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| Adrian Edmondson | |
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 Edmondson in 2008 | |
| Birth name | Adrian Charles Edmondson |
| Born | 24 January 1957 Bradford, England |
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| Education | Pocklington School |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Years active | 1981–present |
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| Children | 3, including Ella and Beattie |
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Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957)[1] is an English actor, comedian, musician, writer and television presenter. He was part of the alternative comedy boom in the early 1980s and had roles in the television series The Young Ones (1982–1984) and Bottom (1991–1995), which he wrote together with his collaborator Rik Mayall. Edmondson also appeared in The Comic Strip Presents... series of films throughout the 1980s and 1990s. For two episodes of this he created the spoof heavy metal band Bad News, and for another he played his nihilistic alter-ego Eddie Monsoon, an offensive South African television star.[2]
He played the lead role in the Comic Strip's 1985 feature film, The Supergrass. In the 2000s, Edmondson appeared in numerous TV programmes in drama roles including Jonathan Creek, Holby City, Miss Austen Regrets, as himself on Hell's Kitchen and created the sitcom Teenage Kicks. Edmondson performed and wrote for the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (2006-2007). In 2008 he formed a folk punk band, the Bad Shepherds, singing and playing mandola and mandolin. In 2011, he presented a series of shows for ITV: The Dales, which focused on people working in the Yorkshire Dales, and Ade in Britain in which he undertook a tour of numerous places in Britain. In 2013, Edmondson was crowned the winner of Celebrity Masterchef, and from 2019 to 2020, he appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Daniel Cook. In 2022, he also played Ebenezer Scrooge in the Royal Shakespeare Company's adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
- ^ "7 things you never knew about Adrian Edmondson". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Eddie Monsoon – A Life?". 4OD: Comic Strip Presents. Channel 4. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.