Michael Le Vell

Michael Le Vell
Born	Michael Turner 15 December 1964 (1964-12-15) (age 46) Newton Heath, Manchester, England
Residence	Hale, Greater Manchester, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981-present
Spouse	Janette Beverley

Michael Le Vell (born Michael Turner on 15 December 1964 in Newton Heath, Manchester)^{[citation needed]} is an English character actor, who since 1983 has played the role of garage mechanic, Kevin Webster, in the soap opera Coronation Street.

He also played paper boy Neil Grimshaw in 12 episodes of Coronation Street in 1981, two years before he got the role of Kevin Webster.

Personal life

Le Vell lives in Hale, Greater Manchester.^[1] His wife is actress Janette Beverley who starred in the 1980s comedy Sharon and Elsie alongside Brigit Forsyth. He has a daughter and a son.^{[citation needed]}

Le Vell was a director of Ratio Money, which went into administration on 12 April 2010.^[2] This business attempted to exploit a loophole in the Consumer Credit Act to allow people to avoid credit card debts.^[3]

On 30 September 2011, Le Vell was arrested on suspicion of a sexual offence and released on bail until January 2012.^[4][5][6] Le Vell "strenuously" denied the allegation.^[6]

References

1. ^ Coronation Street's Michael Le Vell in child sex arrest
2. ^ "Business Investment - Business Investment, Small Business, Investment, New business, Entrepreneurship, Startup, small businesses, small business startup, small business". ratiomoney. http://www.ratiomoney.co.uk/. Retrieved 2011-10-11. 
3. ^ "Julian Knight: Forget the soft soap, this plot to wipe debt is just greedy". The Independent (London). 14 June 2009. http://www.independent.co.uk/money/loans-credit/julian-knight-forget-the-soft-soap-this-plot-to-wipe-debt-is-just-greedy-1704588.html. Retrieved 12 May 2010. 
4. ^ "Soap star held in child sex case". BBC. 6 October 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-15195193. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 
5. ^ Helen Carter. "Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell denies sex assault allegation | UK news". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/06/coronation-street-actor-denies-sex-claim. Retrieved 2011-10-11. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Corrie star Michael Le Vell rebailed in child sex case". BBC. 16 November 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-15753725. Retrieved 16 November 2011. 

External links

• Michael Le Vell at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Vell, Michael Le
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Date of birth	15 December 1964
Place of birth	Newton Heath, Manchester, England
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