Christopher Biggins (born 16 December 1948) is an English actor and television personality. He became widely known for his roles in television series such as ''

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'', '' Poldark'' and '' I, Claudius'' in the 1970s. He later became known for making frequent appearances as a celebrity on television, which included winning the 2007 series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', and has performed frequently in pantomime.

Early life

Biggins was born in

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, the son of William and Pamela Biggins. He was brought up in

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, attended St Probus school, where he took

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lessons, and participated in local drama groups. His first lead stage role was at the age of 17 in a Stage '65 production of

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's '' Le Médecin malgré lui'', leading to work with a local

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company. He also studied at the

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at the same time as

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Career

Television

One of Biggins' earliest roles was on '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' in Series 2, as the character Mr. Donaldson in the episode " An Object of Value" (1972). He appeared as the regular character Lukewarm in the situation comedy ''

'' (1974–1977) starring

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. Other comedy shows he appeared in include ''

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'' (1973) and ''

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'' (1973, 1978). He played the Roman emperor

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in the

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's version of '' I, Claudius'' (1976), dramatised from the novels by

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, having been selected for the role partly on the strength of a

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for

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in which he had played Nero presiding over the

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. He appeared in the BBC's '' Poldark'' (1977) as the Reverend Osborne Whitworth, in ''

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'' in the episode "The Bounty Hunter" (1979) and the TV miniseries ''

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'' (1981). On

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, he had a regular role as department store owner Adam Painting in the children's television programme '' Rentaghost'' (1978–1983) and also played Reverend Whiting in

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's '' Brendon Chase'', produced in 1980. He had a leading role in ''

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'' (1997) and a supporting role as villainous antique dealer, Mr. Benger, in the '' Look and Read'' serial "Dark Towers" (1981). Biggins' co-hosting of '' Surprise Surprise'' and hosting children's

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'' On Safari'' (1982–1984) for TVS, led to his being typecast as a "bubbly personality". He was asked in 2005 if he resented this situation replying: He was the subject of '' This Is Your Life'' in 1999, when he was surprised by

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at the Theatre Royal,

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. He appeared in '' The One Doctor'', one of

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' audio dramas based on the television series ''

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''. In 2003, Christopher appeared in Shed Productions programme ''Bad Girls'' as himself. He featured heavily in episode seven where he was 'held hostage' by a group of prisoners protesting over the change of management in the prison. During the episode, he strikes up a relationship with many inmates, but one in particular, Buki Lester, whom he invites to live with him in episode fourteen of the same series. 2003 appeared in

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' ''Fast Food''. He took part in the seventh series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Me Out of Here!'' in 2007. He was eventually voted the winner of the show on 30 November 2007. He took part in an episode of '' Celebrity Come Dine With Me'', first shown on

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on 15 February 2009. He won £1,000 for his chosen charity. In 2009, he played himself as a pantomime director in the

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sitcom '' Psychoville''. In 2010, he was a celebrity guest team captain on an episode of ''What Do Kids Know?'' along with

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and

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. Also in 2010, he played God in the BBC adult puppet comedy show '' Mongrels''. In May 2011, he starred in the second series of Channel 4's '' Celebrity Five Go to...'' in which the celebrities visited South Africa. In 2013, he appeared on '' The Celebrity Chase'', where he was the first person in the history of the show to answer all six questions correctly while going for a higher offer. In 2014, he took part in the celebrity cookery programme '' Celebrity MasterChef'' on

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, and returned again in 2020, for a Christmas Special. In 2014, he took part in a celebrity edition of ''

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''. He voices ''

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'' on Channel 5. On 28 July 2016, Biggins entered the ''

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'' house to participate in its eighteenth series. He was chosen by the public to take part in the first secret mission. He was removed from the house on Day 9. The show's producers stated that Biggins had made "a number of comments capable of causing great offence to housemates and the viewing public" with regard to jokes about the

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, as well as his view of bisexuals, whom he described as the "worst type" and blamed for the spread of

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. Forty-four people complained to

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about comments Biggins made, but Ofcom ruled that he was not in breach of broadcasting rules.

