Leigh Francis

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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Born in May 1974 in Batley, West Yorkshire, Leigh Francis has based his career around portraying a series of comic characters. His first TV work was with the former Paramount Comedy Channel, before he came to wider public attention for his work on Channel 4. The most notable example of this work is arguably the programme ''Bo'Selecta!'' where he donned a series of rubber masks, styled after famous people, in a ''Spitting Image'' style. In addition, Bo'Selecta! also saw the characters Avid Merrion and Keith Lemon introduced, and it is in the guise of the latter, he has appeared on a number of other TV shows in recent years.
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Born in May 1974 in Batley, West Yorkshire, Leigh Francis grew up in Leeds.
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Basing his career around portraying a series of comic characters, his first TV work was with the former Paramount Comedy Channel. He went on to gain wider public attention for his work on Channel 4, most notably on the programme ''Bo'Selecta!'' where he donned a series of rubber masks, styled after famous people, in a ''Spitting Image'' style. ''Bo'Selecta!'' also saw the characters Avid Merrion and Keith Lemon introduced, with him appearing in the guise of the latter on a number of other TV shows in recent years.
== Web links ==
== Web links ==

Revision as of 17:03, 1 April 2011

Shows

Celebrity Juice (as Keith Lemon)

Let's Dance for Comic Relief (participant and guest judge) (as Keith Lemon)

Sing If You Can (as Keith Lemon)

Biography

Born in May 1974 in Batley, West Yorkshire, Leigh Francis grew up in Leeds.

Basing his career around portraying a series of comic characters, his first TV work was with the former Paramount Comedy Channel. He went on to gain wider public attention for his work on Channel 4, most notably on the programme Bo'Selecta! where he donned a series of rubber masks, styled after famous people, in a Spitting Image style. Bo'Selecta! also saw the characters Avid Merrion and Keith Lemon introduced, with him appearing in the guise of the latter on a number of other TV shows in recent years.

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