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Gary Lineker

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Gary Lineker was English football's top striker in the 1980s and the early 1990s. A unique blend of skill, intelligence and CHARM, people knew that when he was alone with only the goalkeeper to stop him, there would either be a penalty or a goal. At the same time, being as venemous as always up front... See full bio »

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Gary Winston Lineker
in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
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2011 Phineas and Ferb (TV series)
Soccer Player #1
– My Fair Goalie (2011) … Soccer Player #1 (voice)
 
2009 Ant & Dec's Christmas Show (TV movie)
The Penguin (as Gary Lineker OBE)
 
2006 Underground Ernie (TV series)
Ernie
 
2002 Jeffrey Archer: The Truth (TV movie)
England manager
 
1999 The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (TV movie)
Lord Gary Lineker
 
1993 Splitting Heirs
Couple at Restaurant
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1993 All in the Game (TV mini-series)
 
Show ShowSelf (80 titles)
1999-2013 Match of the Day (TV series)
Himself - Presenter / Presenter / Himself
– Episode dated 4 May 2013 (2013) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode dated 27 April 2013 (2013) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode dated 20 April 2013 (2013) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode dated 13 April 2013 (2013) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode dated 6 April 2013 (2013) … Himself - Presenter
See all 65 episodes »
 
2013 Goodbye Television Centre (TV movie)
Himself
 
2013 My Beautiful Game (TV series documentary)
 
2012 Daybreak (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 March 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The Big Sport Relief Warm-up (TV special)
Himself
 
2009-2011 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 November 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008-2010 Strictly Come Dancing (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Audience Member
– Week Four (2010) … Himself (uncredited)
– Grand Final 2009: Part One (2009) … Himself
– Round Nine Results (2008) … Himself - Audience Member
– Round Nine (2008) … Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
2010 The Y Word (video short)
Himself
 
2005-2010 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Match of the Day Presenter
– Episode dated 19 August 2010 (2010) … Himself - Match of the Day Presenter
– Episode dated 9 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2010 London 2012: Two Years to Go (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 The Rimet Trophy, the Incredible Story of the World Cup (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Match of the Day: 2010 FIFA World Cup (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
 
2002-2010 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Ross Noble/Mary Portas/Gary Lineker/Gorillaz (2010) … Himself
– Episode #7.3 (2004) … Himself
– Episode #2.6 (2002) … Himself
 
2010 Match of the Day 2 (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
– Episode dated 2 May 2010 (2010) … Himself - Presenter
 
2010 Sport Relief 2010 (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2010 Dancing on Ice (TV series)
Himself - Audience Member
– Episode #5.10 (2010) … Himself - Audience Member
– Episode #5.11 (2010) … Himself - Audience Member
 
2010 All Star Mr & Mrs (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.3 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Monty Python: Almost the Truth - Lawyers Cut (TV series)
Himself
– Finally! The Last Episode Ever! (For Now...) (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Hell's Kitchen (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.13 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #4.10 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #4.8 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #4.7 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Loose Women (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #12.174 (2008) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 Sport Relief 2008 (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2008 Happy Birthday Brucie! (TV documentary)
Himself (as Gary Lineker OBE)
 
2007 The National Lottery: Big 7 (TV special)
Himself
 
2007 Comic Relief Does Fame Academy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.1 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 LMA Manager 2007 (Video Game)
Himself - Presenter (voice)
 
2006 Sport Relief 2006 (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2006 A Safe Place (documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 LMA Manager 2006 (Video Game)
Himself - Presenter (voice)
 
2005 Top of the Pops: Reloaded (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.10 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Best Ever Ads (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Alan Shearer Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Match of the Day FA Cup (TV series)
Presenter
 
2004 LMA Manager 2005 (Video Game)
Himself - Presenter (voice)
 
2004 Old Big 'Ead: A Tribute to Brian Clough (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 That Game: England v Germany 1990 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Sport Relief 2004 (TV special)
Presenter
 
2004 Johnny & Denise: Passport to Paradise (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2004) … Himself
 
2001-2004 Blue Peter (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 June 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 June 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2004 The Terry and Gaby Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.16 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 LMA Manager 2004 (Video Game)
Himself - Presenter (voice)
 
2003 Fascism and Football (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Saturday Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 May 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 The Day Britain Stopped (TV movie)
Himself (sports commentator) (uncredited)
 
2003 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 March 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
1995-2003 They Think It's All Over (TV series)
Team Captain / Himself - Team Captain / Himself
– Episode #15.8 (2003) … Team Captain
– Episode dated 5 January 2001 (2001) … Himself
– Episode #10.7 (2000)
– Episode dated 25 December 1997 (1997) … Himself - Team Captain
– Episode #4.1 (1997) … Team Captain
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2002 LMA Manager 2003 (Video Game)
Himself - Presenter (voice)
 
2002 Football Shorts (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2002 Sport Relief (TV special)
Presenter
 
2002 LMA Manager 2002 (Video Game)
Himself - Presenter, PlayStation 2 version (voice)
 
2002 Bend It Like Beckham
Himself
 
2002 When Louis Met... Chris Eubank (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 A Question of Sport (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #31.17 (2002) … Himself
 
2001 The Kumars at No. 42 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 I Love 1990's (TV series documentary)
Himself
– I Love 1990 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Brass Eye (TV series)
Himself
– Paedophilia (2001) … Himself
 
2000 The Real David Beckham (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Night of a Thousand Shows (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Late Lunch (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.15 (1999) … Himself
 
1998 Lenny Goes to Town (TV series)
Himself
– Dundee (1998) … Himself
 
1998 TFI Friday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 March 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Parkinson (TV series)
– Episode dated 30 January 1998 (1998)
 
1998 Golden Boots (TV series)
Himself
 
1995 Grandstand (TV series)
 
1994 An Evening with Gary Lineker (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Clive Anderson Talks Back (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.7 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 All in the Game (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
1993 Saturday Disney (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 August 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Italia '90: England - World Cup Heroes (video)
Himself
 
1991 Bernard and the Genie (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.5 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 Spatz (TV series)
Himself
– Star Attraction (1991) … Himself
 
1991 Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal 1991 FA Cup Semi-Final (video)
Himself
 
1990 XIV FIFA World Cup 1990 (TV mini-series)
Himself - England
 
1987 Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup (documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The Grand Knockout Tournament (TV special)
Himself
 
1987 Àngel Casas show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.3 (1987) … Himself
 
1986 XIII FIFA World Cup 1986 (TV mini-series)
Himself - England
 
1973 We Are the Champions (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2012 The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 The Ultimate Collection of Classic International Goals (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002 (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 The Story of Football (video documentary)
Himself - 1986 World Cup, 1991 FA Cup Semi-Final
 
2000 The 100 Greatest TV Ads (TV special)
Himself
 
1998 World Cup: England's World Cup Heroes and Villains! (video)
(uncredited)
 
1988 Liverpool: Greavsie's Six of the Best Matches from the 80s (video)
Himself - Striker: Everton FC
 
1987 Greatest Goals (video)
Himself - England Player
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial for ACAP (2002) See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Gary Lineker OBE

Height:

5' 9¾" (1.77 m)
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Personal Quote:

Technically, we're way behind some of the nations in world football at the moment. (Speaking in 2012) See more »

Trivia:

His first England hat-trick was against Turkey on 16 October 1985. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius