Biography

Doug Naylor was born on December 31, 1955 in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Red Dwarf (1988), Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups (1994) and Comedy Playhouse (1993). He is married to Linda Glover. They have two children.

Lost one of his legs at the age of 7 after getting hit by a car.

With Rob Grant, co-wrote two "Red Dwarf" novels, "Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers" and "Better Than Life", under the "Grant Naylor" pseudonym (the dustcover bio describes Grant Naylor as a "gestalt entity" residing in the two writers' bodies). After Grant's departure, Doug wrote an additional "Red Dwarf" book, "The Last Human", under his own name.

Co-founder of the production company, Grant Naylor Productions, with Rob Grant.

Shares pseudonym "Grant Naylor" with Rob Grant.

Father of Richard Naylor.

[on trying to get Red Dwarf: The Movie made] "I'm going to turn over a New Year's resolution and just not trust anybody. I think it's probably the safest thing."