Biography for
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Date of Birth

11 March 1964, Harlesden, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Shaun Patrick Roche

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Spouse

Christie Goddard	(21 July 2007 - present) 3 children
Coleen Nolan	(8 March 1990 - September 2002) (divorced) 2 children

Trivia

Children: Shane Richie Jr. and Jake Roche (with former singer and TV presenter Coleen Nolan), plus Mackenzie Blue Roche (born on 4-23-06) and Lolita Bell Roche (born on 7-28-08) (with dancer Christie Goddard).

Singer of the official 2003 "Children in Need" (1980) single "I'm Your Man", which peaked at #2 in the UK charts. [November 2002]

Invested £500,000 of his own money into Malcolm Needs' Shoreditch (2003), which grossed only £2,270 from a budget of £6 million. The film was shown in cinemas for a week, after which it closed due to poor box office returns and critical reaction. Shoreditch (2003) is one of the most un- profitable British films of all time.

He once pulled a man from a blazing vehicle at a petrol station.

Proposed to Christie Goddard at her 26th birthday party in April 2005.

Father of Jake Roche and Shane Richie Jr..

Began his career as a bluecoat entertainer in Pontins holiday camps as a teenager. He progressed to stand up comedy - receiving a nomination for best new stand-up at the inaugural British Comedy Awards.

Wife, Christie Goddard, gave birth to the couples' second child, a girl named Lolita Bell, in late July 2008.

His "EastEnders" (1985) character Alfie Moon's wedding to Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), dated on 25 December 2003, is ranked #4 in "The 50 Greatest "EastEnders" (1985) Weddings of All Time" (2010).

His wife, Christie Goddard, gave birth to their second daughter, Romani-Skye Angel Shelley, on 27 April 2011.

Was named after his mother's favourite film, Shane (1953).

According to his autobiography, "Rags to Richie", he lost his virginity at age 13 to his younger brother's babysitter.

Took his stage name from singer Lionel Richie.

Married Coleen Nolan in a gazebo by a lake in Orlando, Florida with only their son, Shane Richie Jr., Coleen's sister, Maureen Nolan, and Shane's best friend Christopher Gosling present.

Met second wife Christie Goddard through friends after a performance of his pantomime "Jack and the Beanstalk" in December 2001.

Is one of 6 "EastEnders" (1985) actors to have won a Best Actor Award at the British Soap Awards; the others are Ross Kemp, Joe Absolom, Martin Kemp, Robert Kazinsky and Scott Maslen.

Where Are They Now

(2009) Set to play the part of Aladdin in pantomime of the same name at the Wycombe Swan theatre. Cast to include his two young sons.