- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMichael Edward Yarwood
- Height5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
- His first impression was of Billy Bunter when he was about six, amusing his school pals. His mother tried to stop him as she thought it was rude. He left school, having failed his 11+, having ambitions to become a footballer or journalist. After dead end jobs as a dispatch clerk and dress salesman, he took his talent for mimicry to the Ponderosa Club in Manchester and earned £30 in his first week as a pro. He was always one for a quiet life and never liked parties or walking into a crowded room.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5
- SpouseSandra Burville(November 1969 - 1985) (divorced, 2 children)
- He has two daughters, Charlotte, born 19th October 1970 and Clare, born 29th November 1972.
- The Mike Yarwood Christmas Show on BBC 1 in 1977 was watched by 21.4 million people and was the highest-rated British television programme of that year. The show remains one of the most-watched television programmes, other than news and sport, in British history.
- He was a lifelong fan of Stockport County FC.
- In 2021 it was reported that he was a resident of Brinsworth House, a residential and nursing retirement home in Twickenham, west London, for theatre and entertainment professionals.
- Yarwood's performance as Harold Wilson became his trademark. He briefly caused some controversy by including Prince Charles as one of his regular impressions.
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