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Brian Conley
Born Brian Paul Conley
1961, aged 46
Paddington, London
Nationality English
Occupation Comedian, singer, actor

Brian Conley (born 7 August 1961 in Paddington, London) is an English comedian, television presenter, singer and actor. Brian Francis Connolly ( 5 October 1945 – 9 February 1997) was a Scottish rock vocalist, best known as the Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paddington is an area of the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Paddington is an area of the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

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Biography

Brian Paul Conley was born and raised in West London and studied Performing Arts at The Barbara Speake Stage School. He started his career as a holiday camp entertainer, working as a Pontin's Bluecoat at the age of 16. Pontins is a British holiday company founded in 1946 by Fred Pontin. After Pontin's, he joined successful comedy showband called Tomfoolery. In 1982, he appeared on the British version of the gameshow Make Me Laugh, presented by Bernie Winters. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Make Me Laugh was an American Game show in which contestants watched three stand-up comedians performing their acts one at a time earning one Bernie Winters September 6, 1932, Islington, London England - May 4, 1991, London England was an English comedian

After "Tomfoolery", Conley became a warm up man for the likes of Terry Wogan, Noel Edmonds and Kenny Everett. Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3 1938 more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish Radio and Television Noel Ernest Edmonds Kenny Everett (born Maurice Cole in Seaforth Lancashire; 25 December 1944 – 4 April 1995 was an English radio DJ and television entertainer Afterwards, he started appearing in front of the cameras with regular appearances in Five Alive and Live from the Palladium. This article is about the fruit drink For the Carbon Leaf album see 5 Alive!. He was soon snapped up by ITV and given his own starring vehicle to demonstrate his unique and versatile talents, this was Brian Conley: This Way Up which was followed by The Brian Conley Show, both very successful sketch shows. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Brian Conley This Way Up was a Sketch comedy show starring Brian Conley, and began broadcasting on May 20 1989 on ITV, The Brian Conley Show was a Comedy Variety show starring Brian Conley, consisting of comedy Sketches and music He was then offered the lead role in the sitcom Time after Time which was awarded The British Comedy Award for Best ITV Sitcom. The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year He then went on to play the hugely popular Doug 'Dynamo' Digby, starring opposite Amanda Holden, Nigel Planer and Noddy Holder in The Grimleys. Amanda Louise Holden (born 16 February 1971 is an English actress. Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953 in London) is an English Actor, Novelist and Playwright. Noddy Holder MBE (born Neville John Holder, 15 June 1946, Walsall, West Midlands) is an English Musician The Grimleys is a nostalgic Comedy-drama television series set on a council estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England in the mid-1970s He was also given two "An Audience With. . . " shows.

Around 2000, Conley was given a new show for ITV consisting of chat and music called, once again, The Brian Conley Show. The Brian Conley Show was a Comedy Chat show presented by Brian Conley with celebrity guests and music The show lasted for three series. The show's guests included some major Hollywood names, like Kathleen Turner, Leslie Nielsen and James Belushi. Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is a Tony Award - and Academy Award -nominated American actress. Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11 1926 is a Canadian-American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor James Adam "Jim" Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician, the younger brother

He also worked at the BBC for a couple of shows. His first being "Got Your Number", a game show part of a long series of National Lottery game shows. The National Lottery is the largest Lottery in the United Kingdom. Conley would later return to the BBC to present Let Me Entertain You in 2006.

He has done much stage work, including the parts Buttons in Cinderella and Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Cinderella ( French: Cendrillon, Slovak: Popoluška, German: Aschenputtel, Spanish: Cenicienta Caractacus Pott is the main character in the children's novel Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Magical Car is a children's novel written by Ian Fleming (of James Bond fame for his son Caspar with illustrations by

In 2006, Brian Conley returned to television, hosting a daytime variety show called Let Me Entertain You, a Lion TV production for BBC Two, where 13 year old Operatic Baritone, Matthew Crane, was the First Series Champion. Let Me Entertain You is a daytime variety show made by Lion Television for BBC Two that began on August 21, 2006. On December 1 of the same year, he appeared as a guest presenter on The New Paul O'Grady Show on Channel 4, where Larry The Loafer made an appearance in the beginning, and Brian referred himself to "Dangerous Brian" as he was about to enter the "Tank of Doom" as part of a Bushtucker trial. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican The Paul O'Grady Show is a popular British Comedy Chat show broadcast every weekday at 500pm on Channel 4 (formerly aired in the Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began I'm a Celebrity Get Me out of Here! is a Reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts and have to earn

