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Chris Sievey(1954-2010)

  • Actor
  • Property Department
  • Art Department
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Chris Sievey in No 73 (1982)
Frank Sidebottom, fondly remembered as the man with the papier mache head, was the court jester of the Manchester music and comedy scene for over 25 years but only a privileged few knew the man inside - Chris Sievey. This documentary tells a twisted tale of split personalities - a suburban creative superhero with a fanatical desire to preserve the myth he created, and eventually having to battle against being consumed by his alter ego.
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Chris Sievey was born on 14 January 1954 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for What's Up Doc? (1992), Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show (1992) and No 73 (1982). He was married to Paula Sievey. He died on 20 June 2010 in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England, UK.
BornJanuary 14, 1954
DiedJune 20, 2010(56)
BornJanuary 14, 1954
DiedJune 20, 2010(56)
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Known for

What's Up Doc? (1992)
What's Up Doc?
7.2
TV Series
  • Life with the Amoebas
  • Frank Sidebottom
  • Mr. Fantastico(as Frank Sidebottom)
Chris Sievey in Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show (1992)
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
7.5
TV Series
  • Writer
No 73 (1982)
No 73
7.1
TV Series
  • Frank Sidebottom
Kate Harbour, Neil Morrissey, and Rob Rackstraw in Bob the Builder: When Bob Became a Builder (2004)
Bob the Builder: When Bob Became a Builder
8.8
  • Art Department
  • 2004

Credits

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Actor

  • Care Bears: Adventures in Care-A-Lot (2007)
    Care Bears: Adventures in Care-A-Lot
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Radio Announcer (as Frank Sidebottom)
    • 2009
  • VideoGaiden (2005)
    VideoGaiden
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Frank Sidebottom
    • 2008
  • Peter Kay, Matt Lucas, and The Proclaimers in Comic Relief (I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles (2007)
    Comic Relief (I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Frank Sidebottom
    • 2007
  • Mick O'Hara, Ciaran Morrison, and Lucy Kennedy in The Podge and Rodge Show (2006)
    The Podge and Rodge Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Frank Sidebottom (as Frank Sidebottom)
    • 2007
  • Gina and Stella
    Short
    • Radio DJ (voice, as Frank Sidebottom)
    • 2002
  • H.O.T.
    TV Series
    • Frank Sidebottom
    • 1997
  • Parallel 9 (1992)
    Parallel 9
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Frank Sidebottom
    • 1994
  • What's Up Doc? (1992)
    What's Up Doc?
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Life with the Amoebas
    • Frank Sidebottom
    • Mr. Fantastico (as Frank Sidebottom)
    • 1992–1993
  • The Warehouse (1993)
    The Warehouse
    TV Series
    • Frank Sidebottom
    • 1993
  • Motormouth (1988)
    Motormouth
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Frank Sidebottom
    • 1991–1992
  • A Beetle Called Derek (1990)
    A Beetle Called Derek
    TV Series
    • Frank Sidebottom (as Frank Sidebottom)
    • 1991
  • Match of the Day: The Road to Wembley
    TV Series
    • Frank Sidebottom
    • 1988
  • ITV Telethon (1988)
    ITV Telethon
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Frank Sidebottom
    • 1988
  • 7T3 (1988)
    7T3
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Frank Sidebottom
    • Reg
    • 1988
  • No 73 (1982)
    No 73
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Frank Sidebottom
    • 1986–1987

Property Department

  • Neil Morrissey in Bob the Builder (1997)
    Bob the Builder: Bob and the Bandstand
    Video
    • props and set dressing (segment "Bob and the Bandstand")
    • 2010
  • Neil Morrissey in Bob the Builder (1997)
    Bob the Builder: Bob's Egg & Spoon Race
    Video
    • props and set dressing (segment "Pingu - Pingu's Bouncy Fun")
    • 2010
  • Neil Morrissey in Bob the Builder: Feast of Fun (2004)
    Bob the Builder: Feast of Fun
    Video
    • props and set dressing (segments "Lofty's Long Load", "Bob and the Badgers", "Pilchard's Pets")
    • 2004
  • William Dufris and Alan Marriott in Bob the Builder (1997)
    Bob the Builder: Scoop's Favorite Adventures
    Video
    • props and set dressing
    • 2004
  • Pingu (1980)
    Pingu
    7.4
    TV Series
    • props and set dressing
    • 2003
  • Lachele Carl, Maria Darling, Rupert Degas, Kate Harbour, Lorelei King, Neil Morrissey, Greg Proops, Rob Rackstraw, Alan Marriott, and Emma Tate in Bob the Builder (1997)
    Bob the Builder
    5.7
    TV Series
    • props and set dressing
    • props
    • 2000–2003
  • Elton John, Rupert Degas, William Dufris, Neil Morrissey, and Stephen Tompkinson in Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember (2001)
    Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember
    6.7
    Video
    • props
    • 2001

Art Department

  • Neil Morrissey in Bob the Builder (1997)
    Bob the Builder: Spud the Dragon / Wendy's Tennis Court / Farmer Pickles' Pigpen
    Video
    • props and set dressing (segments "Spud the Dragon", "Farmer Pickles' Pigpen")
    • 2005
  • Lachele Carl, Maria Darling, Rupert Degas, Kate Harbour, Lorelei King, Neil Morrissey, Greg Proops, Rob Rackstraw, Alan Marriott, and Emma Tate in Bob the Builder (1997)
    Bob the Builder
    5.7
    TV Series
    • assistant to art director
    • set dressing
    • 2000–2005
  • Bob the Builder: Bob's Big Plan (2005)
    Bob the Builder: Bob's Big Plan
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • assistant to art director (segment "Bob's Big Plan")
    • 2005
  • Bob the Builder: Snowed Under (2004)
    Bob the Builder: Snowed Under
    6.5
    Video
    • assistant to art director
    • 2004
  • Kate Harbour, Neil Morrissey, and Rob Rackstraw in Bob the Builder: When Bob Became a Builder (2004)
    Bob the Builder: When Bob Became a Builder
    8.8
    • assistant to art directors
    • 2004
  • Bob the Builder: The Knights of Fix-A-Lot (2003)
    Bob the Builder: The Knights of Fix-A-Lot
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • assistant to the art director
    • 2003

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Frank Sidebottom & Little Frank
  • Born
    • January 14, 1954
    • Manchester, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 20, 2010
    • Wythenshawe, Manchester, England, UK(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Paula Sievey? - June 20, 2010 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Stirling Sievey
  • Relatives
    • Martin Sievey(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Chris Sievey got to #34 in the British Charts with "I'm in Love with the Girl on a Certain Manchester Megastore Checkout Desk"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Frank Sidebottom's persona started to take shape in the early 1980s.

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