Norman Lovett

Norman Lovett
Norman Lovett in 2005
Born	31 October 1946 (1946-10-31) (age 65) Windsor, England
Nationality	British
Spouse	Fi Lovett
Notable works and roles	I, Lovett (1989) Holly in Red Dwarf (Series I and II, 1988 and Series VIII, 1999)
Website	http://www.normanlovett.co.uk/

Norman Lovett (born 31 October 1946) is an English stand-up comedian and actor, best known for the role of Holly in Red Dwarf during the first, second, seventh (as a guest star) and eighth series. His comedy has a quiet, dead-pan surrealism,^[1] and in 2000 he made a successful stand up tour, co-headlining with Chris Barrie, who played Rimmer in Red Dwarf.^{[citation needed]} Lovett was born in Windsor, Berkshire. He is married and has two daughters.^[1] Prior to his performing career, Lovett worked as a coffee machine maintenance worker and worked at the Whitechapel Art Gallery as an attendant.^{[citation needed]}

In 1989, he appeared in his own surreal BBC2 sitcom called I, Lovett, in which he played a character called Norman.^[1] Seven years later, he played Dr. Lovett in the short-lived sitcom Asylum^[1] which spawned many other successful careers.

He has made a number of acting appearances such as the Ghost of Christmas Past in a TV adaptation of A Christmas Carol, Mr Follett in The History of Tom Jones and two films, The Criminal and Evil Aliens, as well as the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, and a cameo appearance in The Young Ones (in the episode "Summer Holiday"), He has been in 'The Bill' and 3 episodes of the Scottish sitcom Rab C Nesbitt. In 2006 he was the most recognizable face to grace the low-budget British horror film Evil Aliens. He even worked with Gordon The Gopher but prefers not to talk about it. He was also heard as the voice over for several Sugar Puffs adverts of the late 1980s which he said "Sugar Puffs, you'll go monster mad for the honey"^{[citation needed]}

In 2009 he said he would no longer take part in any further Red Dwarf productions due to being treated appallingly over many years by Grant Naylor Productions. The final straw came when they asked him to keep his diary free for Back To Earth (A 3 parter for the Dave Channel) and couldn't be bothered to inform him that he would not be required when production began. "When I watched Back To Earth, I was rather pleased that I wasn't involved. I've always been proud of my contribution to the programme especially in series 1 & 2 of which I feel the comedy still stands up to this day."^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Lovett, Norman. "Norman Lovett. Comedian. Actor. Man.". normanlovett.co.uk. http://www.normanlovett.co.uk/biography.htm. Retrieved 7 August 2010. 
2. ^ http://www.wharf.co.uk/2009/05/norman-lovett-takes-red-dwarfs.html

External links

• Norman's official site
• Norman Lovett at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Lovett, Norman
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Date of birth	31 October 1946
Place of birth	Windsor, England
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