- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 25, 1944
- Place of Birth
- Seaforth, Lancashire, England
- Died
- April 4, 1995
Kenny Everett
Kenny Everett (born Maurice James Christopher Cole; 25 December 1944 – 4 April 1995) was an English radio DJ and television comedian, known for his zany comedic style. After spells working on pirate radio and Radio Luxembourg in the mid-1960s, Everett was one of the first DJs to join newly created BBC Radio 1 in 1967, where he developed the comedic voices and characters which he later adapted for television. He was dismissed from the BBC in 1970 after making a flippant comment on air after a news item concerning a government minister's wife. He was later reinstated at the BBC, working both on local and national radio. In 1973, when commercial radio became licensed in the UK, he joined Capital Radio. In the late 1970s, transitioning to television, he made numerous comedy series, notably The Kenny Everett Video Show on ITV from 1978 to 1981, and The Kenny Everett Television Show on the BB…
Filmography
movieSinéad
2024 · Self
movieFreddie Mercury: The Final Act
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe World According to Kenny Everett
2015 · Self - (Archive)
movieKenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits
2004 · Various Sid Snot, Angry of Mayfair, Captain Kremmen, Writer
movieThe Unforgettable Kenny Everett
2000
movieIn the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
1995 · Self (Archive Footage)
That's Showbusiness
tvThat's Showbusiness
1989
Saturday Night Clive
tvSaturday Night Clive
1989
movieKenny Everett's Christmas Carol
1985 · Scrooge
movieAn Audience with Billy Connolly
1985 · Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Aspel & Company
tvAspel & Company
1984
movieBloodbath at the House of Death
1984 · Dr. Lukas Mandeville
The Bob Monkhouse Show
tvThe Bob Monkhouse Show
1983
Harty
tvHarty
1983 · Self
tvWogan
1982 · Self
tvThe Kenny Everett Television Show
1982 · Self / Various Characters
movieThe Kenny Everett Naughty Joke Box
1981 · Self/Various Characters
movieKremmen: The Movie
1980 · Captain Kremmen
tvNot the Nine O'Clock News
1979
tvBlankety Blank
1979
tvThe Kenny Everett Video Show
1978 · Self / Various Characters, Writer
tvAn Audience with...
1978 · Self
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
tvThe Goodies
1970 · Sir John Peel (uncredited)
The Kenny Everett Explosion
tvThe Kenny Everett Explosion
1970
Nice Time
tvNice Time
1968
movieDateline Diamonds
1965 · Himself
tvTop of the Pops
1964 · Self- Host, Self - Host