Lenny Henry's biography
Lenworth George Henry is 64 years old television actor born at Dudley. He was born on Friday 29th of August 1958. He is often nicknamed as Lenny Henry CBE. According to year of birth 1958 Lenny belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 29th of August means he is Virgo. Virgo is an earthy sign of Zodiac Belt. People born under this Rising Sign are practical in nature. They believe in reality and represents themselves as a strong person.
Lenny is black british. Lenny is citizen of United Kingdom. Lenny´s primary profession is to be television actor. You can know Lenny also as film actor, comedian, singer, stage actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter. Lenny is recently known as television producer.
Lenny Henry's family
Lenny Henry's ex wife
Dawn French
Lenny Henry and Dawn French have been together since 1984 for 26 years. Dawn is known as comedian. His ex wife was born on Friday 11th of October 1957 in Holyhead.
Lenny Henry's schools
We found 3 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: The Open University, St James Academy, Royal Holloway, University of London.
Detailed informations about his schools
Lenny studied high school - St John's Primary School, Dudley, England (1962-1969), The Blue Coat School, Dudley, England (1969-1974), Preston College, Lancashire, England (1974-1976).
Lenny studied university - Open University (2004-2007), Royal Holloway, University of London, England (2007-2013).
Lenny Henry's career
Lenny´s main focus is to be television actor. He is famous thanks to Chef!.
Is Lenny Henry gay ?
He is known to be straight.
Awards and competitions
Lenny Henry's Awards
- He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama and charity. He is an actor and comedian in London, England.
- Received the London Critics Circle award as best actor for his performance in 'Fences'.
- Awarded the London Evening Standard Theatre award as best newcomer for playing Othello.
What else you don't know about Lenny Henry ?
His middle name is George.
Lenny Henry's quotes
- To walk on set and find a black director of photography or an Asian boom operator is as rare as seeing John McCririck on the front cover of Vanity Fair.
- [on costume dramas] By the time Queen Victoria was on the throne, this country had a sizable black population, so where are they? You can't move for bonnets and crinolines and the people wearing them are all white.
- When I started, I was surrounded by a predominantly white workforce. Thirty-two years later, not a lot has changed.
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Lenny Henry's height, body shape, eye color
Lets describe how Lenny Henry looks. We will focus on Lenny´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. He is tall as 6' 3" (191 cm). Body build is average. His eyes are tinted brown - dark. Lenny´s hair is shade of salt and pepper.
Latest news about Lenny Henry
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