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Ben Elton

1959 - Today

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Benjamin Charles Elton (born May 1959) is a British actor, author, comedian, director, lyricist and playwright. One of the major figures in the alternative comedy movement of the 1980s, he used a style of left-wing political satire in his early stand-up comedy. He co-wrote the TV sitcoms The Young Ones, Blackadder and Mr. Bean, and was the sole writer for other sitcoms such as Filthy, Rich & Catflap, The Thin Blue Line and Upstart Crow. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Elton is the 10,523rd most popular actor (down from 10,275th in 2019), the 6,826th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,541st in 2019) and the 1,168th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ben Elton ranks 10,523 out of 13,578. Before him are Janel Parrish, Li Qin, Eddie Peng, Katrina Bowden, Anne Helm, and Austin O'Brien. After him are Candice Patton, Nicky Whelan, Toby Wing, Viktoriya Tolstoganova, Chelsea Noble, and Sue Ane Langdon.

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Among people born in 1959, Ben Elton ranks 744. Before him are Charles Kennedy, Wendy B. Lawrence, Hugo Rodríguez, Steven Strogatz, Ralph Northam, and Marie Osmond. After him are Rogelio Delgado, Chandra Cheeseborough, Eduardo Acevedo, Mehbooba Mufti, Bert Cameron, and Davis Phinney.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ben Elton ranks 6,828 out of 8,785. Before him are Joe Calzaghe (1972), Aiden McGeady (1986), Ryan Christie (1995), Rafe Spall (1983), Jasmine Thompson (2000), and Matt Haig (1975). After him are Josh James (1990), Carl Barât (1978), James Anderson (1982), Michael Turner (1983), Florence Welch (1986), and Ben Davis (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Ben Elton ranks 1,168. Before him are Charlotte Coleman (1968), Max Brown (1981), Gemma Whelan (1981), Siobhan Finneran (1966), Jessica Brown Findlay (1989), and Rafe Spall (1983). After him are Craig Fairbrass (1964), Holliday Grainger (1988), Dennis Waterman (1948), Robert Aramayo (1992), Gwilym Lee (1983), and Windsor Davies (1930).

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