– Episode #3.6 (2000) … Ian George
– Episode #3.5 (2000) … Ian George
– Episode #3.4 (2000) … Ian George
– Episode #3.3 (2000) … Ian George
– Episode #3.2 (2000) … Ian George
See all 16 episodes »
 
1999 The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (TV movie)
Decos
 
1999 The Man (TV movie)
Dennis Jackson
 
1998 Lenny Goes to Town (TV series)
Various Characters
– Dundee (1998) … Various Characters
– Northhampton (1998) … Various Characters
– Brighton (1998) … Various Characters
– Cambridge (1998) … Various Characters
– Port Talbot (1998) … Various Characters
See all 6 episodes »
 
1993-1996 Chef! (TV series)
Gareth
– Paris? Jamaica? (1996) … Gareth
– Rochelle (1996) … Gareth
– Love in the Air (1996) … Gareth
– Lessons in Talking (1996) … Gareth
– Reeny/Renée (1996) … Gareth
See all 20 episodes »
 
1996 Famous Fred (short)
Fred (voice)
 
1988-1996 French and Saunders (TV series)
Opening Narrator / Richard
– Dr. Quimn, Mad Woman (1996) (voice - uncredited)
– The Quick and the Dead (1996)
– French & Saunders: The Special Edition (1993) … Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
– Episode #2.5 (1988) … Richard
 
1994 White Goods (TV movie)
Charlie Collins
 
1993 Prince Cinders
Bouncer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1992 In Dreams (TV movie)
Lenny / Michael Jackson / Prince
 
1991 Bernard and the Genie (TV movie)
Josephus the Genie
 
1991 Screen One (TV series)
Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
– Alive and Kicking (1991) … Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
 
1991 True Identity
Miles Pope
 
1990 The Comic Strip Presents... (TV series)
Steve Wild / Warder
– Oxford (1990) … Steve Wild
– South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 (1990) … Warder
 
1989 Work Experience (short)
Terence Welles
 
1987-1988 The Lenny Henry Show (TV series)
Delbert Wilkins
– Public Enemy (1988) … Delbert Wilkins
– The Crucial Health (1988) … Delbert Wilkins
– In-Laws and Out-Laws (1988) … Delbert Wilkins
– The Single Life (1988) … Delbert Wilkins
– Enterprise Zones (1988) … Delbert Wilkins
See all 12 episodes »
 
1988 The Suicide Club
Cam
 
1987 Spitting Image: The Ronnie and Nancy Show (TV short) (voice)
 
1987 Screen Two (TV series)
Ritchie Lee
– Coast to Coast (1987) … Ritchie Lee
 
1986 Lenny Henry Tonite (TV series)
Various Characters
– Gronk Zillman (1986) … Various Characters
– Heavenly Romance (1986) … Various Characters
– Neighbourhood Watch (1986) … Various Characters
– Popsi (1986) … Various Characters
– Pratt Outta Hell (1986) … Various Characters
See all 6 episodes »
 
1985 Happy Families (TV series)
Hollywood Hobo
– Cassie (1985) … Hollywood Hobo
 
1984 The Young Ones (TV series)
Postman
– Summer Holiday (1984) … Postman
 
1978-1981 Tiswas (TV series)
Various
– Episode dated 5 April 1980 (1980) … Various
 
1979 The Ronnie Corbett Special (TV series)
– Episode #1.2 (1979)
 
1976-1977 The Fosters (TV series)
Sonny Foster
– The House Guest (1977) … Sonny Foster
– The Family Way (1977) … Sonny Foster
– That's My Boy (1977) … Sonny Foster
– Who Needs Friends? (1977) … Sonny Foster
– Home and Away (1977) … Sonny Foster
See all 27 episodes »
 
1975 The Summer Show (TV series)
 
Show ShowWriter (14 titles)
2010 'Conversations with My Wife' (TV series)
 
2006 Berry's Way (TV movie) (written by)
 
2004 The Lenny Henry Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (2004) (written by)
 
2003 Lenny Henry in Pieces (TV series)
– Episode #2.2 (2003) (writer)
 
1996 Neverwhere (TV mini-series)
– As Above, So Below (1996) (series deviser)
– Down Street (1996) (series deviser)
– Blackfriars (1996) (series deviser)
– Earl's Court to Islington (1996) (series deviser)
– Knightsbridge (1996) (series deviser)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1993-1994 Chef! (TV series)
– A River Runs Thru It (1994) (idea)
– A Bird in the Hand (1993) (idea)
– Rice and Peas (1993) (idea)
– Fame Is the Spur (1993) (idea)
– The Big Cheese (1993) (idea)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1991 Lenny Go Home (TV movie) (written by)
 
1991 Comic Relief (TV movie) (uncredited)
 
1990 The Best of 'The Lenny Henry Show' (video) (written by)
 
1989 Lenny Live and Unleashed (writer)
 
1989 A Night of Comic Relief 2 (TV special) (uncredited)
 
1988 Comic Relief (TV special)
 
1986/II Comic Relief (TV documentary)
 
