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Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the

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sketch comedy series '' Little Britain'' (2003–2006, 2020) and '' Come Fly With Me'' (2010–2011). From 2015 to 2017, Lucas portrayed the role of Nardole in the BBC series '' Doctor Who''. He has also appeared in films, including ''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010), ''Bridesmaids'' (2011), '' Small Apartments'' (2012), and ''

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'' (2014). Lucas presented ''

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from 2020 to 2022.

Early life

Matthew Richard Lucas was born on 5 March 1974 in the

area of

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, the son of Diana (née Williams; born 1945) and chauffeuring business owner John Stanley Lucas (1944–1996). His family was

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; some of his mother's family fled

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just before the

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. He has had

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since childhood, before losing all of his hair at the age of 6 in 1980. When Lucas was 22, his father died of a heart attack at the age of 52. Lucas was educated at Aylward Primary School and Haberdashers' Boys' School in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. He studied drama at the

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between 1992 and 1995, although he did not complete his degree. He also spent time with the National Youth Theatre, where he met his future collaborator David Walliams.

Career

Early work

Lucas's association with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer began in 1992. He appeared in '' The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer'' in 1995, and went on to star with them in '' Shooting Stars''. He quickly rose to fame as George Dawes, a giant baby (often dressed in an adult-sized romper suit) who would deliver a string of meaningless gags and insults before delivering the teams' scores, while sitting at and playing a drum kit. He also appeared on occasion as Marjorie Dawes, George's mother, who also appears in '' Little Britain''. He again appeared with Reeves & Mortimer in the BBC TV series '' Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)'' and '' Catterick'', in a variety of roles. In 1999, Lucas paired with David Walliams, with whom he had already worked in '' Mash and Peas'' and ''

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'', to create ''

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'', a comedy show spoofing famous musical personalities. It is notable for being one of their first comedic collaborations. His music video appearances include the

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-directed video for Blur's " Country House," "Jesusland" by Ben Folds in 2005, " I'm with Stupid" by Pet Shop Boys, and " Vindaloo" by Fat Les. Lucas ventured into stage musicals in 2002, when he took a role in

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's musical ''

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'' at The Venue in London. He played the performance artist

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''Little Britain''

'' Little Britain'' is Lucas' most commercially successful work. The show came about when trainee BBC radio producer Ashley Blaker, tasked with coming up with ideas for a television or radio series, bumped into Lucas in London. The two were old friends from Haberdashers' and Lucas took Blaker to the

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, where he told Blaker of his ideas for a sketch show. ''Little Britain'' was launched as a radio show on

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and it later became a TV series. Among the many characters he plays in the series, which he writes and acts in along with David Walliams, are apparently "disabled" Andy Pipkin, teenage Bristol chav Vicky Pollard,

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homosexual Daffyd Thomas, and insensitive slimming club organiser Marjorie Dawes. In January 2005, Lucas and Walliams were named the most powerful people in TV comedy by '' Radio Times''.

Later career

In 2005, he took his first role in a television drama, a supporting part as a Venetian duke in the BBC historical serial '' Casanova'', written by

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. Also in 2005, he did voice work in the ITV children's program '' King Arthur's Disasters'' alongside

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. Since 2006, Lucas has been the voice of the radio and television character Digit Al, devised as part of a public information campaign on

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. On 26 November 2006 he appeared on the

programme ''

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''. He made a cameo appearance in ''

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'' as Tom, the cousin of Shaun's friend Yvonne. In 2007, he released " I'm Gonna Be", originally by

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, with Peter Kay as a

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for

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. He performed the single as ''Little Britain'' character Andy Pipkin, along with Kay playing as Brian Potter. He also starred as Mr. Toad in ''

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'', a 2006 television adaptation of the

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novel. He has appeared in '' Kath & Kim'' and '' Neighbours'' (the latter alongside David Walliams as ''Little Britain'' characters

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), as well as a cameo role, playing 'Chris' or 'Jammy' at the wedding fayre, in the

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sitcom ''

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''. Lucas has co-written (with Walliams) and performed in a new series of ''

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'' for HBO. Lucas was the first celebrity to appear in 2008's '' Big Brother Celebrity Hijack'' on E4. On 9 April 2009, the series ''

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'', featuring Lucas as a regular performer, premièred on

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, the first major comedy series which Lucas had worked on since ''Little Britain''. In 2010, Lucas played

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's '' Alice in Wonderland''. Starting in February 2010, Lucas began hosting his own radio show, '' And The Winner Is'', in which he handed out a fictional series of awards based on nominations by his guests. On 3 October 2010, Lucas played Thénardier in the 25th Anniversary Concerts of ''

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'', at the O2 Arena in London. A year later, from 23 June to 10 September 2011, he reprised the role at the Queen's Theatre, in the West End. He has since collaborated with Alfie Boe, who played Jean Valjean, to record a duet of "The Impossible Dream" on Boe's debut album. Also in 2011, Lucas lent his voice to the CGI film '' Gnomeo and Juliet'' and he played a small role as the roommate of

