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Craig Charles

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Craig Charles Charles in May 2009 Born Craig Joseph Charles ( 1964-07-11 ) 11 July 1964 (age 53) Liverpool, Merseyside, England Residence Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England [1] Occupation Actor, television presenter, comedian, author, poet, DJ Years active 1981–present Spouse(s) Cathy Tyson (1984–1989; divorced) Jackie Fleming (1999–present) Children 3 Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964) is a British actor, comedian, author, poet, television presenter and DJ. He is best known for playing Dave Lister in the science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf and Lloyd Mullaney in the soap opera Coronation Street , as a funk and soul DJ on BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Radio 2, and as the presenter of the gladiator-style game show Robot Wars from 1998 to 2004. Charles first appeared on television as a performance poet, which led to minor presenting roles. After finding fame in Red Dwarf , he regularly featured on national television with celebrity appearances on many popular shows while he contin...

Clem Curtis

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Clem Curtis Birth name Curtis Clements Born ( 1940-11-28 ) 28 November 1940 Trinidad, West Indies Died 27 March 2017 (2017-03-27) (aged 76) Genres Soul, R&B, pop Occupation(s) Musician Instruments vocals Years active 1966–2017 Labels Acid Jazz Records, EMI, Pye Records, Riverdale Associated acts Arthur Brown, Clem Curtis & The Foundations, Donnie Elbert, Mike Elliott, The Foundations, Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon, Lord Large, The Ramong Sound, The Travelling Wrinklies, Alan Warner, Colin Young Clem Curtis (born Curtis Clements ; 28 November 1940 – 27 March 2017) was a Trinidadian British singer, who was the original lead vocalist of sixties soul group The Foundations. Contents 1 Background 1.1 Family 2 Early years 3 1970s to 2017 4 Partial discography 5 References 6 External links Background Family He was the father of seven children, six sons and a daughter from previous relationships. [1] [2] Early years Born in Trinidad as Curtis Clements, he arrived in England ...