The Lenny Henry Birthday Show. Lenny Henry
Lenny Henry
- 63 years-old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Known for: Rudy's Rare Records (Adam), The Fosters (Sonny Foster), Chef! (Gareth Blackstock), Comic Relief (Creator), The Lenny Henry Show (Delbert Wilkins), Lenny Henry In Pieces (Host / Presenter), Three Of A Kind (Host / Presenter)
Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy. Lenny Henry. Copyright: Douglas Road
Lenny Henry CBE is an English comedian, actor and campaigner. Achieving fame in the 1970s, he found continued success through the alternative comedy boom of the 1980s and starred in numerous sitcoms and sketch shows. Toward the end of the decade he was instrumental in founding the Comic Relief charity and campaigns, and in the 2010s took on a number of acclaimed Shakespearean roles on stage.
More information
- Born
- Friday 29th August 1958
- Title
- Sir Lenny Henry
- Title
- Sir Lenny Henry CBE
- Title
- Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE
- Full name
- Lenworth George Henry
- Nationality
- English
Awards
- Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2021
- Legend of Comedy: Winner
- Chortle Awards 2020
- Book Award: Winner
- BAFTA Television Awards 2016
- Special Award: Winner
- RTS Awards 2016
- Judges' Award: Winner
- BAFTA Television Awards 1985
- Best Light Entertainment Performance: Nominee
Credits
| Year | Production | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Anansi Boys Announced | Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Anansi Boys Announced | Writer |
| 2021 | Beauty & The Beast: A Pantomime For Comic Relief | Self |
| 2021 | Cheltenham Literature Festival | Self |
| 2021 | The Graham Norton Show - Series 29 | Guest |
| 2021 | Tommy Cooper At The BBC (as Sir Lenny Henry) | Host / Presenter |
| 2020 | Billy Connolly: It's Been A Pleasure | Self |
| 2020 | The Lenny Henry Show | Writer |
| 2020 | The Lenny Henry Show | Various |
| 2020 | Live At The Apollo - The One About...
|
Host / Presenter |
| 2020 | Imagine... Lenny Henry | Self |
| 2019 | Trust Morecambe & Wise... | Host / Presenter |
| 2019 | An Evening With Lenny Henry: Who Am I, Again? | Self |
| 2019 | Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy | Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy | Writer |
| 2019 | Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy | Host / Presenter |
| 2019 | The Graham Norton Show - Series 26 | Guest |
| 2019 | Who Am I, Again? | Writer |
| 2019 | Who Am I, Again? | Self |
| 2018 | It's Alive Cancelled | Host / Presenter |
| 2018 | The Lenny Henry Birthday Show (as Sir Lenny Henry CBE) | Self |
| 2018 | The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - The Hexagonal Phase
|
The Consultant |
| 2017 | Anansi Boys | Mr Nancy |
| 2017 | Archive On 4: Lenny Henry On Richard Pryor - The Making Of A Satirist | Host / Presenter |
| 2017 | W1A - Series 3
|
Self |
| 2016 | Lenny Henry: Rogue's Gallery - The Rogue's Gallery At Christmas | Writer |
| 2016 | Lenny Henry: Rogue's Gallery - The Rogue's Gallery At Christmas | Various |
| 2016 | Lenny Henry: A Life On Screen | Self |
| 2016 | John Bishop In Conversation With... - Series 1
|
Guest |
| 2016 | Lenny Henry: Rogue's Gallery - Series 1 | Writer |
| 2016 | Lenny Henry: Rogue's Gallery - Series 1 | Various |
| 2016 | Let's Do It: A Tribute To Victoria Wood (as Sir Lenny Henry) | Self |
| 2016 | Boswell's Lives - Series 2 | Muhammad Ali |
| 2016 | God Of Carnage | Michael |
| 2015 | Legends Of Stand-Up And Bernard Righton
|
Self (Archive Material) |
| 2015 | Danny & The Human Zoo | Writer |
| 2015 | Danny & The Human Zoo | Samson Fearon |
| 2015 | Looking For Charlie Williams | Self |
| 2014 | Rik Mayall: Lord Of Misrule | Self |
| 2012 | Victoria Wood: A BAFTA Tribute | Self |
| 2012 | The One...
