Keith Chegwin
| Keith Chegwin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 January 1957 Bootle, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Broadcaster, actor |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Spouse(s) |
Maggie Philbin (m. 1982–93) Maria Fielden (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Janice Long (sister) |
| Website | www |
Keith Chegwin (born 17 January 1957) is an English television broadcaster and actor.
Born in Bootle, Lancashire, Chegwin's early career started by entering an end of pier talent competition in Rhyl, North Wales. He joined 'The Happy Wanderers', a concert party that toured the pubs, clubs of the north west. He was then spotted by June Collins (Phil Collins's mother) of the Barbara Speake Stage School on Junior Showtime, a Yorkshire Television programme for young talent. She invited him to London to audition for the stage show Mame with Ginger Rogers. He attended stage school with his twin brother, Jeff. As part of a play he performed in at the school, Chegwin claims to have sung the first song that Phil Collins ever wrote.
While at school, Chegwin auditioned and got roles on TV, film and stage. He was in works of the Children's Film Foundation, appearing as Egghead Wentworth in The Troublesome Double (1967) and Egghead's Robot (1970). Chegwin's most prestigious acting role was that of Fleance in Roman Polanski's film Macbeth (1971), and he also played a small role in the 1973 film The Optimists of Nine Elms starring Peter Sellers. In 1973, he also appeared in the pilot episode of Open All Hours and then had smaller parts in The Liver Birds, The Adventures of Black Beauty, My Old Man, Village Hall, Z-Cars (both 1974), ITV's The Wackers and The Tomorrow People serial Worlds Away (both in 1975). His last major acting role was the title role in the film Robin Hood Junior (1975), although he had two small roles with Tom Courtenay in the Chester Mystery Cycle (1976) and some years later in the film Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999). He appeared in TV ads for products such as Pepsi, Barley Water, Tizer and Cadbury Creme Eggs and even modelled underpants in the 'Freemans' catalogue
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