Michael Barrymore, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Michael Barrymore

Comedian, actor, television presenter, broadcaster

Date of Birth: 04-May-1952

Place of Birth: Bermondsey, England, United Kingdom

Profession: actor, comedian, television presenter, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Michael Ciaran Parker (born 4 May 1952), better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, is an English comedian and television presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
These included Strike It Lucky, My Kind of People, My Kind of Music and Kids Say the Funniest Things.
In 1993 he headlined the Royal Variety Performance. At his peak Barrymore was voted the UK's favourite television star several times, and became one of the highest-paid stars on television.
He presented the popular game-show Strike It Lucky as well as his own variety show Barrymore.
He starred in Bob Martin from 2000 to 2001, a comedy drama in which he played the title role of a failing television game-show host.
Since his peak of popularity in the mid-1990s, Barrymore has appeared on Celebrity Big Brother and other shows including The Friday Night Project, Graham Norton's Bigger Picture, This Morning, The Sharon Osbourne Show and The Saturday Night Show. His television career effectively ended after the death of Stuart Lubbock in 2001 following a party at Barrymore's house.
Barrymore was the subject of police investigations and legal action around the case over several years.