Rob Brydon MBE |
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Brydon at the EG Awards, 2009
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Born |
Robert Brydon Jones 3 May 1965 Baglan, Glamorgan, Wales |
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Nationality | Welsh | ||
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, also edited and released as a feature film.
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.