Zachary Sami P. Lichman, commonly known as Ziggy and also Zac or Zach (born 5 January 1981 in Camden,

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) is a former member of the boy band

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(1998–2000) and reality TV contestant, having appeared in the 8th series of the UK edition of '' Big Brother''.

Early life and education

Lichman grew up in a secular Jewish family in

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. He was educated at two senior

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s: at

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in north west London, and

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, In Elstree in

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Career

Lichman has appeared as a contestant on television shows such as ''Five Go Dating'' on E4 and the 2007 edition of '' Big Brother'' in the United Kingdom.''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1837–1983.'' As of 2017, Lichman was working at Paper Soho and overseeing Favela Rocks in Knightsbridge. With

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, Lichman opened two

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joints: The Shop NW10, a cocktail bar and café, in 2018 and The Wealthy Beggar, a dive bar with food from Gareth Drew, in 2022. Laviscount and Lichman spearheaded a homelessness awareness campaign A Deed A Day with radio presenter Rio Fredrika and model Ana Tanaka. For Christmas 2018, the group ran a soup kitchen out of Laviscount and Lichman's The Shop NW10.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lichman, Zachary 1981 births Living people Big Brother (British TV series) contestants English Jews English restaurateurs People educated at Haberdashers' Boys' School People educated at University College School People from Camden Town People from Totteridge