Gary Wilmot

Gary Wilmot

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birthname = Gary Owen Wilmot
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birthplace = Lambeth, London, England
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occupation = Entertainer
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Gary Owen Wilmot (born May 8 1954 in Lambeth, London) is a British actor, writer, comedian, impressionist and singer. He rose to fame in the 1980s through a number of television appearances, and subsequently moved into theatre.

Career

Wilmot's father Harry was a member of The Southlanders and died in 1961, when Gary was six years old. Despite these show business roots, his upbringing was outside of the limelight, and his first jobs were relatively low-key occupations; he was employed as a store clerk, scaffolder and messenger before entering show business.Following a successful tv career, Wilmot made a move into musical theatre debuting in the West End in Me And My Girl in 1989 and has appeared in Me and My Girl, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Barry Manilow musical Copacabana, Oliver, Half a Sixpence and the Wizard of Oz.

Filmography

Before 1985

* So You Want To Be Top? Wilmot hosted this kids TV quiz show on UK BBC1 between 1983 and 1985.
* New Faces. Wilmot was a finalist in the competition, appearing with Judy McPhee.
* 25th June 1983 - "Chas & Dave's Knees-Up", episode 5.
* 1984 - "Mike Reid's Mates and Music"

1985

* "The Bob Monkhouse Show" Series 2, episode 3.
* "Copy Cats"
* "The Keith Harris Show" Series 2, episode 1.

1986

* "Saturday Gang"
* "This Is Your Life"
* "The Magic Loolipop Adventure"

1987

* "Aspel & Company"Cue Gary! sketch series ITV

1992

*"Junglies" (voice)

1994

*"Showstoppers"
*"Lazarus"

1996

* Hosted "The Laurence Olivier Awards"

1997

*"The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon"

1999

*"Hetty Wainthropp Investigates"

2001

*"An audience with Des O'Connor

2003

*"Loose Lips" (25th July)
*"Never Mind The Buzzcocks" series 13, episode 8
*"Today with Des and Mel" (18th November)

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/w/wilmot_gary.shtml BBC Comedy Guide]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0932842/ Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.garywilmot.co.uk Official Website]
* http://www.livenationtheatres.co.uk/prod-productions_details.asp?VenueID=106&pid=321


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