Lee Evans 46th Birthday Today 25th February 2010

26th January 2012 09:41

Lee Evans stand-up comedian, writer, actor and musician was born on 25 February 1964.

Lee was born in Avonmouth and was born into the entertainment business as his father, was a nightclub performer.

After a spell as a boxer and two years at Thurrock art college,, Lee decided to follow in his father's footsteps in the entertainment business.

In his teens he moved to Rhyl, Wales and played drums in a punk rock band called The Forgotten Five.
Lee was married in 1984 to Heather Nudds and he has a daughter, Mollie.

Evans rose to fame during the 1990s, becoming noted for his loud, hot, sweaty, energetic on-stage performances, humorous voices and very physical observational comedy.

Lee's latest TV appearance was in Dr Who, in the spring of 2009, when he played a Welsh scientist in their Easter special, Planet of the Dead.

Lee’s Film appearances started way back in 1995 with his lead role in the critically-acclaimed Funny Bones. The film won the London Evening Standard 'Peter Sellers Award' for best movie. 

He has since starred in Hollywood blockbusters The Fifth Element with Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman, MouseHunt with Nathan Lane, and the Farrelly Brothers’ classic There's Something About Mary with Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz.    

In March 2004 Lee made his West End acting debut in Samuel Beckett's seminal play Endgame alongside the legendary Michael Gambon  at London’s Albery Theatre.


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