Name: Lenny Henry
Date of Birth: 29 August 1958 Son of Jamaican parents. Has an adopted daughter named Billie. Worked with the 1980s band the Style Council on the album "Our Favourite Shop" on a song called "A Stand-Up Comic's Instructions," which tries to point out that stand-up comics shouldn't use cheap jokes about homosexuals, Asians, Blacks, and Irish people to get laughs. Friend of Neil Gaiman, author of such books as "The Sandman," "American Gods," "Neverwhere," and co-author of the book "Good Omens" with Terry Pratchett. ... Is a stand-up comedian Supports West Bromwich Albion FC He allegedly declined the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) before accepting the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1999 Queen's New Years Honors List for his services to drama and charity. His brother Paul Henry has written some comedy for him before. Read more Lenny Henry movies (actor)User Comments |
