Brian Paul Conley was born on 7 August 1961 and is an English actor, comedian, singer and television presenter.
29 Facts About Brian Conley
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Conley has been the host of The Brian Conley Show, as well as presenting the Royal Variety Performance on eight occasions.
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Brian Conley has won numerous awards in his career, including The National Television Awardfor Most Popular Comedy Performer, Best Live Performer in Manchester Evening News and a British Comedy Award.
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From 2021 to 2023, Conley appeared as Tom "Rocky" Cotton in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
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Brian Conley was born on 7 August 1961 in Paddington, London.
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Brian Conley's father, Colin, was a taxi driver, later working for the BBC in production as a prop man, including for BBC outside broadcast units.
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Brian Conley's brother, Alan, is a BBC floor manager, including for Strictly Come Dancing.
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Brian Conley was brought up in Kilburn North West London and studied Performing Arts at the Barbara Speake Stage School.
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At the age of 16, by lying about his age, Brian Conley started work as a Pontin's Bluecoat.
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The group broke up due to internal disputes when Brian Conley was 19, but his work with the band led to his being talent spotted by agent Bob Voice.
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Brian Conley's career was then advanced by TVS casting director Bill Hatterley, who secured him on-screen appearances in comedy shows such as Make Me Laugh, The Laughter Show, Live from Her Majesty's and Five Alive.
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Brian Conley's next success was a sitcom entitled Time After Time, in which he played the lead role of reformed criminal Kenny Conway; the show was named Best ITV Sitcom at the 1994 British Comedy Awards.
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Brian Conley played the titular singer in Jolson at the Victoria Palace theatre from 1995 to its close in 1997.
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Brian Conley's first being We've Got Your Number, a game show part of a long series of National Lottery game shows.
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Brian Conley has done much stage work, including the parts of Buttons in Cinderella and Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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In 2006, Brian Conley returned to television, hosting a daytime variety show called Let Me Entertain You, a Lion TV production for BBC Two where 13-year-old operatic baritone Matthew Crane was the first series champion.
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Later in 2007, Brian Conley presented a second series of Let Me Entertain You on BBC Two, and presented a gameshow, Dirty Rotten Cheater for the BBC.
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Brian Conley presented the Midweek Lottery show on BBC One in 2008.
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On 24 April 2008, Brian Conley took over from ill presenter Paul O'Grady on The Paul O'Grady Show on Channel 4, where he starred as 'Dangerous Brian Conley' and he contested against 'Nearly Dangerous Joyce'.
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On 22 June 2008, Brian Conley performed a cameo role in Last of the Summer Wine as "Boothroyd", Barry's fitness mad neighbour.
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Brian Conley played the same role in the UK Tour of Hairspray, sharing the role with Michael Ball and actor Michael Starke, at selected UK venues.
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Brian Conley has partaken in his own live show, "The Best of Brian Conley", which showcases 'the best' of Conley's material from his past shows, interspersed with occasional showreels of either Larry the Loafer, Dangerous Brian or a generic showreel of his work.
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On 19 November 2012, Brian Conley left the jungle on medical grounds.
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On 18 August 2017, it was announced that Brian Conley would be taking part in the fifteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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Brian Conley was partnered with Welsh professional dancer Amy Dowden.
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In September 2023, Brian Conley confirmed that he had decided to leave EastEnders.
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Brian Conley spoke at length about his exit from Albert Square during his appearance on award-winning motoring podcast Fuelling Around.
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Brian Conley was on the show to talk about motoring, one of his biggest passions away from the stage and screen.
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In December 2024, Brian Conley starred as Billy Barnum at the Bristol hippodrome's pantomime production of Goldilocks and the three bears.