Matt Lucas
| Matt Lucas | |
|---|---|
 Lucas at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Birth name | Matthew Richard Lucas |
| Born | 5 March 1974 Paddington, London, England |
| Medium | Actor, comedian, writer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Genres | Black comedy, sketch comedy |
| Influences | Barry Humphries Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer David Walliams |
| Spouse |
Kevin McGee (m. 2006–2008) |
| Notable works and roles | Little Britain Come Fly with Me Alice in Wonderland Paddington Wonka |
Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for Little Britain, a comedy sketch programme he and David Walliams wrote and performed.
Life
[change | change source]Lucas was born and raised in London. He is from a Jewish family and is openly gay.[1] He has alopecia.
On 16 June 2022, he appeared on the BBC television programme Who Do You Think You Are? and discovered that many of his grandmother's cousins had been killed in the Holocaust. In Amsterdam in 1942, his grandmother's cousin Werner Goldschmidt rented a room from Anne Frank's father, Otto Frank. He was living with them just before the family went into hiding.[2][3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Pride and prejudice
- ↑ "BBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 19, Matt Lucas". BBC. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ↑ "Matt Lucas on Who Do You Think You Are?: Everything you need to know". www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Matt Lucas on IMDb
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