Bobby Ball
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| Birth name | Robert Harper |
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28 January 1944 Oldham, Lancashire, England |
| Medium | Comedian, actor |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Spouse | Joan Lynn (m. 1964; divorced) Yvonne Nugent (m. 1974) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | Official website |
Robert Harper, known professionally as Bobby Ball (born 28 January 1944), is an English comedian, best known as one half of the double act Cannon and Ball, with Tommy Cannon. They hosted their own ITV show The Cannon and Ball Show for nine years between 1979 and 1988. Ball has since gone on to star in various sitcoms and dramas including Last of the Summer Wine, Heartbeat and Not Going Out.
In 2005, Ball took part in the fifth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
Ball was born at Boundary Park General Hospital, Oldham, Lancashire, on 28 January 1944, to May (née Savage) and Bob Harper. He attended High Crompton Secondary, Shaw, Oldham.
Ball went to work in a factory as a welder, where he also met his future partner, Thomas Derbyshire (Tommy Cannon).
Ball was one half of comedy duo Cannon and Ball, opposite his friend and former colleague Tommy Cannon. The duo's primetime Saturday night television series The Cannon and Ball Show, was one of LWT's most successful series, with consistently high viewing ratings that lasted for twelve years. They starred in the film The Boys in Blue together in 1982 and guest starred in the Eric Sykes slapstick film, Mr H is Late in 1988. Other notable guest appearances were The Kenny Everett Show in 1982 and Shooting Stars in 1996.
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