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| Born | 4 July 1962 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor, Businessman |
Neil Anthony Morrissey (born 4 July 1962 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English actor. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. 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 An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 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 An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
His most famous roles include Rocky in Boon; Tony in Men Behaving Badly; and the voice of Bob the Builder. Boon is a British television drama series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker and later on Neil Morrissey. Men Behaving Badly is a British comedy --created and written by Simon Nye--that follows the lives of beer-guzzling flatmates Gary Strang and Tony Smart Bob the Builder is a Children's television character created by Keith Chapman. Morrissey has invested his earnings wisely and a love of Dylan Thomas has led to a series of investments in Laugharne. Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953 was a Welsh poet who wrote exclusively in English Laugharne ( Talacharn) is a Town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the Estuary of the River Tâf.
In 2006 Morrissey was awarded an honorary degree from the Staffordshire University[1]
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Biography
Morrissey and his brothers John and Stephen were placed under a care order and legally separated from their parents and spent much of their childhood in separate foster homes. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Staffordshire University is a University with its main Campus based in the City of Stoke-on-Trent, and with other campuses in Stafford Foster care is a system by which a certified stand-in "parent(s" cares for minor Children or young peoples who have been removed from their birth parents Morrissey spent most of his time at the Penkhull Children's Home. Stephen was later found dead in 1997 months before Morrissey's father also died. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
While studying at Thistley Hough High School in Stoke he advertised for foster parents to allow him to gain his A Levels. Thistley Hough High School is a Secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, He gained the results required allowing him to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England.
Acting
On leaving Guildhall Morrissey paid off his student debts by landing a parts in the film productions; his second role shot him to fame in the mid-1980s as dim biker Rocky in the ITV drama series Boon. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Boon is a British television drama series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker and later on Neil Morrissey. In 1990 he played the lead role of Noddy in the British spoof horror film I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle which involved many of the actors from Boon. I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle is a 1990 low-budget horror spoof about a motorcycle possessed by an evil spirit Boon is a British television drama series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker and later on Neil Morrissey.
He then gained his second famous role - that of Tony in Men Behaving Badly, a role created to replace the character of Dermot after Harry Enfield left the show. Men Behaving Badly is a British comedy --created and written by Simon Nye--that follows the lives of beer-guzzling flatmates Gary Strang and Tony Smart Harry Enfield (born 30 May, 1961 in Sussex, England) is an English Comedian, Actor and Writer The series became the one of most popular UK sitcoms of the 1990s and made Morrissey a national star and a target for the tabloid newspapers. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest His ongoing romance storyline with co-star Leslie Ash led to the pair later appearing in several advertisements for Homebase. Leslie Ash (born 19 February 1960 in Clapham London) is an English actress, best known for her role in the Sitcom Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand Homebase is a British Home improvement store and Garden centre, with 320 stores across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland In 1998 he starred in the TV series The Vanishing Man.
Morrissey also starred in the John Godber film about rugby league called Up n Under and voiced several characters in the cult children's television series Bob the Builder, including the lead character; therefore he also scored a UK Number 1 single at Christmas 2000 with Can We Fix It?. John Harold Godber (born May 1956 is an English Playwright, known mainly for his innovative theatre and observational 'comedies with an edge' History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games The stage play Up 'n' Under by John Godber was first seen at the Hull Truck Theatre in 1984 Bob the Builder is a Children's television character created by Keith Chapman. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. In addition, he provides the narration for Morph (in recent years) and Maisy. For other uses see Morph. Morph is an animated Plasticine Stop-motion characterthat appeared with Tony Hart starting Maisy Mouse is a fictional Mouse from the Picture book series created by British Illustrator Lucy Cousins.
