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Robert Christopher Nankeville, known professionally as Bobby Davro (born 13 September 1958), is an English actor and comedian. He made his television debut in 1981 followed by breakthrough in ''
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'' (1983); this was followed by appearances on the television show ''Copy Cats''. Between 2007 and 2008, Davro played
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in the
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soap '' EastEnders''. He participated in '' Dancing on Ice'' in 2010, and took part in ''
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'' in 2013. Over the years, he has appeared in
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many times.


Career

Davro appeared on a variety of television shows, mostly with ITV, throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His popularity was at its highest during the mid-1980s with his own Saturday night ITV shows, ''Bobby Davro on the Box'', ''Bobby Davro's TV Annual'' and ''Bobby Davro's TV Weekly''. He also made appearances on the popular comedy impressions sketch show '' Copy Cats''. While he went on to make two more shows with
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for ITV; ''Davro's Sketch Pad'' and ''Davro'' in 1990, by this time the comedian's brand of humour was proving to be less popular with audiences, and ratings for his shows declined. The 1990s saw Davro switching channels to the
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, appearing on television shows such as ''Public Enemy Number One''. During the filming of ''Public Enemy Number One'' he suffered a broken nose when the pillory he was placed in, not being secured vertically, toppled over projecting him face-first onto the studio's concrete floor. This incident was not televised but was used in a BBC safety video, and Inside No.9's halloween special of 2018, "Dead Line". On the short-lived show ''Rock with Laughter'', Davro made another attempt at the comedy sketch-show format that had proved so successful for him in the 1980s. He replaced John Eccleston as co-presenter on the game show '' Run the Risk'' with Peter Simon: this featured on the BBC's Saturday morning children's show ''
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''. Davro returned to UK TV screens in May 1997, as host of
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's '' Winner Takes All'' for 65 episodes; this was produced for
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. Between 10 June and 5 July 2015, Davro appeared at the
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, Islington as
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-playing
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driver Eric in a revival of Simon Block's comedy ''Not a Game for Boys''. He was joined in the cast by Alan Drake and Oliver Joel and was directed by
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. The production was well-received, with Danny Coleman-Cooke of the British Theatre website commenting: "Davro is brilliant as the sexist, bitter captain from hell Eric. Davro really captures the tragedy of the character and his quest for escapism, especially in the scene where Eric admits that his 45 minutes a week at the table is the only time in life that he feels truly happy. The funnyman has clearly not lost his comic timing but the depth and emotion of his performance here may well surprise some of his fans and critics alike." In December 2015, Davro announced a 20-date UK tour for the following year, starting at the
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on his weekly BBC Radio 2 show.


Live performances

*In 2005, he appeared in
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as an act for ''Jasper Carrott's Rock With Laughter'', alongside performers such as, Bill Bailey,
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,
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,
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, Tammy Palmer and the '' Lord of the Dance'' troupe. *In 2005 and 2006, he performed on stage in '' Aladdin'' with
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and
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in Woking, Surrey. *Davro performed in ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford in 2010 and 2011. *In 2011, he performed at the
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, Northampton, in '' Aladdin''. *In 2012, he returned to the Derngate Theatre in a production of ''Cinderella'' alongside
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. *In 2013, he co-starred in the pantomime of ''Robin Hood'' at the Theatre Royal Plymouth alongside
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and
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. *In February 2016, Davro appeared in a free gig at The Railway Inn,
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, as headline on their monthly Joke Club night. *In March and April 2016 he appeared as
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in the pantomime '' The Wizard of Oz'' at Dorking Halls, Dorking. * In 2017, he appeared at the
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Cliffs Pavilion as Silly Billy in ''
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'' * Muddles in
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at
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.


''EastEnders''

In August 2007, Davro joined the cast of the popular
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soap opera '' EastEnders'', playing
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, a love interest for
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. The character first appeared on screen in October. He left in autumn 2008, later claiming his character "wasn't very good and they didn't give me proper storylines".


Guest appearances

In 1987, Bobby Davro appeared in an episode of ''
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'' titled ''Guess Who I Am'' where he did impressions of Bungle, Zippy,
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and Geoffrey. In 2006, Davro made a special guest appearance as a judge on Channel 5's ''All Star Talent Show''. On 20 September 2009, he appeared in a new series of the
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programme '' Come Dine with Me''. This was a celebrity episode in which he appeared with ''EastEnders'' actress
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, DJ
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and former '' The Word'' presenter
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. Davro attained second place.


''Dancing on Ice''

Davro took part in the ITV skating show '' Dancing on Ice'' in January 2010, and was paired with newcomer Molly Moenkhoff. He began the show as a 66/1 outsider to be the outright winner, and made his first and only competitive appearance along with the other male celebrities in week 2. Following a poor performance he was the first male celebrity to be eliminated, after a dance-off against actor
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.


''Your Face Sounds Familiar''

In 2013, Davro along with other celebrities took part in the ITV entertainment series ''
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''. He was eliminated in the fifth week. His chosen charity for the series was Kids 'n' Cancer.


''Celebrity Big Brother''

After dismissing reality shows including Big Brother,
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and
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and saying he would never appear on such series, in 2015 Davro entered the ''
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'' house to take part in the sixteenth series. On 24 September, he reached the final and was placed 4th.


Personal life

Trudi Jameson, the mother of Davro's three children, is from Sutton Coldfield. The couple parted in 2003. Between 2007 and 2011 Davro dated Vicky Wright, daughter of
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and England footballer Billy Wright. Davro's father,
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, was a runner; a British national mile and
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champion, world-record holder, and represented Great Britain in two
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. In 2003 Davro was one of the contestants in the Channel 4 reality TV show '' The Games'', in which 10 celebrities competed against each other in Olympic style events.


Charity

Davro is a supporter of the UK charity Kids 'n' Cancer.


References


External links

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Richard Herring meets Bobby Davro
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