Sir Bruce Forsyth

Sir Bruce Forsyth CBE
Forsyth in 2006
Born	Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson (1928-02-22) 22 February 1928 (age 89) Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Residence	London
Nationality	British
Other names	Bruce Johnson Boy Bruce, the Mighty Atom
Occupation	Television presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer, entertainer, screenwriter
Years active	1939–2015
Television	Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1958-1964) The Bruce Forsyth Show (1965–1973) The Generation Game (1971–77, 1990–94, 2007) Bruce Forsyth's Big Night (1978, 1980) Play Your Cards Right (1980–87, 1994–99, 2002) The Price Is Right (1995–2001) You Bet! (1988–90) An Audience with... (guest) Strictly Come Dancing (2004–14)
Spouse(s)	Penny Calvert (m. 1953–73) Anthea Redfern (m. 1973–79) Wilnelia Merced (m. 1983)
Children	6
Relatives	Joseph Forsyth Johnson (great grandfather) William Forsyth (4x great grandfather)

Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE (born 22 February 1928) is an English television presenter and entertainer whose career has spanned more than 75 years. In 2012, Guinness World Records recognised Forsyth as having the longest television career for a male entertainer. Forsyth came to national attention from the mid-1950s through the ITV series Sunday Night at the London Palladium. Since then he has hosted several game shows, including The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right, The Price Is Right and You Bet!. He co-presented Strictly Come Dancing from 2004 to 2013. Forsyth is known for his catchphrases, "Nice to see you, to see you nice" and "Didn't he (/she/they) do well?".

Forsyth was born in Victoria Road, Edmonton, Middlesex, the son of Florence Ada (née Pocknell) and John Thomas Forsyth-Johnson. His family owned a car repair garage in Victoria Road, Edmonton, and as members of the Salvation Army his parents played brass instruments and his mother was a singer. His great-grandfather Joseph Forsyth Johnson (1840–1906) was a landscape architect who worked in Russia, Ireland, and the United States. His great-great-great-great-grandfather William Forsyth (1737–1804) was a founder of the Royal Horticultural Society and the namesake of the plant genus Forsythia.