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13 Facts About Nick Wilton

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Nick Wilton has appeared as Mr Lister in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as a recurring character; he has appeared in Carrott's Lib and Jackanory.

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Nick Wilton then spent two years as a stage manager in theatres, before moving into acting.

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Nick Wilton made his acting debut in 1980 in the Whitehall farce Simple Spymen, directed by Brian Rix, and went on to play opposite Rix in the West End revival of Dry Rot at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue in 1988.

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Nick Wilton has appeared in many television shows, such as the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Doctors, Casualty, Heartbeat, The Bill, Carrott's Lib, The Omid Djalili Show and the children's show Scoop.

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Nick Wilton appeared as a guest in My Dad's the Prime Minister, No 73, Saturday Superstore as Mo the Crow and as Mr Seagrove for 11 episodes in Big Meg, Little Meg.

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Nick Wilton was a writer and performer for the children's sketch show Fast Forward for 19 episodes between 1984 and 1987.

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Nick Wilton has written dialogue and provided voices for exhibitions at the London Transport Museum; presented the comedy channel for Emirates and SriLankan Airlines from 1998 to 2010, and made a recording of Ricky Gervais's biography, The Story So Far.

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Nick Wilton is a scriptwriter and has written for Three of a Kind, Play Away, In One Ear, The Smith and Jones Sketchbook, Smack the Pony, WYSIWYG and wrote one episode of Jackanory.

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Nick Wilton wrote for Not the Nine O'Clock News, A Kick Up the Eighties and the TV series Alas Smith and Jones.

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Nick Wilton first performed in pantomime in 1987 and as a dame every Christmas since 2000.

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Nick Wilton was nominated for the Perrier Award alongside his revue group, Writers Inc and won in 1982.

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Nick Wilton was in the "Carrott's Lib" team that won the BAFTA for Best Light Entertainment programme in 1983.

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Nick Wilton was married to Julie Dawn Cole, with whom he has two children.