Bruce Joseph Forsyth Johnson CBE (known as Bruce Forsyth, born 22 February 1928) is a British showman and entertainer. He became well-known through the series Sunday Night at the London Palladium, and became a household name in the UK, going on to present television series such as The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, The Price Is Right and Strictly Come Dancing.
Bruce Joseph Forsyth Johnson was born in Edmonton, North London, to John Thoma...
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Bruce Joseph Forsyth Johnson CBE (known as Bruce Forsyth, born 22 February 1928) is a British showman and entertainer. He became well-known through the series Sunday Night at the London Palladium, and became a household name in the UK, going on to present television series such as The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, The Price Is Right and Strictly Come Dancing.
Bruce Joseph Forsyth Johnson was born in Edmonton, North London, to John Thomas Forsyth Johnson and Florence Ada Pocknell; he had an elder brother called John. His family owned a car repair garage in Victoria Road, Edmonton, and as members of the Salvation Army his parents played brass instruments and his mother was a singer. His great grandfather Joseph Forsyth Johnson (1840–1906) was a landscape architect who worked in Russia, Ireland and the United States. His great-great-great-great grandfather William Forsyth (1737-1804) was a founder of the Royal Horticultural Society and the namesake of the plant genus Forsythia....
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