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Lenny Henry

1958 - Today

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Sir Lenworth George Henry (born 29 August 1958) is a British-Jamaican comedian, actor, presenter and writer. He gained success as a stand-up comedian and impressionist in the late 1970s and early 1980s, becoming a regular cast member of the children's entertainment show Tiswas and the sketch comedy show Three of a Kind. In 1984, he began The Lenny Henry Show, which ran until 2005 and varied between sketch show and sitcom during its run. He was the most prominent black British comedian of the late 1970s and 1980s, and much of his material served to celebrate and parody his African-Caribbean roots. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Lenny Henry is the 9,619th most popular actor (up from 9,711th in 2024), the 6,458th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,330th in 2019) and the 1,061st most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lenny Henry ranks 9,619 out of 13,578. Before him are Barbara Billingsley, Rosie Malek-Yonan, Ted Knight, Daisuke Hirakawa, Mary Pat Gleason, and Dominic Sherwood. After him are Luke Ford, Miriam Leone, Tao Tsuchiya, Joshua Malina, Um Ki-joon, and Marina Inoue.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Lenny Henry ranks 681. Before him are Pietro Fanna, Jeph Loeb, Christopher Dean, Laurie Bartram, Toyah Willcox, and Victor Shenderovich. After him are Sergei Mylnikov, Scott Hamilton, Reema Lagoo, Hisao Kuramata, Adiato Djaló Nandigna, and Petr Rada.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lenny Henry ranks 6,464 out of 8,785. Before him are Adam Smith (1991), Gerry Peyton (1956), Sammy Lee (1959), Mike Doyle (1946), Christopher Dean (1958), Lara Pulver (1980), Passenger (1984), Toyah Willcox (1958), Ellen Wilkinson (1891), and Dominic Sherwood (1990). After him are Al Alvarez (1929), and Joe Corrigan (1948).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Lenny Henry ranks 1,061. Before him are Emily Beecham (1984), Jacqueline Hill (1929), Kevin Doyle (1960), John Inman (1935), Lara Pulver (1980), and Dominic Sherwood (1990). After him are Wendy Richard (1943), Raffey Cassidy (2001), Georgie Henley (1995), Cynthia Addai-Robinson (1985), Roma Downey (1960), and George MacKay (1992).

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