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in the comedy '' ''Bridesmaids''''. On Christmas Day 2010, the BBC began showing Lucas and David Walliams' new series, '' Come Fly with Me''. The show saw Walliams and Lucas each playing multiple characters but, unlike ''Little Britain'', it focused entirely on the working environment of the airline industry. In an interview shown on BBC 3 on 9 February 2011, it was stated that the creators considered bringing travel agent character Carol Beer from ''Little Britain'' to the new series, but decided against it, as they did not want viewers to see the new show as merely a spinoff. Instead, all new characters were introduced. On 28 March 2012, Lucas appeared as the "Generation X" guest on the Australian game show ''

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''. On 10 April 2012, Lucas's own BBC One show ''The Matt Lucas Awards'' began. It was a send-up of an awards program, with a panel of comedians giving their nominations for awards for a series of prizes concerning trivial topics. Lucas also starred in the dark comedy '' Small Apartments'' released in February 2013 alongside James Caan, Billy Crystal, Johnny Knoxville, and Juno Temple with other cameo performances by notable actors. On 21 February 2013, Lucas appeared on the NBC series ''

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'' as Toby, an English friend of

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. In 2014, Lucas played Ray Thomas in ''

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''. Lucas launched a new comedy series called '' Pompidou'' for BBC Two. The show began airing on 1 March 2015. In May 2016, Lucas reprised his role as "Tweedledee/Tweedledum" in Tim Burton's ''

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,'' sequel to ''Alice in Wonderland.'' Lucas joined the BBC series '' Doctor Who'' for its tenth series, reprising the character Nardole, which he had previously played in the 2015 and 2016 Christmas specials, " The Husbands of River Song" and " The Return of Doctor Mysterio" respectively. On 16 February 2017, Lucas was awarded an Honorary Degree "Doctor of Letters" by the University of Bristol, where he had studied for two years in the 1990s but had left before completing his degree course. On 3 October 2017, Lucas released his autobiography titled ''Little Me'', published by Canongate Books in hardback. The paperback edition was released on 7 June 2018. From 2 July to 25 August 2018, Lucas played Bill Snibson in a revival of '' Me and My Girl'' at

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. From 10 August to 30 November 2019, Lucas appeared in ''

'' at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End, playing the role of Monsieur Thénardier in a fully staged concert adaptation of the musical. On 20 December 2019, Lucas returned to the role at the

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, after actor Gerard Carey contracted vocal damage through pneumonia and was forced to pull out. On 10 January 2020, Lucas himself was forced to withdraw from the show following a back injury. In March 2020, he became the new co-host of the

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and

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television show ''

'', taking over from

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. He departed from the programme in December 2022. On 3 April 2020, Lucas released a reworked version of his "Baked Potato Song" from ''Shooting Stars'' titled "Thank You Baked Potato", with all proceeds from the track going towards the Feed NHS campaign, which aims to provide meals for

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workers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. The song reached No. 34 in the charts. Lucas also wrote a children's picture book based on "Thank You, Baked Potato", published by Egmont and all proceeds again go to Feed NHS.

Controversy

In 2020, Lucas, along with his ''Little Britain'' co-star David Walliams, apologized for their portrayal of characters using racial

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, "including an obese Caribbean woman called Desiree DeVere, portrayed in blackface, and a 'portly Thai bride' called Ting Tong." This was prompted after Netflix and BBC iPlayer removed the show from their catalogues.

Personal life

Lucas is a patron of the Karen Morris Memorial Trust, a UK charity for

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patients and their families. In April 2003, he appeared on ''Celebrity

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'' and won £62,500 for the charity. Lucas is gay. He first suspected his sexuality at age seven. At a ceremony in Central London in December 2006, he entered into a civil partnership with Kevin McGee. In attendance were

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, Elton John, and

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. They separated and had their civil partnership dissolved through the High Court in 2008. Lucas was raised as

but has variously described himself as an atheist and a "fairly secular Jew". On 16 June 2022, he was the subject of BBC's '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' and discovered that many of his grandmother's cousins had been killed in

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. His grandmother's cousin Werner Goldschmidt rented a room from

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, in

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in 1942, and was living with the family when they went into hiding. In 2021, 83 years after his grandmother fled Berlin, Lucas obtained

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and collected a Certificate of Naturalisation from the German embassy. He supports Arsenal. From 2012 to 2015, Lucas lived with his ''Bridesmaids'' co-star

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Filmography

Films

Television

Shorts

Web videos

Audio dramas

Theatre

Audio

Radio

In 2019, Lucas was the bank holiday cover host for the Radio 2 Breakfast Show. He will also cover

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's Sunday 5–7pm show during the summer;

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will be the main holiday cover host. In 2021, Lucas continues to sit in for

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and host

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