Keith Allen (actor)

Not to be confused with Keith Allan (actor).

Keith Allen
Allen in 2012
Born
Keith Howell Charles Allen[1]

(1953-09-02) 2 September 1953 (age 71)
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actor, author, broadcaster, comedian, musician, singer
Years active1979–present
Spouses
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(m. 1984; div. 1989)​
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(m. 1997, divorced)​
PartnerTamzin Malleson
Children6, including Lily and Alfie Allen
RelativesKevin Allen (brother)

Keith Howell Charles Allen (born 2 September 1953) is a Welsh actor,[2] pantomime star, and television presenter.[3][4] He is the father of singer Lily Allen and actor Alfie Allen, and brother of actor and director Kevin Allen.

  1. ^ "Keith Allen, Esq" Archived 28 October 2015 at archive.today Debretts People of Today. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ^ Williams, Kathryn (13 January 2021). "Is The Pembrokeshire Murders actor Keith Allen Welsh?". WalesOnline. Retrieved 29 August 2021. Luckily, during a press panel for The Pembrokeshire Murders the 67-year-old settled the debate over whether he considers himself a Welshman, saying: "I am Welsh," when interview Nina Hossain from ITV wondered whether to label him as such.
  3. ^ Wiegand, Chris (18 November 2008). "What to say about … Treasure Island with Keith Allen". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ^ Turner, Graeme; Tay, Jinna (27 March 2009). Television Studies After TV: Understanding Television in the Post-Broadcast Era. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-02167-3.