Lawrence Douglas Lamb was born on 1 October 1947 and is an English actor and radio presenter.
17 Facts About Larry Lamb
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Larry Lamb was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, to Jessie White and Ronald Douglas Larry Lamb, the eldest of four including his brother, Wesley, and a sister.
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Larry Lamb had a turbulent childhood; he was verbally abused by his father and often had to keep his parents from fighting.
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Larry Lamb is distantly related to Edward Buckton Larry Lamb, a Victorian architect who designed St Martin's Gospel Oak and St Mary Addiscombe.
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In 2008, Larry Lamb began playing Archie Mitchell, the father of Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders.
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Larry Lamb based his portrayal of Archie on his own father.
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Larry Lamb left the show in April, 2009, but returned in July the same year, around the same time that Danniella Westbrook returned to her role of Archie's niece, Sam Mitchell.
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In 2009, Larry Lamb starred alongside Liam Cunningham in Blood: The Last Vampire, in the role of General McKee.
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On 19 February 2010, Larry Lamb appeared with his son, George Larry Lamb, in EastEnders Live: The Aftermath, after Stacey Branning was revealed to be Archie's killer in the closing moments of the 25th-anniversary live episode.
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In 2013, Larry Lamb began presenting a regular Sunday morning show on LBC.
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Larry Lamb is an occasional reporter for the BBC programme The One Show.
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Larry Lamb took part in Gareth's All Star Choir in 2014, as part of the BBC's Children in Need appeal.
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Larry Lamb became the 6th celebrity to be voted out of the jungle in the 2016 series.
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Larry Lamb has a daughter Vanessa Larry Lamb was born on 1969 and with his first wife Anita Wisbey.
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Larry Lamb is the father of radio DJ and television presenter George Lamb, from his second marriage to Linda Martin.
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Larry Lamb has one granddaughter from his daughter Vanessa, as revealed on I'm A Celebrity.
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Larry Lamb won the award for Best Villain at the 2010 British Soap Awards.