Lee Evans (born 25 February 1964) is an English stand-up comedian, writer, actor and musician.
Lee Evans was born in Avonmouth, Bristol, England, the son of Dave Evans, a nightclub performer. His secondary school was The Billericay School in Billericay, Essex. After a spell as a boxer and two years at art school in Essex, Evans decided to follow in his father's footsteps in the entertainment business. In his teens he moved to Rhyl, Wales, and pla...
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Lee Evans (born 25 February 1964) is an English stand-up comedian, writer, actor and musician.
Lee Evans was born in Avonmouth, Bristol, England, the son of Dave Evans, a nightclub performer. His secondary school was The Billericay School in Billericay, Essex. After a spell as a boxer and two years at art school in Essex, Evans decided to follow in his father's footsteps in the entertainment business. In his teens he moved to Rhyl, Wales, and played drums in a punk rock band called The Forgotten Five.
In 1984, he married Heather Nudds with whom he has a daughter, Mollie (born 1994). They currently live in Billericay, Essex.
Evans rose to fame during the 1990s, becoming noted for his loud, hot, sweaty, energetic on-stage performances, humorous voices and very physical observational comedy. His style of slapstick, physical humour has led to frequent comparisons with Norman Wisdom, though Evans does not regard Wisdom as an influence. In his earlier work, he often used a dysfunctional...
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