English actor, comedian, musician and writer (born 1957)
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Adrian Edmondson
Edmondson in 2008
Birth name
Adrian Charles Edmondson
Born
(1957-01-24) 24 January 1957 (age 67) Bradford, England
Medium
Film
stand-up
television
Education
Pocklington School
Alma mater
University of Manchester
Years active
1981–present
Genres
Black comedy
musical comedy
physical comedy
Spouse
Jennifer Saunders
(m. 1985)
Children
3, including Ella and Beattie
Notable works and roles
The Young Ones
Bottom
The Dangerous Brothers
EastEnders
Holby City
A Spy Among Friends
Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957)[1] is an English actor, comedian, musician, writer and television presenter. He was part of the alternative comedy boom in the early 1980s and had roles in the television series The Young Ones (1982–1984) and Bottom (1991–1995), which he wrote together with his collaborator Rik Mayall. Edmondson also appeared in The Comic Strip Presents... series of films throughout the 1980s and 1990s. For two episodes of this he created the spoof heavy metal band Bad News, and for another he played his nihilistic alter-ego Eddie Monsoon, an offensive South African television star.[2]
He played the lead role in the Comic Strip's 1985 feature film, The Supergrass. In the 2000s, Edmondson appeared in numerous TV programmes in drama roles including Jonathan Creek, Holby City, Miss Austen Regrets, as himself on Hell's Kitchen and created the sitcom Teenage Kicks. Edmondson performed and wrote for the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (2006-2007). In 2008 he formed a folk punk band, the Bad Shepherds, singing and playing mandola and mandolin. In 2011, he presented a series of shows for ITV: The Dales, which focused on people working in the Yorkshire Dales, and Ade in Britain in which he undertook a tour of numerous places in Britain. In 2013, Edmondson was crowned the winner of Celebrity Masterchef, and from 2019 to 2020, he appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Daniel Cook. In 2022, he also played Ebenezer Scrooge in the Royal Shakespeare Company's adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
^"7 things you never knew about Adrian Edmondson". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^"Eddie Monsoon – A Life?". 4OD: Comic Strip Presents. Channel 4. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English actor, comedian, musician, writer and television presenter. He was part of the alternative...
February 2019. Scott, Caroline (9 November 2008). "Relative Values: AdrianEdmondson and his daughter Ella". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original...
comedian AdrianEdmondson in 2008. They played folk punk songs with traditional folk instruments. The band primarily consisted of Edmondson (vocals, mandolins...
They became continuing members of The Comic Strip, which included AdrianEdmondson, Rik Mayall, Peter Richardson, Nigel Planer, Pete Richens, Alexei Sayle...
black comedy film written by and starring comic duo Rik Mayall and AdrianEdmondson, who also directed in his feature directorial debut. The film is a...
Kieran Hodgson, June Whitfield, Josie Lawrence and Warwick Davis. AdrianEdmondson appeared in the fourth series in a recurring role. Jonathan Ross, Michael...
pioneering example of the alternative comedy scene. The core members are AdrianEdmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Peter Richardson and Jennifer...
Blyton's Famous Five books, involving siblings Julian (Richardson), Dick (AdrianEdmondson) and Anne (Jennifer Saunders), and their cousin George (Dawn French)...
Southampton. It was written by its stars, Rik Mayall as Richie Richard and AdrianEdmondson as Eddie Hitler. Following a weekend lock-in in the lavatories of their...
and comic book artist Adrian Dunbar (born 1958), Northern Ireland actor AdrianEdmondson (born 1957), better known as Ade Edmondson, English actor, comedian...
role) who also wrote the screenplay with Pete Richens. The film stars AdrianEdmondson, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Keith Allen, Nigel Planer, Alexei...
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Elliott Anna Maxwell Martin as Lily Thomas AdrianEdmondson as Sir Roger Hollis Stephen Kunken as James Jesus Angleton Nicholas...
BBC2 over three series from 1991 to 1995 and starred Rik Mayall and AdrianEdmondson as the two main characters, Richie Richard and Eddie Hitler. It also...
English comedian, actor and writer. He formed a close partnership with Ade Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and was a pioneer of...
and AdrianEdmondson. Elton appeared in the fifth episode as a liberal prison governor. Shortly afterwards, he reunited Rik Mayall and Edmondson with...
stars Aneurin Barnard, James Purefoy, Samantha Barks, Morfydd Clark, AdrianEdmondson and Anna Rust. It was directed by John Stephenson, written by Brian...
Weiss, Edward Tudor-Pole as Riff Raff and TV's Craig Ferguson and AdrianEdmondson as Brad Majors, Kate O’Sullivan as Magenta/Usherette. Richard O'Brien's...
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