Freddie Starr
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Liverpool-born singer-turned comic who rose to fame as a result of an appearance in the 1970 Royal Variety Performance. His madcap act was frequently seen on TV during the 1970s and 1980s, and in 2008 he celebrated 50 years in showbiz. | Liverpool-born singer-turned comic who rose to fame as a result of an appearance in the 1970 Royal Variety Performance. His madcap act was frequently seen on TV during the 1970s and 1980s, and in 2008 he celebrated 50 years in showbiz. | ||
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Revision as of 18:37, 17 May 2020
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Shows
Celebrity Fit Club (team captain)
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (participant)
Biography
Liverpool-born singer-turned comic who rose to fame as a result of an appearance in the 1970 Royal Variety Performance. His madcap act was frequently seen on TV during the 1970s and 1980s, and in 2008 he celebrated 50 years in showbiz.
He died on 9 May 2019, aged 76.
Trivia
He also had a non-comedy top ten hit single in 1974 with "It's You".
He has never eaten a live hamster, despite the claim of an infamous 1986 headline in The Sun.
He and his wife appeared in 'Celebrity Wife Swap': Starr's wife, Donna, swapped places with model Samantha Fox.
