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Johnny Vegas Johnny Vegas
Real name: Michael Pennington
Date Of Birth: 1971

The son of strict Catholic parents, Pennington joined a seminary at the age of 11 but left after 18 months, deciding a career in the priesthood was not for him.

Instead, when he was old enough, he headed for London to follow his new chosen career, pottery, and studied ceramic design fort hree years.

He flirted again with the idea of joining the church during a period of depression at the age of 24, but instead chose a career in comedy.

CV

Movies: 2004:
The Libertine, as Charles Sackmore opposite Johnny Depp
Movies: 2004:
Sex Lives Of The Potato Men, as Dave, opposite Mackenzie Crook. Buy on DVD
Buy on DVD
Movies: 2003:
Blackball, as Bouncer Jonno. Buy on DVD
Buy on DVD
Movies: 2003:
Cheeky, as Alf Price
Movies: 2003:
The Virgin of Liverpool
 
Radio: 2002:
Night Class. Wrote and starred in Radio 4 series as an ex-Redcoat teaching pottery classes.
 
TV: 2005:
Played Bottom in BBC1 adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream and in Bleak House as Krook.
TV: 2005:
Ideal. As small-time drug deal Moz in BBC3 sitcom.
TV: 2004:
Dead Man Weds. As reporter Lewis Donat in ITV1 comedy.
TV: 2002:
Shooting Stars. Regular team member on Reeves and Mortimer's oddball quiz.
TV: 2002:
Tipping The Velvet, as Gully Sutherland in the period lesbian love story. Buy on DVD
Buy on DVD
TV: 2002:
Runaround. Hosted Sport Relief celebrity revival of the children's quiz game.
TV: 2001:
Attention Scum, as 24 Hour News Man
TV: 2001-3:
Happiness, as Charlie Doyle in Paul Whitehouse's comedy-drama, for whichhe was named best newcomer in the Royal Television Society awards and in the British Comedy Awards. Buy on DVD: series 1 and series 2
British Comedy Awards
TV: 2001-3:
Happiness, as Charlie Doyle in Paul Whitehouse's comedy-drama, for whichhe was named best newcomer in the Royal Television Society awards and in the British Comedy Awards. Buy on DVD: series 1 and series 2
series 1
TV: 2001-3:
Happiness, as Charlie Doyle in Paul Whitehouse's comedy-drama, for whichhe was named best newcomer in the Royal Television Society awards and in the British Comedy Awards. Buy on DVD: series 1 and series 2
series 2
 
Video: 2003:
Who's Ready For Ice Cream? Buy on DVD or video.
DVD
Video: 2003:
Who's Ready For Ice Cream? Buy on DVD or video.
video
 
Stand Up: 2001:
Edinburgh show: Being Johnny Vegas, UK tour and appeared at Montreal Just For Laughs festival
Being Johnny Vegas
Stand Up: 2000:
Edinburgh show: The Johnny Vegas Gameshow and appeared at Melbourne Comedy Festival. Became the first comic to appear at the V&A museum, where he demonstrated his pottery skills.
The Johnny Vegas Gameshow
Stand Up: 1999:
Appeared at Montreal Just For Laughs festival
Stand Up: 1997:
Debut Edinburgh show won a Festival Critics' Award and was nominated for the Perrier. Named Comedian of the year at the Leicester Comedy Festival
Perrier.
Stand Up: 1997:
Debut Edinburgh show won a Festival Critics' Award and was nominated for the Perrier. Named Comedian of the year at the Leicester Comedy Festival
Leicester Comedy Festival
 
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Products
DVD (2008):
Ideal: Series 3
DVD (2008):
Benidorm: Series 1
DVD (2008):
Benidorm: Series 1
DVD (2008):
Blake's Junction 7 / Ant Muzak/ World of Wrestling
Trilogy of British comedy shorts
DVD (2007):
Ideal Series 2
Full series


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