Les Dennis

Born in Liverpool, Les Dennis became a household name in the 1980s through his comedy partnership with Dustin Gee and his work on The Russ Abbot Show. Dennis is most iconic for hosting the ITV game show Family Fortunes from 1987 to 2002.

Career Highlights
Theatre includes: Hairspray (Coliseum); Venice Preserved, The Provoked Wife (RSC); End of the Pier (Park Theatre); The Miracle of Great Homer Street (Liverpool Royal Court); The Addams Family (Music and Lyrics); She Loves Me (Menier Chocolate Factory); Down the Dock Road (Liverpool Royal Court); The Perfect Murder (TPM Productions); Spamalot (ATG); Hairspray (UK tour); Jigsy (Liverpool Royal Court – Best Actor, LPD Arts); When We Are Married (WYP); Eurobeat (No. 1 tour/West End); Certified Male, Marlon Brando’s Corset (Edinburgh Festival); The Servant of Two Masters (Wales Theatre Company); Neville’s Island (Birmingham Rep); South Pacific (Birmingham Symphony); Art (UK tour); Cherished Disappointments in Love (Soho); Chicago, Me and My Girl (Adelphi); Just Between Ourselves (Theatre Royal Bath); Skylight (Watermill).
Film includes: Sideshow, Wounded (winner of Best Feature, Marbella Film Festival) and Intimate Relations.
Television includes: Moving On, Birds of a Feather, Coronation Street, Holby City, Hotel Babylon, New Street Law, Extras, The Quest 2, Casualty, Mersey Beat, Doctors, Brookside, Les Dennis and Dustin Gee’s Laughter Show.