Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry (Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, b. Dudley, Worcs. 29 August 1958) is a British comedian and actor. The son of Jamaican immigrants, he is best known for being one of Britain's first black stand-up comics. His breakthrough came in 1975 as an impersonator on the ITV talent show New Faces. He later starred in The Fosters, Britain's first comedy series with predominantly black performers.

Henry married comedian and actress Dawn French in 1984. The couple divorced in 2010.

He was awarded the CBE in the 1999 New Year's Honours List for his work in the Comic Relief charity project. of which he is a founder member.

TV appearances
1970s-80s
 * New Faces (ITV), winner 1975.
 * The Fosters (ITV) from 09 April 1976 (two series)
 * Tiswas (ITV) co-presenter of Brimingham based kids show from 1978-1981
 * Three of a Kind comedy show (BBC One) with Tracey Ullman and David Copperfield - four weekly shows starting 01 July 1981
 * The Young Ones: Summer Holiday - guest appearance, 19 June 1984.
 * The Lenny Henry Show (BBC One) six weekly episodes from 04 September 1984 (repeated weekly from 18 April 1985) and a second six-episode weekly series starting on 05 September 1985.
 * Top of the Pops Review of 1984 (BBC One) 27 December 1984
 * Omnibus: Comic Relief (BBC Two) first shown 25 April 1986.
 * Lenny Henry Tonite (BBC One) - revamped Lenny Henry Show - six weekly episodes from 04 September 1986
 * Coast to Coast (Screen Two, BBC Two) - film first shown on TV 04 January 1987
 * The Lenny Henry Show (BBC One) new season starting 27 October 1987 (including Christmas Special on Christmas Christmas Eve).
 * A Night of Comic Relief (BBC One) eight-hour marathon starting 7.35 pm on 05 February 1988.
 * The Lenny Henry Show (BBC One) new season starting 15 September 1988 and The Lenny Henry Special (BBC One) 26 December 1988.

Discography
(source: discogs)
 * Singles:
 * Boiled Beef and Carrots (PYE, 1975)
 * Mole In the Hole / The (Algernon Wants You To Say) Okay Song (JET, 1981)
 * Crucial Times / Big Love (Chrysalis, 1984)
 * Albums
 * Three of a Kind (BBC, 1983)
 * Comic Relief Presents Utterly Utterly Live (1986)
 * Live and Unleashed (1989)
 * Peter and the Wolf (narrator) (Virgin classics, 2001)
 * New Millenium Blues (Made in Soho, 2015)