biography
| name: |
Deayton, (Gordon) Angus
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pronunciation:
[deeton]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1956– )
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| biography:
| Writer and broadcaster, born in Caterham, Surrey, S England, UK. Educated at Oxford, he contributed widely to revues and radio shows as a writer and performer, joining Rowan Atkinson in his stage show (1986–90), and becoming well known for his role as Victor Meldrew's long-suffering neighbour in BBC television's One Foot in the Grave (from 1989), receiving the Newcomer of the Year TV Comedy Award in 1991. He is best known on television as the host of Have I Got News for You (1990-2002) and as writer/presenter of In Search of Happiness (1995). His books include The Uncyclopaedia of Rock (1987) and In Search of Happiness (1995). |
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