Paul Whitehouse
Biography
Paul Whitehouse is a Welsh actor, comedian and writer who became a central performer on the BBC sketch comedy The Fast Show. Born in Stanleytown, Glamorgan, and raised in Enfield, Middlesex, he met Charlie Higson at the University of East Anglia and began writing comedy with him. The pair wrote for Harry Enfield, with Whitehouse creating characters such as Stavros and Loadsamoney. He later developed Mike Smash on Enfield's television program. The Fast Show followed, featuring his characters Rowley Birkin QC, Unlucky Alf and Ron Manager. He worked again with Enfield on Harry & Paul and appeared with Bob Mortimer in Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. His film work includes Alice in Wonderland (2010), The Death of Stalin (2017), Corpse Bride (2005) and Mortdecai (2015). He co-wrote and starred in Only Fools and Horses The Musical, and he and Higson won a Sony Radio Academy Award for Down the Line.
68years old
Turns 69 on May 17in 217 days
- Born Stanleytown
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Paul Julian Whitehouse
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 19 years2000 to 2019
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Big break
After meeting Harry Enfield, Whitehouse and a partner were asked to write for Enfield's Channel 4 show Saturday Live. Whitehouse created Enfield's Stavros, a Greek kebab shop owner in London, and Loadsamoney, and played Enfield's sidekick Lance.
A change of course
Whitehouse and Charlie Higson met at the University of East Anglia, where they played guitar and performed in a punk rock combo called the Right Hand Lovers instead of studying.
Paul Whitehouse movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Corpse Bride2005 Animation, Family, Fantasyas William Van Dort / Mayhew / Paul The Head Waitervoice
IMDb rating 7.4332K votes
Most often with
Tim Burton directed two of these films, Armando Iannucci two. Johnny Depp appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Tim Burton
Armando IannucciDirector, 2 films, 2017 to 2019
All films by Armando Iannucci
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