Post by Kev on Jan 11, 2004 12:08:01 GMT -5
The son of a bookmaker, Jimmy was born in Liverpool on 6th February 1940. He
left school at 15 and started work as a garage mechanic but he was sacked from
this and many subsequent jobs for fooling around. At 18, he joined a touring
rock n roll show which set him firmly on the showbusiness ladder of success,
after which he became a Butlins holiday camp Redcoat. It was at this time,
when he was 22, that he was spotted by the late Val Parnell and made his TV
debut on Comedy Bandbox. He made several guest appearances on Sunday
Night at the London Palladium for Val Parnell until he became its resident
compere in September 1965.
He's got a daughter called LISA....
left school at 15 and started work as a garage mechanic but he was sacked from
this and many subsequent jobs for fooling around. At 18, he joined a touring
rock n roll show which set him firmly on the showbusiness ladder of success,
after which he became a Butlins holiday camp Redcoat. It was at this time,
when he was 22, that he was spotted by the late Val Parnell and made his TV
debut on Comedy Bandbox. He made several guest appearances on Sunday
Night at the London Palladium for Val Parnell until he became its resident
compere in September 1965.
He's got a daughter called LISA....
