Richard Blackwood
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Blackwood in 2010
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| Birth name | Richard Clifford Blackwood |
| Born |
15 May 1972 Clapham, London, England |
| Medium | Comedian, actor, rapper |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Children | 1 |
Richard Clifford Blackwood (born 15 May 1972 in Clapham, London) is a British comedian, actor and rapper. He is currently playing Vincent Hubbard on the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Blackwood presented the hit UK version of Singled Out on mainstream television channel, Channel 5 and, in 1999, presented his own show called The Richard Blackwood Show. He was also a presenter on MTV television show, MTV Select with Donna Air.
Blackwood scored a UK No. 3 hit single in 2000, with the song "Mama Who Da Man", based on Mama Used to Say by his uncle Junior. The 200,000+ selling hit single was written and produced by Lucas Secon (Pussycat Dolls, Jordin Sparks, Sugababes) and Mickey P. He later followed it up with a couple more singles, "1.2.3.4 Get with the Wicked" (No. 10) and "Someone There for Me" (No. 23) and released the ironically titled album You'll Love to Hate This (No. 10) in late 2000.
Blackwood appeared on Brass Eye in 2001, during which he was tricked into saying that Internet paedophiles can make computer keyboards emit noxious fumes in order to subdue children. Blackwood even sniffed a keyboard and claimed it made him feel "suggestible". Blackwood also warned watching parents that exposure to the fumes would make their children "smell like hammers". He had acting appearances in Holby City in 2003 and played the title character in the 2002 television series Ed Stone Is Dead. During May 2003, Blackwood appeared in Channel 5's Celebrity Detox Camp, which involved him being filmed "pumping 18 litres of coffee solution through his anus into [his] stomach". In March 2007, he acted in the Bollywood smash-hit film Don't Stop Dreaming. In 2005, Blackwood appeared in Princes of Comedii DVD release.
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