In 2002, Morrissey returned to TV screens in the drama series Paradise Heights which ran for two series. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Eustace Bros was a BBC drama series starring Charles Dale, Neil Morrissey and Ralf Little as three brothers from Nottingham He then had a starring role in the BBC sitcom Carrie and Barry in 2004. Carrie and Barry is a sitcom on BBC One starring Neil Morrissey, Claire Rushbrook, Mark Williams and Michelle Gomez. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
His West End theatre work includes Speed, Robin Hood, The Daughter In-Law and his critically acclaimed West End performance in A Passionate Woman. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" Robin Hood is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times but who remains significant in popular culture where Kay Mellor (born 1951 is an English actress scriptwriter and director best known for her work on several successful Television drama series In 2005 Morrissey performed in Victoria Wood's musical adaptation of Acorn Antiques The Musical alongside Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston and Josie Lawrence. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victoria Wood CBE (born 19 May 1953 in Prestwich, Lancashire) is a BAFTA award winning English Comedian Acorn Antiques is a parodic Soap opera written by Victoria Wood as a regular feature in the two seasons of Victoria Wood As Seen Julie Walters, CBE (born 22 February 1950 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Celia Diana Savile Imrie (born 15 July 1952 is an Olivier Award-winning English actress. Duncan Preston (born 1946 Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English actor best known for his appearances in television productions written by Josie Lawrence (born Wendy Lawrence 6 June 1959) is a British Comedienne and actress best known for her work with Comedy Store Morrissey took over the role of Nathan Detroit from Nigel Lindsay in the London revival of Guys and Dolls from 6 March 2006 until June 2006. Guys and Dolls is a musical, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
In 2006 he was the guest host for an episode of Channel 4's The Friday Night Project before taking on the role as presenter on the BBC Two car related game show Petrolheads. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 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 A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event Petrolheads was a BBC panel game hosted by Neil Morrissey, with team captains Richard Hammond and Chris Barrie.
In 2007 he appeared in British TV show Skins as the father of Cassie and made a guest appearance in Neighbours as a priest, remarrying long term characters Susan (Jackie Woodburne) and Karl (Alan Fletcher) on a boat in the River Thames. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Skins is a BAFTA -winning British comedic Teen drama from Company Pictures which premièred on E4 on 25 January 2007 Cassandra "Cassie" Ainsworth is a Fictional character in the television series Skins. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985 See also Karl Kennedy and Susan Smith Susan Wendy Kinski (née Smith, previously Kennedy) born October 30 1956 (see episode Jackie Woodburne (born February 5 1956) is a Northern Irish -born Australian Actress. See also Karl Kennedy and Susan Smith Karl Raymond Kennedy is a Fictional character in the Australian Soap opera Neighbours Alan Fletcher (born 30 March 1957 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian Actor, best known for his role as Karl Kennedy in The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England.
On October 11, 2007 he made his first appearance in the BBC's Waterloo Road as new deputy head teacher, Eddie Lawson. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Waterloo Road is a BBC television drama series set in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, and is about a troubled comprehensive school
Spoof show
On 1 April 2006, a BBC Three spoof programme titled "Neil Morrissey's Secret" documented sides of Morrissey's life that were previously unknown to the world at large. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. BBC Three is a television channel from the BBC broadcasting via Digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms [2] It alleged he has a house, wife and two children in Jordan as well as a degree in Botany which he had been studying for 20 years. Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life These studies were integral to his motivation to find a breakthrough in anti-ageing. According to the documentary he has invented a cream called 'The Essence' which contains extracts of a plant found only in a remote Jordanian village. In the documentary the cream's acolytes include celebrities such as Jane Seymour, Gloria Hunniford and Phillipa Forrester. Jane Seymour, OBE (born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg on February 15 1951) is an English actress best known Gloria Hunniford (born Mary Winifred Gloria Hunniford on 10 April 1940 in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland) is a TV and Philippa Forrester (born in Winchester, Hampshire) is a British television and Radio presenter producer as well as an The show followed Morrissey as he carried out his research which involved years of study and crossing continents, funded by his lucrative acting career. Ultimately Morrissey launches the cream only to have his friends concerned for his health, his laboratory broken into, and a trip to Jordan where he finds that the villagers whose trust he had gained through time spent with them, have abandoned their homes because of the fall-out of his discovery. This hoax was launched on April 1st and despite the suspicions caused by this date as April Fools Day, it still managed to convince some people that it was true. This article is about the informal holiday For other uses see April Fool.
Business
Prudent with money, Morrissey has invested his earnings successfully in various projects, including production companies and his own television advertising and production company, Cactus Media Group.
He still lives in his two bedroom flat in Crouch End, has no mortgage, and bought his first "flash" car in 2002. Crouch End is an area of north London, in the London Borough of Haringey. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. He has investments in Babington House, Somerset; and has money in stocks and shares. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county He has also bought his mother a home in Stafford.
