- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMaurice James Christopher Cole
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Kenny Everett was born on December 25, 1944 in Seaforth, Liverpool, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) and Dateline Diamonds (1965). He was married to Lee Middleton. He died on April 4, 1995 in London, England, UK.
- SpouseLee Middleton(June 2, 1966 - 1984) (divorced)
- Beard
- Ability to do a variety of voices
- His catchphrase "All done in the best possible taste."
- His characters Sid Snot, Cupid Stunt, Angry of Mayfair, Marcel Wave among others.
- Was fired from BBC Radio 1 for telling a joke about the Minister of Transport's wife's driving test, hinting that the driving instructor may have been bribed.
- Frequently locked horns with the studio bosses during the production of The Kenny Everett Video Show (1978). In one skit, he depicted them as being behind an ancient, cobweb covered door marked "Office Of Saying 'No'".
- After his death, his entire collection of on-air recordings of his work (over 200 hours) were donated to the National Sound Archive.
- Received the Gold Sony Radio Award in 1994 for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting.
- Was originally a disc jockey for a British off-shore (pirate) radio station, Radio London, and briefly left to work with Radio Luxembourg, returning after RL fired him for admitting that he smoked marijuana. After British law forced the off-shore stations off the air, he worked for the BBC, and later for licensed commercial stations, including Capital Radio.
- (The joke that got him fired from BBC Radio 2): "When England was a kingdom, we had a king. When we were an empire, we had an emperor. Now we're a country, and we have Margaret Thatcher."
- And remember, you don't have to watch this endless display of perversitude and fleshy bummery. You've all got a knob there - so use it!
- So this bus breaks down, and the driver gets out to try and fix it. The lady bus conductress gets out too, and says 'D'you want a screwdriver?' - and the driver replies 'Leave it out, I'm late enough already...'
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