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Profile of Nigel Planer
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Nigel Planer |
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22nd February 1953 |
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Westminster, London, England, UK |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Nigel Planer (born February 22, 1955 in London) is a British actor, novelist and playwright. He was educated at Westminster School and Sussex University.
He is most widely known in Britain for his work in television comedy and satire, including:
- Shine on Harvey Moon
- Roll Over Beethoven (1983-1984)
- The Comic Strip Presents... (1983-2000)
- The Young Ones (on which he played Neil, the hippie)
- Filthy, Rich & Catflap
- King & Castle (1986-1988)
- Blackeyes by Dennis Potter (1989)
- Frankenstein's Baby (1990)
- The Naked Actor/Masterclass (1991-1992)
- The Magic Roundabout (English adaptation and narrator on previously unseen episodes)
- Two Lumps of Ice
- Bonjour La Classe
- Sherlock Holmes (1993)
- Let's Get Divorced (1994)
- Blackadder the Third
- The Lenny Henry Show
- French & Saunders
- The Tube
- Saturday Live
- Jonathan Creek.
He has published several books including novels - The Right Man (2000) (ISBN 009927227X) and Faking It (2003) (ISBN 0099409860) - and written several plays including I, An Actor and most recently On The Ceiling (2005) .
He has also performed the audiobooks for many of the Discworld novels by prolific British author Terry Pratchett, giving voice to the many characters, races, and other anthromorphic personifications.
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