Michael Barrymore

Michael Barrymore is an entertainer, presenter, actor and stand up comedian based in the UK.

He is best known for TV shows, Strike it Lucky, (ITV) Barrymore (ITV) and Bob Roberts (ITV).

Since the death of a man at a party at Barrymore’s home in 2001 and the subsequent homophobic tabloid reaction, he has rarely been seen on TV.

Michael was the runner up in the 2006 season of Celebrity Big Brother (Ch4).

In 2020, he presented a series of online Covid-19 versions of Strike it Lucky.