Robert Renwick Mortimer was born on 23 May 1959 and is an English comedian, author, television presenter and actor.
21 Facts About Bob Mortimer
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Robert Renwick Bob Mortimer was born in Middlesbrough on 23 May 1959, and grew up with three brothers in the town's Linthorpe area.
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At around the same time, Bob Mortimer accidentally burnt down his family's home with a stray firework.
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Bob Mortimer attended King's Manor School in Middlesbrough, where his schoolmates included future sports presenter Ali Brownlee.
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Bob Mortimer left school with three A-Levels and went on to study law at the University of Sussex and University of Leicester.
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Bob Mortimer then moved to a private practice in Peckham, where his work with Public Health Act cases regarding cockroach infestations of council properties led to a local paper dubbing him "The Cockroach King".
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In 1986, Bob Mortimer went to the Goldsmith's Tavern in New Cross, London, to see a new show by the comedian Vic Reeves.
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Bob Mortimer was impressed by the performance, particularly the character Tappy Lappy, which was Reeves attempting to tap dance while wearing a Bryan Ferry mask and planks on his feet.
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Bob Mortimer approached Reeves after the show, and the two began writing material for the next week's show together.
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Bob Mortimer began to perform on the show, which was christened Vic Reeves Big Night Out, creating such characters as the Singing Lawyer, Graham Lister, Judge Nutmeg and the Man With the Stick.
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Bob Mortimer soon became an integral part of the performance, providing him with a weekly break from his legal work, which had begun to disillusion him.
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Reeves and Bob Mortimer made their television debut on the short-lived 1989 comedy chat show One Hour with Jonathan Ross, in the game show segment known as "Knock down ginger".
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Bob Mortimer took a 10-week break from his legal job to film the series and never returned.
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In 1999, Reeves and Bob Mortimer appeared in a second sketch show called Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Bob Mortimer.
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On 17 November 2007, Bob Mortimer appeared as Reeves' hairdresser, Carl, in the weekly radio sketch show on BBC Radio 2 entitled Vic Reeves' House Arrest.
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On 27 February 2008, Reeves announced that he and Bob Mortimer were working together on a new sitcom about superheroes who get their powers through a malfunctioning telegraph pole.
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In November 2013, Reeves and Bob Mortimer filmed episodes of a new BBC sitcom, House of Fools, featuring Matt Berry, Morgana Robinson, and Dan Skinner.
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Bob Mortimer has suffered from rheumatoid arthritis since childhood, which gives him great pain when he is stressed, especially before making a television series or embarking on a tour.
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In October 2015, Bob Mortimer underwent triple bypass surgery, which led to the cancellation of the first leg of the Reeves and Bob Mortimer 25 years tour.
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Bob Mortimer is a lifelong fan of his hometown football team Middlesbrough FC and the rock band Free.
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In September 2021, Bob Mortimer released an autobiography titled And Away.