Bobby Ash

Bobby Ash

Bobby Ash (1924–May 20 2007) [cite news|title=Children's entertainer 'Uncle Bobby' dies at 82|url=http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20070523/bobby_ash_070523/20070523/?hub=TorontoHome|publisher=CTV News|date=2007-05-23|accessdate=2007-05-24] was a British actor who became known to children in the Toronto area as Uncle Bobby the host of "The Uncle Bobby Show" on local station CFTO.

Ash was born in a Staffordshire theatre into a family of actors and was brought up in the "pirate" circuses of Britain. In Britain he worked as a comedy performer and former circus clown. After immigrating to Canada, Ash's first television role was a clown in the CFTO program Kiddo the Clown. After he left his first show, Ash returned to Britain, but later returned to CFTO. In his retirement he remained in Toronto and was working on children's books. He later moved north to Elliot Lake. Ash died there of a heart attack on May 20, 2007.

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External links

* [http://www.staffannouncer.com/unclebobby.htm The Uncle Bobby Show Page] by Buffalonian Steve Cichon
*imdb name|id=0038621|name=Bobby Ash
* [http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/K/Kiddo_The_Clown/2001/04/04/734046.html Here's Looking at You Kiddo]


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