Theatre

Biggins' theatre roles have included performances with the

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, playing Herod in ''

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'', and 18 months at the

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in the stage adaptation of ''

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'' (where he was teamed in a double act with

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). In 2010, Biggins appeared as a guest star narrator in ''The Rocky Horror Show'' at various theatre venues in the United Kingdom.

Pantomime

Biggins has performed in

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. He has played Widow Twankey in ''

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'' (in Plymouth in 2009, Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton in 2010),

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in ''

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'' (at the Mayflower Theatre in

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in 2008), and the title role in ''

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''. In 2011, Biggins played the part of Mrs Crusoe in the ''Robinson Crusoe'' pantomime at the New Theatre, Cardiff and returned to the

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in ''

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'' in December 2012. In 2023 he played the Man in the Mirror in ''

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'' at Mayflower Theatre in

. In December 2013, he was cast in the role of Dame Trot alongside Bob Carolgees in a production of ''

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'' at New Theatre, Hull. In 2014, he was in a production of ''Peter Pan'' as Mrs Smee in

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. In 2017, he received the Lifetime Achievement award at The Great British Pantomime Awards.

Film

His film roles include '' The Sex Thief'' (1973), '' Eskimo Nell'' (1975), ''It Could Happen to You'' (1975), ''

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'' (1975), ''

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'' (1978),

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's ''

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'' (1979), and "The Baker" in the 1999 film ''

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''. In 2012, he was cast in the film version of

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's farce '' Run for Your Wife''.

Radio

In 2008, he briefly co-presented a Sunday morning radio show on

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with

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. In 2014 and 2015, Biggins covered for

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while she was away. In May 2017, he returned to BBC Radio 2 to cover for

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on his Sunday early evening programme.

Other work

Biggins hosts an annual show ''West End Live'' in London's

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. In 2017 he recorded two songs for the album ''Wit & Whimsy – Songs by Alexander S. Bermange'' (one solo and one featuring all of the album's 23 artists).

Personal life

Biggins was married to Australian actress Beatrice Norbury from 1971 to 1974. He later

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and formed a

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with his partner, Neil Sinclair, on 30 December 2006 at Hackney Register Office.

Political views

Biggins has expressed his admiration for former

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Prime Minister

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. He wrote in his autobiography that he cried on the day she resigned, saying: "I'm not the most political of people. But I believe in self-reliance and getting on with the job in hand. Margaret had seemed to personify all that. And she had star quality, which of course I loved." In 2014, he said: "I loved

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, he was charismatic and charming. I’ve always been a Conservative, though I would have voted for John Smith. I hope we have a new Conservative leader making his way to the top now. We need a new man." During a 2012 interview on ITV's ''

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'', Biggins said that he believed

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should not be legalised, stating that marriage "is for

heterosexual Heterosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between people of the opposite sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions ...

couples". When same-sex marriage was introduced in England and Wales in 2014, Biggins attended the "I Do To Equal Marriage" event celebrating it.

Filmography

* 1973: '' The Sex Thief'' as Lord 'Porky' Prescott * 1975: ''

'' as A Transylvanian * 1976: '' I, Claudius'' as ''

'' * 1978: ''

'' as Robin * 1979: ''The Tempest'' as Stephano, a drunken mariner * 1994: ''Decadence'' as The Entourage #1 * 1999: ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' as The Baker * 2000: ''Circus'' as Arnie * 2001: ''Blow Dry'' as President of the British Hair Federation (uncredited) * 2001: ''Cold Fish'' as Roland 'The Agent' * 2007: ''I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!'' as Winner * 2012: ''Run for Your Wife'' as Bobby Franklin

Voice in animated films

* 1994: '' Asterix Conquers America'' as Lucullus (English Dub)

Voice in TV specials

* 2007: ''How To Marry a Prince'' as Narrator

References

External links

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Christopher Biggins On I'm A Celebrity
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Interview with What's On Wales
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