David Benson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

David Benson

British actor and comedian

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1962

Place of Birth: Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Profession: comedian, stage actor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About David Benson

  • David Benson (born David Hodgson on 11 January 1962) is an English theatre actor, writer and comedian. He was born in Oxford, England, and has a twin sister, Miranda, and an older brother, Jonathan.
  • Educated at Park Hall Secondary Modern in Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, and at Sutton Coldfield College of Further Education, he went on to gain a Degree in Drama and Theatre Studies at the Royal Holloway College, University of London.
  • From 1985 he lived in Edinburgh, but moved to New York in 1993 where he spent much of the following four years.
  • He changed his surname in 1996 on joining Equity, the actors' trade union.
  • In 2001 he moved permanently to London, where he currently resides.Primarily a stage performer, he initially became known for his one-man stage show, entitled Think No Evil of Us: My Life with Kenneth Williams, about the life and career of the late actor, for which he won the Scotsman's Fringe First award in 1996; and for his television role as Noël Coward in the 1990s BBC comedy series Goodnight Sweetheart.
  • His theatrical repertoire includes many of Coward's songs, performed in-character as Coward.
  • When not touring in the theatre he worked on BBC radio, including playing the character parts in the science fiction comedy series The Scarifyers. He has a dozen one-man shows in his theatrical repertoire, with which he tours.
  • He also sings: performing a wide range of the songs of Noël Coward, amongst others, in a flamboyant cabaret style, performed in-character as Coward.
  • He has also written and directed professional stage productions for other performers. His theatrical, television and radio work has mainly revolved around comedy.
  • His most famous roles, impersonating comic actor Kenneth Williams, comedian Frankie Howerd, and playwright and composer Noël Coward, have all utilised his talent for mimicking well-known stars of stage and screen.

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