- John Fortune
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footnotes =John Fortune (born John Wood;
30 June 1939 ) is a Britishsatirist ,comedian writer andactor , best known for his work with John Bird andRory Bremner on theTV series "Bremner, Bird and Fortune ". He was educated atKing's College, Cambridge , where he was to meet and form a lasting friendship with John Bird.Biography
Fortune was born in
Bristol . His early career included contributions toPeter Cook 's "Establishment Club" team, which includedEleanor Bron and John Bird in 1962. Fortune and Bird also worked together on the TV show "A Series of Birds" in 1967, and Fortune and Bron wrote and performed a series of sketches for TV in "Where Was Spring " in 1969. In 1971, with John Wells, he published the comedy classic "A Melon for Ecstasy ", about a man who consummates his love affair with a tree.He appeared with
Peter Sellers in a Barclays Bank advertisement in 1980 shortly before Sellers' death; the infamous Monty Casino ads.Along with writing several series for the BBC, in 1982 he appeared in an episode of the
BBC situation comedy "Yes Minister " as an army officer who brings the minister's attention to British-made weapons getting into the hands of terrorists.His work with John Bird is most notable for their series of satirical sketches "The Long Johns", in which one of the Johns interviews the other in the guise of a senior figure such as a politician, businessman or government consultant, invariably named "George Parr" (after the English cricketer, rather than the US politician).
In 1999, Fortune starred with
Warren Mitchell and Ken Campbell in "'Art'" atWyndham's Theatre in London's West End. He has also appeared in the films "Maybe Baby " and "Saving Grace", and had a guest part in the sitcom "Joking Apart ."In recent years, he has starred in the award-winning Radio 4 sitcom
Ed Reardon's Week , in which he plays the head of a literary agency.Further reading
*cite book|title=The Long Johns|author=Bird, John and Fortune, John|publisher=Hutchinson|location=London|year=1996|id=ISBN 0-09-180216-4
External links
* [http://www.vivienneclore.com/articles/John_187807_28.html John Fortune] at Vivienne Clore
* [http://www.psa.ac.uk/awards2003/bremner_bird_fortune.htm Bremner, Bird and Fortune, "Best Political Satire -Television, 2003"] - Political Studies Association Awards 2003Persondata
NAME=Fortune, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Wood, John
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Comedian
DATE OF BIRTH=1939-06-30
PLACE OF BIRTH=Bristol ,England
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