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[[File:Kenny Everett.jpg|thumb|Kenny Everett]]'''Kenny Everett''' ( | [[File:Kenny Everett.jpg|thumb|Kenny Everett]]'''Kenny Everett''' (1944–1995) was a comedian, radio DJ and television entertainer, best known for his career as a radio DJ and for ''The Kenny Everett Video Show''. | ||
He was born in [[Seaforth]], [[Lancashire]] on Christmas Day 1944 into a Catholic family. His birth name was Maurice James Christopher Cole.<ref name=Virgin>Colin Larkin "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Seventies Music" 1997 148 isbn 0753501546</ref> Everett attended the local secondary modern school, St Bede's Secondary Modern, now part of Sacred Heart Catholic College. He attended a junior seminary at [[Stillington]] near [[York]] with an Italian missionary order, the Verona Fathers, where he was a choirboy. | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Everett married the singer Lee "Lady Lee" Middleton in 1969. By 1979 they had separated, and in the mid-1980s, he publicly acknowledged his | Everett married the singer Lee "Lady Lee" Middleton in 1969. By 1979 they had separated, and in the mid-1980s, he publicly acknowledged his homosexuality. | ||
Everett was diagnosed as [[HIV]] positive in 1989, and he made his condition known to the public in 1993.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=44HpMBgEZhgC&pg=PA162 Kathy Charmaz, Glennys Howarth and Allan Kellehear "The unknown country: death in Australia, Britain, and the USA" page 162 Palgrave Macmillan 1997 isbn 0-312-16545-5</ref> He died from an [[AIDS]]-related illness, in the [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]], | Everett was diagnosed as [[HIV]] positive in 1989, and he made his condition known to the public in 1993.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=44HpMBgEZhgC&pg=PA162 Kathy Charmaz, Glennys Howarth and Allan Kellehear "The unknown country: death in Australia, Britain, and the USA" page 162 Palgrave Macmillan 1997 isbn 0-312-16545-5</ref> He died from an [[AIDS]]-related illness, in the [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]], on 4 April 1995, aged 50. After a Roman Catholic requiem mass, Everett was cremated at [[Mortlake]] Crematorium.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=y2MEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19 "Transitions", "The Advocate" 16 May 1995 page 19 number 681 issn 0001-8996 Here Publishing</ref> | ||
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== Stage work == | |||
Although primarily known as a television and radio personality, Everett made a rare foray into live theatre in 1991. He played the role of The Billiard Marker in ''[[The Hunting of the Snark (musical)|The Hunting of the Snark]]'', a musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem, at the [[Prince Edward Theatre]], 28 Old Compton Street, London, which ran from 24 October to 14 December 1991 (60 performances).<ref>''The Hunting of the Snark'' production records, [https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/The-Hunting-of-the-Snark-44782 BroadwayWorld]; see also Wikipedia article [[The Hunting of the Snark (musical)]].</ref> The musical was conducted by Jae Alexander. It was Everett's only West End stage role. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:27, 20 July 2026
Kenny Everett (1944–1995) was a comedian, radio DJ and television entertainer, best known for his career as a radio DJ and for The Kenny Everett Video Show.
He was born in Seaforth, Lancashire on Christmas Day 1944 into a Catholic family. His birth name was Maurice James Christopher Cole.[1] Everett attended the local secondary modern school, St Bede's Secondary Modern, now part of Sacred Heart Catholic College. He attended a junior seminary at Stillington near York with an Italian missionary order, the Verona Fathers, where he was a choirboy.
Personal life
Everett married the singer Lee "Lady Lee" Middleton in 1969. By 1979 they had separated, and in the mid-1980s, he publicly acknowledged his homosexuality.
Everett was diagnosed as HIV positive in 1989, and he made his condition known to the public in 1993.[2] He died from an AIDS-related illness, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, on 4 April 1995, aged 50. After a Roman Catholic requiem mass, Everett was cremated at Mortlake Crematorium.[3]
References
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- ↑ Colin Larkin "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Seventies Music" 1997 148 isbn 0753501546
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=44HpMBgEZhgC&pg=PA162 Kathy Charmaz, Glennys Howarth and Allan Kellehear "The unknown country: death in Australia, Britain, and the USA" page 162 Palgrave Macmillan 1997 isbn 0-312-16545-5
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=y2MEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19 "Transitions", "The Advocate" 16 May 1995 page 19 number 681 issn 0001-8996 Here Publishing
Stage work
Although primarily known as a television and radio personality, Everett made a rare foray into live theatre in 1991. He played the role of The Billiard Marker in The Hunting of the Snark, a musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem, at the Prince Edward Theatre, 28 Old Compton Street, London, which ran from 24 October to 14 December 1991 (60 performances).[1] The musical was conducted by Jae Alexander. It was Everett's only West End stage role.
- ↑ The Hunting of the Snark production records, BroadwayWorld; see also Wikipedia article The Hunting of the Snark (musical).