Mel Smith
English comedian and actor (1952–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people with similar names, see Melvin Smith (disambiguation).
Melvyn Kenneth Smith (3 December 1952 – 19 July 2013) was an English comedian, actor and filmmaker. He worked on the sketch comedy shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones with his comedy partner, Griff Rhys Jones. Smith and Jones founded Talkback, which grew to be one of the United Kingdom's largest producers of television comedy and light entertainment programming.
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Birth name | Melvyn Kenneth Smith |
Born | (1952-12-03)3 December 1952 Chiswick, London, England |
Died | 19 July 2013(2013-07-19) (aged 60) London, England |
Medium | Film, television |
Years active | 1979–2013 |
Genres | Political satire and sketch comedy |
Spouse |
Pamela Gay-Rees (m. 1988) |
Children | 2 |
Notable works and roles | Not the Nine O'Clock News Alas Smith and Jones |
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