Later in 2007, Conley presented a second series of Let Me Entertain You on BBC Two, and can currently be seen presenting a new gameshow for the BBC called Dirty Rotten Cheater (originally on BBC One, but moving to BBC Two). Dirty Rotten Cheater was a short lived Game show that appeared on PAX in 2003 Twenty shows were recorded in May at the Maidstone Studios in Kent. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format There is also unconfirmed news of him appearing in "the Jennifer Saunders new comedy drama", possibly referring to her "sitcom", Jam and Jerusalem. Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958 is a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning English Comedian, Screenwriter and actress Jam & Jerusalem is a British sitcom that has aired on BBC One since 2006 He is also performing as Buttons in the 2007 pantomime 'Cinderella' at Wycombe Swan Theatre from December. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of

On 30 August 2007, Conley appeared as a guest on That Antony Cotton Show; Brian's first appearance on ITV since 2003. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. That Antony Cotton Show is a British Comedy Chat show that was broadcast on ITV1 for one series in 2007 This article deals with the ITV1 brand name as it is broadcast at present It featured a clip from The Brian Conley Show, indicating that episodes still exist in archives.

Conley has presented the Midweek Lottery show on BBC 1 in 2008

On 24 April 2008 Brian took over from ill presenter Paul O'Grady on The Paul O'Grady Show on Channel 4, where he starred once again as 'Dangerous Brian' and he contested against 'Nearly Dangerous Joyce'. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Paul James O'Grady MBE (born 14 June 1955 The Paul O'Grady Show is a popular British Comedy Chat show broadcast every weekday at 500pm on Channel 4 (formerly aired in the Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Larry the loafer also made an appearance.

On 21 May 2008 Brian appeared on the Paul O'Grady Show

From 23 June 2008 Brian will be playing 'Professor' Harold Hill in The Music Man at Chichester Festival Theatre


Television Appearances

Music and Stage Work

Conley is also known for his singing voice and has released multiple albums, including "Songs From The Shows", "Stage to Stage" and "Let The Good Times Roll". Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Paul O'Grady Show is a popular British Comedy Chat show broadcast every weekday at 500pm on Channel 4 (formerly aired in the Live From Her Majesty's was a Sunday night variety show which ran on ITV for three seasons from 1982 to 1985 Brian Conley This Way Up was a Sketch comedy show starring Brian Conley, and began broadcasting on May 20 1989 on ITV, The Brian Conley Show was a Comedy Variety show starring Brian Conley, consisting of comedy Sketches and music The Brian Conley Show was a Comedy Variety show starring Brian Conley, consisting of comedy Sketches and music The Grimleys is a nostalgic Comedy-drama television series set on a council estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England in the mid-1970s The Brian Conley Show was a Comedy Chat show presented by Brian Conley with celebrity guests and music Judgement Day was a short-lived gameshow that broadcast on ITV, and presented by Comedian and Entertainer Brian Conley. Let Me Entertain You is a daytime variety show made by Lion Television for BBC Two that began on August 21, 2006. The Paul O'Grady Show is a popular British Comedy Chat show broadcast every weekday at 500pm on Channel 4 (formerly aired in the Dirty Rotten Cheater was a short lived Game show that appeared on PAX in 2003 The Paul O'Grady Show is a popular British Comedy Chat show broadcast every weekday at 500pm on Channel 4 (formerly aired in the After he left television, he went on to stage work and appeared as Buttons in Cinderella. Cinderella ( French: Cendrillon, Slovak: Popoluška, German: Aschenputtel, Spanish: Cenicienta He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance as Al Jolson in Jolson The Musical (1995), and also appeared in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Caractacus Potts. The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre Al Jolson (May 26 1886 October 23 1950 born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer comedian and actor and the first openly Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, also known as Chitty the Musical, is a stage musical based on the 1968 film produced by Cubby Broccoli

Brian is starring as Buttons in Cinderella at Wycombe Swan in High Wycombe from December 2007. Cinderella ( French: Cendrillon, Slovak: Popoluška, German: Aschenputtel, Spanish: Cenicienta Wycombe Swan is a theatre in the centre of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. See also High Wycombe Western Australia High Wycombe (hai ˈwɪk This ended on January 6th where he managed to do 54 performances, two a day, with only 2 days off in the 4 weeks it was showing.

Films

He has appeared on the silver screen in "Circus", with John Hannah and Eddie Izzard, and "Unconditional Love" with Kathy Bates. Circus is a 2000 British crime thriller movie directed by Rob Walker and written by David Logan. John David Hannah (born April 23 1962) is a Scottish Actor of Film and Television. Edward John "Eddie" Izzard (born February 7, 1962) is a British stand-up comedian and Dramatic Actor. Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an Academy Award two-time Golden Globe and two-time Screen Actors Guild In 2002, Conley made a cameo in Kurt Wimmer's 2002 Science Fiction film Equilibrium

Trivia

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Persondata
NAME Conley, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Conley, Brian Paul
SHORT DESCRIPTION Comedian, actor, singer
DATE OF BIRTH 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Paddington, London
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paddington is an area of the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
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