1981 Three of a Kind (TV series)
– Episode #1.2 (1981) (written by)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1993 Prince Cinders (performer: "Love Don't Work That Way")
 
1981 Three of a Kind (TV series)
– Episode #1.4 (1981) (performer: "The Bellamy Rap")
– Episode #1.1 (1981) (performer: "Da Doo Ron Ron")
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1995 Now What (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (120 titles)
1993-2012 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 November 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 February 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 September 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
2012 Q&A (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
– Life, the Universe and Everything (2012) … Himself - Panelist
 
2012 The Diamond Jubilee Concert (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2012 The One and Only Des O'Connor (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Perspectives (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– Lenny Henry: Finding Shakespeare (2012) … Himself - Presenter
 
2012 Daybreak (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 March 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 John Bishop's Sport Relief Hell (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2012 Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.5 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The Talent Show Story (TV series documentary)
Himself / Frank Spencer / James Stewart
– Episode #1.5 (2012) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (2012) … Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2012) … Himself (also archive footage) / Frank Spencer (also archive footage) / James Stewart (also archive footage)
– Episode #1.1 (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Ben Elton: Laughing at the 80s (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 My Favourite Joke (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #1.5 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #1.4 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2011) … Himself
 
2005-2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Actor and Comedian / Himself - Comedian
– Episode dated 26 March 2011 (2011) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode dated 29 November 2010 (2010) … Himself - Actor and Comedian
– Episode dated 2 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2011 Comic Relief: Red Nose Day 2011 (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2011 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 March 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The Magicians (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.5 (2011) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.4 (2011) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.3 (2011) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.2 (2011) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.1 (2011) … Himself - Host
 
2010-2011 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #15.82 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #15.61 (2010) … Himself
 
2011 The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009-2011 Jack Dee Live at the Apollo (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #6.6 (2011) … Himself - Host
– Episode #4.5 (2009) … Himself - Host
 
2010 The 5 O'Clock Show (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.20 (2010) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.19 (2010) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.18 (2010) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.17 (2010) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.16 (2010) … Himself - Host
 
2010 The British Academy Television Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Sport Relief 2010 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Black Mamba, White Witch (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2009 Shooting Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Christmas Special (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 September 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Happy Birthday OU (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
2009 Comic Relief 2009 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 9am with David & Kim (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 8 July 2008 (2008) … Himself - Guest
 
2008 Mornings with Kerri-Anne (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 7 July 2008 (2008) … Himself - Guest
 
2008 Good News Week (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.19 (2008) … Himself
 
2005-2008 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.60 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #5.2 (2006) … Himself
– Episode #3.64 (2005) … Himself
– Episode #2.33 (2005) … Himself
 
2008 TV Burp (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.8 (2008) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Tiswas Reunited (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Perfect Night In (TV series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– Lenny Henry's Perfect Night In (2007) … Himself - Presenter
 
2007 A Taste of My Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Lenny Henry (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Comic Relief 2007: The Big One (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2007 The Catherine Tate Show (TV series)
Himself
– Comic Relief Special (2007) … Himself
 
2005-2007 Comic Relief Does Fame Academy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.9 (2007) … Himself
– Episode #2.2 (2005) … Himself
– Episode #2.1 (2005) … Himself
 
2007 The Comedy Map of Britain (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.3 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Comic Relief Does Little Britain: Live (video)
Himself - Audience Member
 
2006 Lennyhenry.tv (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004-2006 Jools's Hootenanny (TV series)
Himself
– Jools' 14th Annual Hootenanny (2006) … Himself
– Episode #12.0 (2004) … Himself
 
2006 It Started with... Swap Shop (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001-2006 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 December 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 December 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2006 The British Comedy Awards 2006 Live (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Popworld (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2003-2005 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 April 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 April 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2005 War at the Door (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Episode #2.4 (2005) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #2.3 (2005) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #2.2 (2005) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #2.1 (2005) … Narrator (voice)
– Episode #1.8 (2005) … Narrator (voice)
See all 12 episodes »
 
2005 ITV 50: The Golden Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 What Did ITV Do for Me? (TV documentary)
Himself (as Lenny Henry CBE)
 
2005 Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV (TV special)
Himself
 
2005 The Comic Strip: A Retrospective (video)
Himself
 
2004-2005 The Lenny Henry Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Various
– Episode #2.8 (2005) … Himself - Comedian/Various
– Episode #2.7 (2005) … Himself - Comedian/Various
– Episode #2.6 (2005) … Himself - Comedian/Various
– Episode #2.5 (2005) … Himself - Comedian/Various
– Episode #2.4 (2005) … Himself - Comedian/Various
See all 13 episodes »
 
2005 Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2005 Blue Peter (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 March 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Victoria Wood: A BAFTA Tribute (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2004 Head to Shrunken Head (video documentary short)
Shrunken Head (voice) (as Shrunken Head)
 
