Rob Brydon MBE |
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Brydon at the 2009 EG Awards
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Born |
Robert Brydon Jones 3 May 1965 Baglan, Glamorgan, Wales |
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Nationality | Welsh | ||
Education | St. John's School Dumbarton House School Porthcawl Comprehensive School |
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Alma mater | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama | ||
Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer, radio and television presenter | ||
Years active | 1992–present | ||
Television |
Marion and Geoff The Keith Barret Show Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive Gavin & Stacey Would I Lie to You The Trip The Rob Brydon Show The Guess List Human Remains |
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Spouse(s) | Martina Jones (? – 2000) (divorced) Claire Holland (2006–present) |
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Children | 5 | ||
Parent(s) | Howard Jones Joy Jones (née Brydon) |
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Website | http://www.robbrydon.com/ | ||
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Robert Brydon Jones, MBE (born 3 May 1965), known professionally as Rob Brydon, is a Welsh actor, comedian, radio and television presenter, singer, and impressionist. He played Dr Paul Hamilton in the Australian/British comedy series Supernova, Bryn West in the sitcom Gavin & Stacey and Keith Barret in the BBC comedy series Marion and Geoff and its spin-off The Keith Barret Show.
He has appeared in a number of shows for the BBC with Steve Coogan, including The Trip series in 2010, released as a feature film later that year; and The Trip to Italy in 2014 and The Trip to Spain in 2017, also edited and released as feature films.
Since 2009, Brydon has presented the BBC One comedy panel show Would I Lie to You? He played himself in Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, a satirical series about a fictional panel show, which ran on BBC Three from 2006 until 2007. Between 2010 and 2012, Brydon presented his own BBC Two late-night chat show called The Rob Brydon Show. Since April 2014, Brydon has hosted the Saturday-night game show The Guess List for BBC One.