This article is about the English actor and television presenter. For the economist, see Angus Deaton.
English television presenter, actor, writer, and comedian (born 1956)
Angus Deayton
Deayton in March 2007
Born
Gordon Angus Deayton
(1956-01-06) 6 January 1956 (age 68)
Banstead, Surrey, England
Education
New College, Oxford (BA)
Occupations
Television presenter
actor
writer
comedian
Years active
1980–present
Known for
Television
Stand-up
Style
Political satire
Character comedy
Television
Have I Got News for You (1990–2002)
One Foot in the Grave (1990–2000)
Would I Lie to You? (2007–2008)
Pramface (2012–2014)
Waterloo Road (2013–2015)
Partner(s)
Helen Atkinson-Wood Stephanie de Sykes Lise Mayer (1991–2015)
Children
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Gordon Angus Deayton (/ˈdiːtən/; born 6 January 1956)[1] is an English actor, writer, musician, comedian and broadcaster.
Deayton was the original presenter of the satirical panel game show Have I Got News for You (1990—2002), the host of British panel show Would I Lie to You? (2007—2008), and a regular cast member of the David Renwick sitcom One Foot in the Grave (1990—2000). He also played George Windsor in the series Waterloo Road.
^Thorpe, Vanessa (18 April 2004). "The Observer Profile: Angus Deayton". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
Gordon AngusDeayton (/ˈdiːtən/; born 6 January 1956) is an English actor, writer, musician, comedian and broadcaster. Deayton was the original presenter...
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Old News for You. Until 2002, Have I Got News for You was hosted by AngusDeayton, who was sacked following reports in national newspapers of several...
Cleese (whose picture appeared on the title screen) during the 1980s. AngusDeayton himself did not appear. In series 2 the Curious Orange was replaced...
until October 2002, the programme was presented by British comedian AngusDeayton, before he was dismissed after two episodes of the 24th series in the...
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her name, sometimes repeatedly, in an impatient tone. Patrick Trench (AngusDeayton) – Patrick and his wife Pippa live next door to Victor from the second...
chairman, AngusDeayton, with prostitutes and drug use, the host was asked to resign from the show. Merton hosted the first episode after Deayton's departure...
players, with Bryan Robson added later. A handful of the players, notably AngusDeayton, had previous celebrity international experience from the previous month's...
the third episode of Series 24 after the dismissal of its former host AngusDeayton, the guest host that presented the programme. The following lists the...
The Russell Brand Show prank calls and was replaced for that year by AngusDeayton. The 2007 show occurred on 6 December 2007, but was not televised due...
eight television advertisements. After university, Atkinson toured with AngusDeayton as his straight man in an act that was eventually filmed for a television...
parodied pop groups and performers in the early 1980s, consisting of AngusDeayton, Michael Fenton Stevens, and Philip Pope of the UK radio series Radio...
on the BBC Two series World's Most Dangerous Roads, in which she and AngusDeayton were filmed driving along the east coast of Madagascar. She is the voice...
Adrian Edmondson and Richard Briers, with a brief appearance from AngusDeayton. Several other minor roles also went to actors with whom Renwick worked...
producer. She was then in a relationship with the comedian and broadcaster AngusDeayton, and was credited with some of the female vocals on the 1985 second...
show Brunch, along with DJs Paul Burnett, Roger Scott and comedians AngusDeayton and Jeremy Pascall. In 1994, she spent a year with the RSC. She has...
modern life. Supporting cast includes Doreen Mantle as Jean Warboys, AngusDeayton as Patrick Trench, Janine Duvitski as Pippa Trench and Owen Brenman...
were regularly ridiculed in monologues on Have I Got News for You by AngusDeayton (who himself was later dismissed from the show following cocaine and...