Edward Michael Robbins was born on 11 August 1955 and is an English comic, actor, television presenter and radio broadcaster.
13 Facts About Ted Robbins
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Ted Robbins has performed as a warm-up artist for numerous pre-recorded comedy shows that have been filmed before live studio audiences including Granada Television's Wood and Walters and Birds of a Feather, provided the voiceover in Catchphrase from 1994 to 1996 and returned in Roy Walker's penultimate series in 1998 and 1999, and the BBC's Little Britain.
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Ted Robbins starred in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights for both series as Den Perry, the main "villain", and the Governor in The Slammer.
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Ted Robbins guest starred as Barry Quid in Series 10 of Birds of a Feather and in the comedy series The League of Gentlemen as Tony Cluedo, singer of Creme Brulee.
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Ted Robbins is a supporter of Rossendale RUFC, where his son, Jack, plays as a prop.
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Ted Robbins is the President of Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary in Edenfield, Lancashire.
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Ted Robbins is the brother of actresses Kate and Amy Ted Robbins and a first cousin once removed of Paul McCartney.
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Ted Robbins's grandfather, named Ted, served as secretary of the Football Association of Wales between 1909 and 1946.
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Ted Robbins has performed in panto at the Charter Theatre, Preston and in 2014 he performed Cinderella at the Stockport Plaza, returning to play Widow Twanky in Aladdin in 2017.
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Ted Robbins performed in Cinderella at the Liverpool Empire in 2008.
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On 31 January 2015, Ted Robbins suffered a heart attack and collapsed on stage, clutching his chest, during his solo sketch at the opening night of the Phoenix Nights Live tour at the Manchester Arena.
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Ted Robbins's health has improved since then and he has lost two stone.
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Ted Robbins narrated the Railway Series books by Christopher Awdry for audio cassette.