|
Writer |
| 2012 | The One... | Host / Presenter |
| 2012 | The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists | Peg-Leg Hastings (Voice) |
| 2011 | Ben Elton: Laughing At The 80s | Self |
| 2011 | My Favourite Joke | Self |
| 2011 | Rudy's Rare Records - Series 3 | Adam |
| 2011 | The Secret Life Of Bob Monkhouse | Self |
| 2011 | Live At The Apollo - Series 6 | Host / Presenter |
| 2010 | Harry & Paul - Series 3
|
Cassius Clay |
| 2009 | Rudy's Rare Records - Series 2 | Adam |
| 2009 | Shooting Stars - Series 6
|
Guest |
| 2009 | The Art Of Laughter | Self |
| 2009 | Shappi Talk - Series 1 | Self |
| 2009 | Live At The Apollo - Series 4 | Host / Presenter |
| 2008 | Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials
|
Self |
| 2008 | Harry & Paul - Series 2
|
Cassius Clay |
| 2008 | The Mighty Boosh - A Journey Through Time And Space | Self |
| 2008 | Rudy's Rare Records | Creator |
| 2008 | Rudy's Rare Records - Series 1 | Adam |
| 2008 | Harry Hill's TV Burp - Series 7
|
Self |
| 2008 | Lenny Henry.TV | Crew |
| 2008 | Lenny Henry.TV | Actor |
| 2006 | Chain Reaction - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 2006 | Chain Reaction - Series 2 | Guest |
| 2005 | The Lenny Henry Show - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 2004 | Arena: Remember The Secret Policeman's Ball? | Self |
| 2004 | The Lenny Henry Show - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 2003 | Lenny Henry In Pieces - Series 2 | Writer |
| 2003 | Lenny Henry In Pieces - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 2003 | Lenny Henry: This Is My Life | Crew |
| 2003 | Lenny Henry: This Is My Life | Actor |
| 2002 | Lenny Henry In Pieces - Series 1 | Writer |
| 2002 | Lenny Henry In Pieces - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 2000 | The Nearly Complete And Utter History Of Everything | Writer |
| 2000 | The Nearly Complete And Utter History Of Everything | Ensemble Actor |
| 1998 | Lenny Goes To Town | Crew |
| 1998 | Lenny Goes To Town | Actor |
| 1996 | Chef! - Series 3 | Gareth Blackstock |
| 1996 | French And Saunders - Series 5
|
Ensemble Actor |
| 1996 | Lenny Henry Gets Wild | Crew |
| 1996 | Lenny Henry Gets Wild | Actor |
| 1994 | The Lenny Henry Christmas Show | Host / Presenter |
| 1994 | Chef! - Series 2 | Gareth Blackstock |
| 1993 | Chef! | Creator |
| 1993 | Chef! - Series 1 | Gareth Blackstock |
| 1992 | Lenny Henry: In Dreams | Actor |
| 1991 | Lenny Go Home | Writer |
| 1991 | Lenny Go Home | Host / Presenter |
| 1991 | Bernard And The Genie | Genie |
| 1991 | Alive And Kicking | Steveie 'Smudger' Smith |
| 1990 | The Comic Strip Presents... - Series 4
|
Steve Wild |
| 1990 | The Comic Strip Presents... - Series 4 | Warder |
| 1989 | Delbert Wilkins' New Year's Eve Jam | Delbert Wilkins |
| 1989 | Delbert Wilkins' Legal Pirate New Year Jam | Delbert Wilkins |
| 1988 | The Lenny Henry Special | Host / Presenter |
| 1988 | The Lenny Henry Show - Series 2 | Delbert Wilkins |
| 1988 | French And Saunders - Series 2
|
Richard |
| 1988 | Comic Relief | Creator |
| 1988 | Comic Relief | Host / Presenter |
| 1988 | Whose Line Is It Anyway?
|
Guest |
| 1987 | The Lenny Henry Christmas Special | Writer |
| 1987 | The Lenny Henry Christmas Special | Host / Presenter |
| 1987 | The Lenny Henry Show - Series 1 | Delbert Wilkins |
| 1986 | Lenny Henry Tonite
|
Desmond King |
| 1986 | Lenny Henry Tonite
|
Francis Disley |
| 1986 | Lenny Henry Tonite
|
Popsi |
| 1986 | Lenny Henry Tonite
|
Vince |
| 1986 | Lenny Henry Tonite | Various |
| 1985 | The Lenny Henry Show - Series 2 | Various |
| 1984 | The Lenny Henry Show - Series 1 | Various |
| 1984 | The Young Ones - Series 2
|
Postman |
| 1983 | The Lenny Henry Sunday Hoot! - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 1982 | The Lenny Henry Sunday Hoot! - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 1982 | O.T.T. | Various |
| 1981 | Three Of A Kind - Series 1 | Host / Presenter |
| 1981 | Three Of A Kind - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 1981 | Three Of A Kind - Series 3 | Host / Presenter |
| 1977 | The Fosters - Series 2 | Sonny Foster |
| 1976 | The Fosters - Series 1 | Sonny Foster |
Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Lenny Henry on IMDb