• BIRTHDAY: giovedì 6 gennaio 1955
• BIRTHPLACE: Consett, England
• BIRTH SIGN: Capricorn
• AGE: 69

About

Comedian, actor, and screenwriter who was listed as one of the fifty funniest actors in British comedy by The Observer.

Before Fame

His childhood influences included Charlie Chaplin and Peter Sellers. He earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Oxford.

Trivia

He voiced the character Zazu in the 1994 Disney classic The Lion King.

Family Life

He was married to makeup artist Sunetra Sastry from 1990 to 2015. Actor Stephen Fry was the best man at his wedding.