- Bradley Walsh
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notable role =Danny Baldwin inCoronation Street Bradley Walsh (born
4 June 1960 inWatford ,Hertfordshire ) is an English comedian andtelevision actor .Background
Bradley Walsh grew up in
Abbots Langley , near Watford. He attended Francis Combe, a comprehensive school in Garston,Hertfordshire . [cite web|url=http://www.franciscombe.herts.sch.uk/prospectus/students.html|title=Students|publisher=www.franciscombe.herts.sch.uk|accessdate=2008-08-22|last=|first=] He said in an interview that he isLouis Walsh 's cousin.Fact|date=May 2008Football
In the early 1980s, Walsh played professional football for
Brentford F.C. , although he failed to make the first team. An injury finished his career in the game.Fact|date=May 2008Television
He first came to prominence on television in 1994 as a presenter of the "
National Lottery " before going on to host the British version of "Wheel of Fortune" in 1997. In 1998 he presented anotherITV1 game show, "Win, Lose or Draw " before turning his attention to acting.Walsh was in the cast of short lived British
soap opera "Night and Day" in 2002. He appeared asBurglar Bill at the Children's Party at the Palace in 2006.Walsh took part in Northern Rock's All Star Golf Tournament on ITV, which his team, Team Europe, won. Walsh said that he has been playing golf since he was 20.Fact|date=May 2008
On
9 September 2006 , he hosted the 50 Greatest Stars Polls. He appeared in the three part TV drama Torn. He hostedNo. 1 Soap Fan on 29 December 2007, forITV . In August 2008 Walsh appeared in the realitytalent show television series , "Maestro" onBBC Two .cite press release
title = Eight passionate amateurs bid to become BBC Two's Maestro
publisher =BBC
date =2008-05-23
url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/05_may/23/maestro.shtml
accessdate = 2008-05-24]Walsh is also making a series for ITV called 'My Little Soldier', in which the young contestants are required to do "grown-up things" such as travelling on their own by train.
Walsh has been confirmed as the host of a new
ITV1 game show called "Spin Star" due to air in autumn 2008. [ [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a125039/ex-corrie-star-lands-itv-quiz-role.html Ex-Corrie star lands ITV quiz role] ]Walsh joined the
Doctor Who universe by playing three roles in the2008 Sarah Jane Adventures storyThe Day of the Clown . Including a sinister clown called Odd Bob, and a mysterious European sounding ringmaster named Elijah Spellman, and the infamousPied Piper of Hamelin .Coronation Street
In 2004, he began playing the role of factory boss,
Danny Baldwin , in the Granada TV soap opera, "Coronation Street ", for which he is now best known. Danny was originally going to be called Vic, but Walsh asked for the name to be changed to Danny after his late father.Fact|date=May 2008 People had previously called him Young Danny, so he thought it would not be so bad when people called him by his character's name.Fact|date=May 2008He won the 'Best Dramatic Performance' award at the
British Soap Awards in May 2006 for his role. He was written out of the serial at his own request at the end of that year, however he was not killed off.Film
Walsh starred in the 2001 film "". He also appeared in the TV series, "
Lock, Stock... ".Books
Walsh has co-authored a series of personalised Football Story Books in the series 'My Dream Cup Final With...'.Fact|date=May 2008
Personal life
Walsh has a daughter Hayley (born 1982), from a previous relationship. He married choreographer Donna in 1997, and they have one son, Barney born 1998.Fact|date=May 2008 The family live in
Epping , Essex. Walsh is currently in training as he will be cycling from the North of France and down to Portugal to raise money for Sane.Fact|date=May 2008 He appeared on 'That's What I Call Television' withFern Briton and declared that He is an Arsenal fc fanReferences
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