2004 GMTV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Good Morning Australia (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 July 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Rove Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.24 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Funny Ladies of British Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Christmas Night with the Stars (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The British Comedy Awards 2003 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 V Graham Norton (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.3 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 The Kumars at No. 42 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.4 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (TV movie)
Himself - Host / Michael Jackson
 
2002 Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2001 The Sketch Show Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 Comic Relief Short Pants (TV special short)
Himself
 
2000 Lenny's Big Atlantic Adventure (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 2000 Today (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 Comic Relief: The Record Breaker (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1998 The Best of British (TV series)
Himself
– Lenny Henry (1998) … Himself
 
1997 The Story of Bean (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Comic Relief (TV special)
Himself
 
1997 The British Academy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1996 The Nose at Ten (TV series)
Himself
 
1994-1995 The Lenny Henry Show (TV series)
Himself / Various
– Christmas (1995) … Himself/Various
– Episode #1.6 (1995) … Himself/Various
– Episode #1.5 (1995) … Himself/Various
– Episode #1.4 (1995) … Himself/Various
– Episode #1.3 (1995) … Himself/Various
See all 8 episodes »
 
1995 Comic Relief (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995 Comic Relief: Behind the Nose (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988-1994 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Host
– African-American Humor (1994) … Himself - Host
– Darker Than Me (1994) … Himself
– John Lloyd's A-Z of Comedy: Part 2 (1993) … Himself
– Lenny Henry Hunts the Funk (1992) … Himself
– Lenny Henry (1988) … Himself
 
1994 Live & Kicking (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 April 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Clive James (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1994) … Himself
 
1986-1993 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.12 (1993) … Himself
– Episode #3.2 (1986) … Himself
 
1993 Red Nose Awards 1993 (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1993 Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Frank Bruno (1993) … Himself
 
1992-1993 Wogan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 January 1993 (1993) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 April 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 Comic Relief: Behind the Nose (TV movie)
Himself/Scott Tracey (also archive footage)
 
1991 Lenny Go Home (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Saturday Night Clive (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.10 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 August 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 Comic Relief (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 The Best of 'The Lenny Henry Show' (video)
Himself / Michael Jackson / David Bellamy / …
 
1989 The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Going Live! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.4 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 World in Action (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Hard to Swallow (1989) … Himself
 
1989 Lenny Live and Unleashed
Himself / Steve Martin / Richard Pryor / …
 
1989 UP2U (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.7 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 A Night of Comic Relief 2 (TV special)
 
1989 Scoff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 Hysteria 2! (TV special)
Himself
 
1984-1988 The Lenny Henry Show (TV series)
Himself / Various Characters
– Christmas 1988 (1988) … Himself / Various Characters
– Christmas 1987 (1987) … Himself / Various Characters
– Episode #2.6 (1985) … Himself / Various Characters
– Episode #2.5 (1985) … Himself / Various Characters
– Episode #2.4 (1985) … Himself / Various Characters
See all 14 episodes »
 
1988 Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Comic Relief (TV special)
Himself
 
1987 The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.12 (1987) … Himself
 
1986/II Comic Relief (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1986 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
– Comic Relief (1986)
 
1981-1983 Three of a Kind (TV series)
Himself / Various Characters
– Episode #3.6 (1983) … Himself/Various Characters
– Episode #3.5 (1983) … Himself/Various Characters
– Episode #3.4 (1983) … Himself/Various Characters
– Episode #3.3 (1983) … Himself/Various Characters
– Episode #3.2 (1983) … Himself/Various Characters
See all 16 episodes »
 
1982 OTT (TV series)
Himself
– The Worst of OTT (1982) … Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1982) … Himself
 
1981 Blankety Blank (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.1 (1981) … Himself
 
1981 Saturday Night at the Mill (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.6 (1981) … Himself
 
1978-1980 Tiswas (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
– Episode dated 6 September 1980 (1980) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode dated 3 November 1979 (1979) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode dated 7 April 1979 (1979) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode dated 30 December 1978 (1978) … Himself - Presenter
 
1978 Seaside Special (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.10 (1978) … Himself
 
1975 The Golden Shot (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.33 (1975) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (12 titles)
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
 
2008 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 The Funny Side of the News (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 If It Ain't Stiff (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Channel 4 at 25 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 100 Greatest Stand-Ups (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Greatest TV Comedy Moments (TV documentary)
Wildebeest
 
2004 Conjuring a Scene (video documentary short)
Shrunken Head (voice) (uncredited)
 
2004 Who Killed Saturday Night TV? (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 I Love Christmas (TV documentary)
 
2001 Night of a Thousand Faces (TV special)
Various
 
2000 Full Mountie
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2010) TV commercial for "Premier Inn" hotels (UK) in which he re-enacts the "Heeere's Johnny" ax scene from The Shining. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Lenny Henry CBE | Shrunken Head

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

To walk on set and find a black director of photography or an Asian boom operator is as rare as seeing John McCririck on the front cover of Vanity Fair. See more »

Trivia:

Son of Jamaican parents. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo