W. R. Tuson College Open University (BA) Royal Holloway, University of London (MA, PhD)
Occupations
Actor
comedian
singer
presenter
writer
Years active
1975–present
Known for
The Lenny Henry Show
Chef!
Comic Relief
Spouse
Dawn French
(m. 1984; div. 2010)
Partner
Lisa Makin (since 2012)
Children
1
Sir Lenworth George HenryCBE (born 29 August 1958)[1] is a British actor, comedian, singer, television presenter and writer.
Henry gained success as a stand-up comedian and impressionist in the late 1970s and early 1980s, culminating in The Lenny Henry Show in 1984. He was the most prominent black British comedian of the time and much of his material served to celebrate and parody his African-Caribbean roots.
In 1985, he co-founded the charity Comic Relief with the comedy screenwriter Richard Curtis.[2] He has appeared in numerous other TV programmes, including children's entertainment show Tiswas, sitcom Chef! and The Magicians for BBC One, and in his later years has transitioned toward acting roles on stage and screen. He appears in the Amazon Prime series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.[3]
Henry is the chancellor of Birmingham City University.[4] Recently he announced his planned retirement from the position at the end of the 2023–24 academic year after 8 years in the post.[5]
^"Pieces of Sir Lenny Henry". BBC News. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
^"Lenny Henry | Comic Relief". www.comicrelief.com. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
^Otterson, Joe (3 December 2020). "'Lord of the Rings' Series at Amazon Adds 20 Actors to Cast". Variety. .Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^"Birmingham City University : Sir Lenny Henry appointed as Chancellor of Birmingham City University". www.bcu.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^"Sir Lenny Henry steps down as university chancellor". www.bbc.ac.uk. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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