Charlie Higson

Children's Author

Charlie Higson was born in Frome, England, United Kingdom on July 3rd, 1958 and is the Children's Author. At the age of 65, Charlie Higson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Charles Murray Higson
Date of Birth
July 3, 1958
Nationality
United Kingdom
Place of Birth
Frome, England, United Kingdom
Age
65 years old
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
Profession
Actor, Comedian, Novelist, Screenwriter, Singer, Television Actor, Writer
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Victoria L Fullick ​(m. 1995)​
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Charlie Higson Life

Born on July 3, 1958, Murray Higson (born 3 July 1958) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and former guitarist.

He has also written and produced for television, and he is the author of The Enemy book collection.

Early life

Higson was educated at Sevenoaks School, Kent, and the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich (where his brother taught from 1986 to 2008, laterly as Professor of Film Studies). Higson met Paul Whitehouse, David Cummings, and Terry Edwards at UEA. Higson, Cummings, and Edwards formed the Higsons, of which Higson was the lead singer from 1980 to 1986. On the Specials' 2 Tone Records label, they released two singles. This was after he had formed The Right Hand Lovers, wherein he appeared as "Switch" in the punk band. Higson began squatting in London and became a decorator, including the interior design of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie's house.

Personal life

Higson and his wife and three children live in London.

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Charlie Higson Career

Career

Higson started writing for Harry Enfield with Paul Whitehouse and performing comedy. He came to public attention as one of the main writers and performers of the BBC Two sketch show The Fast Show (1994–2000). He also worked with Whitehouse on the radio comedy Down the Line. In 1994 Higson co-wrote (with Lise Mayer) the screenplay for the film thriller Suite 16.

He worked as producer, writer, director and occasional guest star on Randall & Hopkirk from 2000 to 2001. Subsequent television work has included writing and starring in BBC Three's Fast Show spin-off sitcom Swiss Toni. He has starred in Tittybangbang on BBC Three and first appeared as a panellist on QI in 2007. In 2010 he co-directed and starred in the series Bellamy's People.

In 2013 Higson adapted Agatha Christie's A Caribbean Mystery for ITV's Agatha Christie's Marple series. In an addition to the plot, Miss Marple attends a talk given by the ornithologist James Bond (played by Higson himself): there she meets Ian Fleming, who is inspired to borrow the speaker's name for the protagonist of his new novel, Casino Royale. In 2015 Higson reimagined the novel Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson for ITV Studios into a ten part adventure series, set in the 1930s titled Jekyll and Hyde. In 2017, Higson appeared as Ian Winterman in series three of Broadchurch and as Ronnie Maguire in series three of Grantchester.

2020 saw Higson compete on Richard Osman's House of Games. alongside Chizzy Akudolu, Kate Williams and Tom Allen.

Higson has also starred in Lobby Land, a radio sitcom on BBC Radio 4, as Tom Shriver MP.

Higson published many novels through the early to mid-1990s which take a slightly dystopian look at everyday life and have a considerably more adult tone than his other work, with characters on the margins of society finding themselves spiralling out of control. This has led Time Out to describe him as "The missing link between Dick Emery and Bret Easton Ellis".

Higson wrote a series of five Young Bond novels, aimed at younger readers and concentrating on the James Bond's school-days at Eton starting with SilverFin, released in 2005, and ending with By Royal Command (2008). Higson had been at school with Jonathan Evans, former Director General of MI5.

Higson wrote a post-apocalyptic, zombie-horror series of books for young adults. The eponymous first book in the series, titled The Enemy, was released in 2009. At a school event at Abingdon School on 14 September 2011, Charlie told children: "Originally it was going to be three books and then my publisher, Puffin, said make it five, and now we're up to it being seven." The seventh novel, The End, was published in 2015.

In 2018 Higson wrote a Fighting Fantasy gamebook titled The Gates of Death, which was published by Scholastic books as part of their campaign to relaunch the Fighting Fantasy franchise. He is a long term FF enthusiast, having attended Fighting Fantasy Fest 2 in London the previous year and also made a cameo appearance in the Ian Livingstone gamebook Blood of the Zombies.

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Queen Camilla honors the winners of the BBC's 500 Words competition, giving gold medals to the winners of the BBC's 500 Words competition

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 7, 2024
On Thursday, Queen Camilla lauded Britain's best young writers as she announced the winners in the BBC's 500 Words competition for World Book Day. As she praised the winners' talent at Buckingham Palace, the King's wife, 76, congratulated them for their ability to'conjure magic with your pens.' Camilla was honored at the BBC Words awards ceremony and was praised by writer and comedian Charlie Higson, who was a member of the judging panel alongside Sir Lenny Henry for ensuring the project was restored after a three-year absence.

Where are the cast of The Fast Show now? A look at the comedians of the mock show that inspired hundreds of catchphrases as it returns for its 30th anniversary live tour, with tragic deaths, West End musicals, and characters in classic television dramas

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 25, 2024
Cast members from Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson's series will embark on a 14-night run, reviving some of the series's most popular characters. In bringing the show to the stage, the designers, Simon Day, Mark Williams, John Thomson, and Arabella Weir will appear alongside the creators. Both men and women can have a lot more on their CVs, and since the first episode of The Fast Show was broadcast on BBC Two on September 27, 1994, the first episode can be seen on BBC Two. MailOnline takes a look at what has become of The Fast Show's stars.

The beloved 90s comedy sketch show is expected to return for the 30th anniversary of the show's return to the United States with a live tour

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 25, 2024
A beloved 90s comedy sketch show is returning to celebrate its 30th anniversary with a live tour. The Fast Show, created by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson, both 65, will embark on a 14-night tour reviving some of the show's most famous characters. Simon Day, Mark Williams, John Thomson, John Thomson, and Arabella Weir will all be included in the production. When speaking to The Sun about the show's return, Paul joked: "We have to do it fast before we're dead." We've had some thoughts about using the characters in a different way, such as the Carry On films, or even a panto,' explains Charlie, so this tour is simply to test the waters.'
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