Eddie Large
| Eddie Large | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Edward Hugh McGinnis |
| Born |
25 June 1941 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Medium | Comedian |
| Years active | 1971 - 2006 |
| Notable works and roles | Little and Large |
Eddie Large (born 25 June 1941) is the stage name of Edward Hugh McGinnis, a British comedian. He is best known as a part of the double act Little and Large, with Syd Little.
Large was born Edward Hugh McGinnis in Glasgow in 1941. His father Teddy served as a Petty Officer in the Royal Navy during World War II and after he returned from the war the family moved to a tenement in Oatlands. When he was nine years old the family moved again to Manchester, where he attended Claremont Road Primary School and a grammar school. He played football as a schoolboy, became a supporter of nearby Manchester City which had its ground opposite his home and has maintained a life long devotion to the club. After he left school he worked as an electrician and was a singer.
He met singer and guitarist Cyril Mead in the Stonemason's Arms pub in Wythenshawe and they formed a double act following the reaction to Eddie's comic heckling of Cyril, who switched to comedy. The duo then performed in northern clubs. As Little and Large they began their TV career on the talent show Opportunity Knocks winning in 1971 and went on to star in many television comedy programmes, including their own series The Little and Large Show and the ITV series Who Do You Do? doing impressions and also becoming popular as pantomime stars. In an interview in 2010, Large revealed that he and Syd Little had not spoken to each other for several years. During the 2010–11 football season, football entertainment show Soccer AM did regular comedy sketches with Peterborough footballer Mark Little, and Eddie Large, as the newly reformed Little and Large.
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