"Maurice Cole" redirects here. For the pianist, see Maurice Cole (pianist). For the cricketer, see Maurice Cole (cricketer).
Kenny Everett
Birth name
Maurice James Christopher Cole
Born
(1944-12-25)25 December 1944 Seaforth, Lancashire, England
Died
4 April 1995(1995-04-04) (aged 50) London, England
Medium
Radio, television
Years active
1962–1994
Genres
Character comedy, surreal comedy, sketch
Spouse
Lee Middleton
(m. 1969; div. 1984)
Notable works and roles
See below
Kenny Everett (born Maurice James Christopher Cole; 25 December 1944 – 4 April 1995) was an English radio DJ and television entertainer. After spells on pirate radio and Radio Luxembourg in the mid-1960s, he was one of the first DJs to join BBC Radio's newly created BBC Radio 1 in 1967. It was here he developed his trademark voices and comical characters which he later adapted for television.
Everett was dismissed from the BBC in 1970 after making a flippant comment on air after a news item concerning a government minister's wife. He was later re-instated at the BBC, working both on local and national radio, but, in the autumn of 1973, when commercial radio became licensed in the UK, he joined Capital Radio. Starting in the late 1970s, he transitioned to television where he made numerous comedy series on ITV and BBC, often appearing with Cleo Rocos, whose glamorous and curvaceous figure was often used to comic effect. Rocos would be his assistant in the 1987 BBC gameshow Brainstorm. He was a highly versatile performer, able to write his own scripts, compose jingles and operate advanced recording and mixing equipment. His personality also made him a regular guest on chat shows and game shows such as Blankety Blank.
Everett openly supported the UK's Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher and made publicity appearances at conferences and rallies. However, as a closeted gay man, he would face criticism for the hypocrisy of supporting a Conservative government that enacted Section 28, a clause of the Local Government Act which made it illegal for councils to promote gay rights and issues. He was diagnosed with HIV in 1989 and died in 1995.
KennyEverett (born Maurice James Christopher Cole; 25 December 1944 – 4 April 1995) was an English radio DJ and television entertainer. After spells...
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producer, presenter and businesswoman who starred alongside KennyEverett on The KennyEverett Television Show. Rocos was born in Brazil. Her father was...
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the British dance troupe Hot Gossip which appeared regularly on The KennyEverett Video Show in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United Kingdom....
played John Alkin in BBC Four's The Best Possible Taste, a biography of KennyEverett, as well as appearing in the film Diana which starred Naomi Watts and...
comedy horror film directed by Ray Cameron and starring the comedian KennyEverett, Pamela Stephenson and Vincent Price. It is an over-the-top spoof loosely...
avenue as Edward Everett Horton Lane in his honor / memory. Later British radio DJ and comedian KennyEverett adopted the last name of Everett in honor of...
Michael Parkinson, Beryl Reid Show 6 (11 October 1979) - Katie Boyle, KennyEverett, Liza Goddard, Alfred Marks, Ted Moult, Una Stubbs Show 7 (18 October...
Myths series, with David Avery as Freddie Mercury and Mathew Baynton as KennyEverett. In 2020, Rundle starred alongside Martin Compston in BBC One programme...
present a popular Kenny and Cash Show), Ian Damon, Chris Denning, Dave Dennis, Pete Drummond, John Edward, KennyEverett (co-host of the Kenny and Cash Show...
(1991; as Margie) The Bill (1994; as Mrs Petty) The KennyEverett Naughty Joke Box (1981) The KennyEverett Naughty Joke-Box (1984) Vinyl Album (catalogue...
Arlene Phillips's groundbreaking dance group, and performed on The KennyEverett Video Show. Rabett was married to comic performer and scriptwriter Kit...
an Olivier Award for his work on TV movie Best Possible Taste: The KennyEverett Story and play Morecambe. He is also a voice actor, providing voices...
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show American Dad! Sid Snot, an ageing biker character performed by KennyEverett Snot, a character from the video game Earthworm Jim Snots, a dog from...
Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Ronnie Corbett, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, KennyEverett, Bruce Forsyth, David Frost, Bob Hope, Frankie Howerd, Richard Pryor...
screenplay for the 2010 sitcom Whites. "New picture of Oliver Lansley as KennyEverett in BBC4 bio-drama". Radio Times. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September...
also appeared as Betty, a Cockney barmaid, in three episodes of The KennyEverett Television Show. In 1985, Michelle toured in a production of Doctor...
Previous Breakfast Show presenters from 1973 were David Symonds, KennyEverett & Dave Cash, Everett on his own, Mike Smith and Graham Dene. In April 2004, Johnny...
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