However, his love of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas led to him and his business partner Matt Roberts buying up numerous properties in the village of Laugharne, including the Hurst Hotel, the New Three Mariners pub and Brown's Hotel in April 2004 for £670,000. Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953 was a Welsh poet who wrote exclusively in English Laugharne ( Talacharn) is a Town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the Estuary of the River Tâf. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [3] In October 2006 it was announced that Morrissey had put Brown's Hotel on the market in order to finance the redevelopment of the Hurst Hotel[1], and expansion of the private members' club, Hurst House in Covent Garden, London. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Covent Garden (Pronunciation kɒvʌnt is a district in London, England, located on the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwest Bids need to be logged with the agents King Sturge by 12 January 2007, with a suggested price of around £1. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 5 million. [4]
Personal life
Neil Morrissey married Amanda Noar in 1987 after meeting her when she guested in an episode of Boon; the couple have a son born in 1989, he also has five nieces and a nephew. Amanda Noar, born 1962 in Prestwich, Lancashire, is a Jewish British Actress, Choreographer and producer, and Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Boon is a British television drama series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker and later on Neil Morrissey. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The couple divorced in 1991. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. He then got engaged to actress Elizabeth Carling whom he had first met in 1989 when they were both working on Boon. Elizabeth Carling (born 20 October 1967 in Middlesbrough, Teesside) is an English actress best known for her performances Boon is a British television drama series starring Michael Elphick, David Daker and later on Neil Morrissey. They parted on good terms: she later guested alongside him on Men Behaving Badly. Men Behaving Badly is a British comedy --created and written by Simon Nye--that follows the lives of beer-guzzling flatmates Gary Strang and Tony Smart His dating history since is well documented by the British tabloids, including dating Rachel Weisz after starring together in "My Summer with Des" in 1998 - they lived together at his flat in Crouch End. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Rachel Hannah Weisz ( "vice" born 7 March, in 1970 or 1971 is an Academy Award -winning English Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Crouch End is an area of north London, in the London Borough of Haringey. [5]
However, the tabloid interest grew to its height with Morrissey's affair with actress Amanda Holden at the height of his fame and when her husband, comedian Les Dennis was taking part in Celebrity Big Brother. For other uses see Love Affair or Scandal An affair may refer to a form of nonmonogamy, to Infidelity or to Adultery. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Amanda Louise Holden (born 16 February 1971 is an English actress. A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Les Dennis (born Leslie Heseltine on 12 October 1953 in Liverpool, Lancashire) was an English Television presenter and Big Brother is a Reality television series broadcast in the United Kingdom and The affair was the primary reason for Holden's and Dennis's separation and subsequent divorce. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. At its height, there were 35 photographers outside his home, and he had to ask a neighbour to buy him milk and other essential food supplies - he later asked the police to help him get to his car.
Morrissey is notable for his tattoos. A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of Skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons According to one version of how he obtained them, Neil and Stephen applied them to each other with needles and indian ink. "Indian ink" redirects here For the play by Tom Stoppard see Indian Ink (play. On Neil's right arm is his Christian name and a blob that started off as his initials but had to be abandoned when it swelled up and he was rushed to the doctor for a tetanus jab. Tetanus is a medical condition that is characterized by a prolonged contraction of Skeletal muscle fibres On his right is a squiggle that is a reversed version of "The Saint". Overview Simon Templar is known as the Saint because of his initials (ST and also because of his heroic exploits that fly in the face of an otherwise nefarious reputation [5] Morrissey himself says the tattoos were done by other boys at the children's home. The boys there saw he did not have a tattoo and so he was given the option of a tattoo or be beaten up. He took the option of the tattoo and now regrets not taking the option of a beating. [6]
He has also appeared as the star in a "reasonably priced car" on Top Gear, and admitted his current car was a BMW 745i. Top Gear is a BAFTA, multi- NTA and International Emmy Award -winning BBC Television series about motor vehicles mainly
References
- ^ Neil Morrissey
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/tv/neil_morrissey.shtml
- ^ BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Morrissey buys Dylan Thomas' local
- ^ BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Actor Morrissey to sell Dylan pub
- ^ a b Interview: Neil Morrissey | Magazine | The Observer
- ^ Neil Morrissey on Bob and behaving badly
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