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Lenny Henry

  1. 30th March via BBC: Lenny Henry urges black Britons to get Covid vaccine
  2. 29th March: Lenny Henry given Legend Of Comedy award
  3. 9th March: Red Nose Day 2021 highlights revealed
  4. 28th February via The Sunday Times: Comics campaign to add subtitles to kids shows
  5. 15th February: BBC to broadcast The Festival Of Funny
  6. 2nd February: Red Nose Day 2021 is on Friday 19th March

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 biography details
Title
Sir Lenny Henry
Title
Sir Lenny Henry CBE
Title
Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE
Full name
Lenworth George Henry
Gender
Male
Nationality
England

Awards

  • Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2021 - Legend of Comedy: Winner
  • Chortle Awards 2020 - Book Award: Winner
  • BAFTA Television Awards 2016 - Special Award: Winner
  • BAFTA Television Awards 1985 - Best Light Entertainment Performance: Nominee
Born
Friday 29th August 1958 (62 years-old)

Known for

Comic Relief. Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC. Comic Relief - Creator
Lenny Henry. Rudy's Rare Records - Adam
Silhouette of a person. Lenny Henry In Pieces - Host / Presenter
Chef!. Gareth Blackstock (Lenny Henry). Copyright: Crucial Films. Chef! - Gareth Blackstock
The Lenny Henry Show. Image shows from L to R: Winston (Vas Blackwood), Delbert Wilkins (Lenny Henry). Copyright: BBC. The Lenny Henry Show - Delbert Wilkins
Three Of A Kind. Image shows from L to R: Lenny Henry, Tracey Ullman, David Copperfield. Copyright: BBC. Three Of A Kind - Host / Presenter
The Fosters. Sonny Foster (Lenny Henry). Copyright: London Weekend Television. The Fosters - Sonny Foster

Credits

 
Year Production Role
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 Various
2020 The Lenny Henry Show Writer
2020 Live At The Apollo - The One About...
  1. Special - Transport
 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 Host / Presenter
2019 Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy Writer
2019 Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy Executive Producer
2019 The Graham Norton Show - Series 26
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E2 - Renée Zellweger, Lenny Henry, Louis Theroux, Andrew Ridgeley, Elbow
 Guest
2019 Who Am I, Again? Self
2019 Who Am I, Again? Writer
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
  1. E4 - Fit The Thirtieth
 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
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2016 Lenny Henry: Rogue's Gallery - The Rogue's Gallery At Christmas Various
2016 Lenny Henry: Rogue's Gallery - The Rogue's Gallery At Christmas Writer
2016 Lenny Henry: A Life On Screen Self
2016 John Bishop In Conversation With... - Series 1
  1. E7 - Lenny Henry
 Guest
2016 Lenny Henry: Rogue's Gallery - Series 1 Various
2016 Lenny Henry: Rogue's Gallery - Series 1 Writer
2016 Let's Do It: A Tribute To Victoria Wood (as Sir Lenny Henry) Self
2016 Boswell's Lives - Series 2
  1. E1 - Boswell's Life of Muhammad Ali
 Muhammad Ali
2016 God Of Carnage Michael
2015 Legends Of Stand-Up And Bernard Righton
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Self (Archive Material)
2015 Danny & The Human Zoo Samson Fearon
2015 Danny & The Human Zoo Writer
2015 Looking For Charlie Williams Self
2014 Rik Mayall: Lord Of Misrule Self
2012 Victoria Wood: A BAFTA Tribute Self
2012 The One... Host / Presenter
2012 The One...
  1. E1 - The One Lenny Henry
 Writer
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
  1. E6 - Lenny Henry, Mike Wilmot, Tommy Tiernan
 Host / Presenter
2010 Harry & Paul - Series 3
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Cassius Clay
2009 Rudy's Rare Records - Series 2 Adam
2009 The Art Of Laughter Self
2009 Shappi Talk - Series 1
  1. E2 - Unconventional Parents
 Self
2009 Live At The Apollo - Series 4
  1. Special - Best Of Live At The Apollo
  2. E5 - Lenny Henry, Ed Byrne and Andy Parsons
 Host / Presenter
2008 Shooting Stars - 2008 Specials
  1. Special - Shooting Stars: The Inside Story
 Self
2008 Harry & Paul - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Cassius Clay
2008 The Mighty Boosh - A Journey Through Time And Space
  1. A Journey Through Time And Space
 Self
2008 Harry Hill's TV Burp - Series 7
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Self
2008 Rudy's Rare Records - Series 1 Adam
2008 Rudy's Rare Records Creator
2008 Lenny Henry.TV Crew
2008 Lenny Henry.TV Actor
2006 Chain Reaction - Series 2
  1. E5 - Lenny Henry interviews Bill Bailey
 Host / Presenter
2006 Chain Reaction - Series 2
  1. E4 - Alexei Sayle interviews Lenny Henry
 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 Host / Presenter
2003 Lenny Henry In Pieces - Series 2 Writer
2003 Lenny Henry: This Is My Life Crew
2003 Lenny Henry: This Is My Life Actor
2002 Lenny Henry In Pieces - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2002 Lenny Henry In Pieces - Series 1 Writer
2000 The Nearly Complete And Utter History Of Everything Ensemble Actor
2000 The Nearly Complete And Utter History Of Everything Writer
1998 Lenny Goes To Town Crew
1998 Lenny Goes To Town Actor
1996 Chef! - Series 3 Gareth Blackstock
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! - Series 1 Gareth Blackstock
1993 Chef! Creator
1992 Lenny Henry: In Dreams Actor
1991 Lenny Go Home Host / Presenter
1991 Lenny Go Home Writer
1991 Alive And Kicking Steveie 'Smudger' Smith
1991 Bernard And The Genie Genie
1990 The Comic Strip Presents... - Series 4
  1. E4 - Oxford
 Steve Wild
1990 The Comic Strip Presents... - Series 4
  1. E1 - South Atlantic Raiders - Part 1
 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 Comic Relief Host / Presenter
1988 Comic Relief Creator
1988 Whose Line Is It Anyway?
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
1987 The Lenny Henry Christmas Special Host / Presenter
1987 The Lenny Henry Christmas Special Writer
1987 The Lenny Henry Show - Series 1 Delbert Wilkins
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
  1. E6 - Summer Holiday
 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 3 Host / Presenter
1981 Three Of A Kind - Series 2 Host / Presenter
1981 Three Of A Kind - Series 1 Host / Presenter
1977 The Fosters - Series 2 Sonny Foster
1976 The Fosters - Series 1 Sonny Foster

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Lenny Henry on IMDb

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