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Matt Lucas, (born 5th March 1974 in London), is an English comedy actor. He is perhaps best known for his acclaimed work with David Walliams in the television sketch show Little Britain and spoof interview series, Rock Profile, as well as for his portrayal of the scorekeeping baby, George Dawes, in the Reeves and Mortimer comedy panel game, Shooting Stars.

He studied drama at Bristol University and is a former member of both the National Youth Music Theatre and the National Youth Theatre.

From a Jewish background, Lucas was raised in Stanmore, Greater London, while being educated at the prestigious Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School.

He has had alopecia since the age of six, which in interviews he has inconsistently attributed to various events.

Career

He began his career in comedy on the London stand-up comedy circuit at the age of eighteen as Sir Bernard Chumley, legendary actor and raconteur — a character who was to appear later in Little Britain.

Lucas' association with Reeves and Mortimer began in 1992, when he was spotted by Bob Mortimer on stage. In 1994, Lucas appeared in The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer. The second series of the show featured Lucas in several sketches. He went on to star with them in Shooting Stars. He quickly rose to fame as George Dawes, the giant baby, who would deliver a string of meaningless gags (often in character) and insults before delivering the score, while sitting at and playing a drum kit. This was especially funny as many of the parts were introduced not in the style of a baby, but of a grown man — indeed, often, he would come on dressed as a specific adult such as Elton John. He also appeared as Marjorie Dawes, George's mother, who also appears in Little Britain. He also appeared in the Reeves & Mortimer BBC series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), and Catterick in a variety of roles.

Lucas has written for Ali G actor, Sacha Baron Cohen, with whom he was at school.

His music video appearances include; the Damien Hirst-directed video for Blur's "Country House" (as a psychoanalyst), Jesusland by Ben Folds in 2005, and Vindaloo by Fat Les, the unofficial anthem for the England national football team for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

In 2005, he took his first role in a television drama, a supporting part as a Venetian Duke in the BBC historical serial Casanova, written by Russell T. Davies.

Little Britain

Little Britain is considered to be Lucas' most successful work, narrated by former Doctor Who actor, Tom Baker. Originally on BBC radio, the TV show superficially appears to be vulgar, 'lowest denominator' comedy, but within it, people have noted societal truisms and comedy which is rather more intelligent than might first appear. Little Britain has won numerous TV awards, spawning large DVD sales and merchandising. It plays heavily on memorable catchphrases which have become ingrained in playgrounds and offices around the UK.

Some examples are:

"Yeah but, no but..." (Vicky Pollard, teenage delinquent)
"Yeah, I know" and "I don't like it!" (Andy Pipkin, fraudulent disabled person)
"I'm a lady too!" (Florence, rubbish transvestite and friend of Emily Howard)
"It's because you're so fat!" (Marjorie Dawes, Fatfighters' leader)
"I'm the only gay in the village" (Daffyd, a gay)
"Margaret? Margaret!" (Roy, old-fashioned shopkeeper)
"Look into my eyes, don't look around the eyes..." (Kenny Craig, hypnotist)
"How many pages? 12? Oh!" (Dame Sally Markham, romance novelist)

Lucas, who is openly gay, based the character Daffyd Thomas on himself, recalling how he felt he was "the only gay in the village" only to find out that everyone accepted his sexual orientation and wasn't shocked by it.

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