- Lee Mack
Infobox Comedian
name = Lee Mack
birth_name = Lee Gordon McKillop
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birth_date = c. 1968
birth_place =Blackburn ,Lancashire ,England
death_date =
death_place =
spouse(s) = Tara Mack (2005 – present)
active = 1995-present Lee Gordon McKillop (born c. 1968) is an English stand-up comedian andactor , known by thestage name Lee Mack. He is well known in theUnited Kingdom for writing and starring in the sitcom "Not Going Out ", and for being a team captain on "Would I Lie To You?".Early life
Lee McKillop was born in about 1968 in
Blackburn , and moved toSouthport ,Merseyside when his parents separated and lived above a pub.cite web|url=http://www.anythingmatters.com/quotes-comedy/quotes_leemack.htm|title=Lee Mack - Sunday Times - January 09, 2005|accessdate=2007-12-29|author=|last=|first=|year=|format=|work=|publisher=Sunday Times] cite journal|last=Maxwell|first=Dominic|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Mack on the Attack|journal="The Times " magazine|volume=|issue=|pages=|date=24 November 2007 |url=|doi=|id=] He went to school inSouthport and after leaving worked in a bingo hall and as astableboy . After that, Mack became a blue coat atPontin's . After appearing on stagedrunk one night, he was sacked.Mack went on to have various other jobs, and did his first
open mike slot in 1994, while studying atBrunel University . Within 18 months he was a full timecomedian .Career
Mack first came to prominence on winning "
So You Think You're Funny " at the 1995Edinburgh Festival Fringe . Since then Mack has played the part of Graham, the security guard in the original radio version of "The Mighty Boosh ", and also has his own radio show onBBC Radio 2 called "The Lee Mack Show", which features a different celebrity co-hosting the show. He was a cast member for ITV's "The Sketch Show ".In 2005 Mack presented "They Think It's All Over", a sports based comedy panel game, formerly presented by Nick Hancock. However, it proved to be the show's final series. His first sitcom "
Not Going Out " forBBC One withTim Vine premièred on 6 October 2006. The show returned for a second series in September 2007. It has won aRose d'Or and RTS Award.He is currently a team captain on the BBC One panel show "Would I Lie To You?". He was also guest host on "
Have I Got News For You? " on 23 May 2008.References
External links
* [http://www.leemacklive.com/ Official website]
*imdb name|1056947
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