Neil Morrissey

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Neil Anthony Morrissey (born 4 July 1962) is an English actor, voice actor, comedian, and businessman.

He is well-known for his role in Men Behaving Badly.

Eddie Lawson in Waterloo Road; Nigel Morton in Line of Duty; and Rocky in Boon are among others who have appeared in Waterloo.

In the UK version of Bob the Builder, Morrissey also voices many cartoon characters, including Bob, Roley, Scrufty, Lofty, Mr. Fothergill, and Farmer Pickles, as well as Keith's role in the Dumping Ground.

Early life

Morrissey was born in Stafford, Staffordshire, on July 4, 1962, third of four sons of Irish parents who were both psychiatric nurses. Stephen and his younger brother spent the majority of their childhood in separate foster homes, with Morrissey spending the bulk of his time at Penkhull Children's Home under Margaret Cartlidge's care.

He attended Thistley High School in Penkhull, where he discovered a passion for acting after being inspired by teacher Sheila Steele. At the City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College, he studied for his A-levels. It was there that he realized that his time in care would come to an end, aged 17, with the bleak prospect of a transfer to a working boys hostel that might bring an academic and dramatic conclusion to his life. Through the family of Mark Langston, who aided Neil until his 18th birthday, a solution was found.

Morrissey's teenage years at Stoke Schools Theatre, Stoke Repertory Theatre, and Stoke Original Theatre were used to develop his skills and reputation as an actor through his youth. His application to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama culminated in an unconditional admission, opening the way for the next steps in his dramatic development. He was aided by the academy to secure an educational scholarship for his first year with friends, despite not having no educational grant or no living funds. During this period, he and a fellow student formed a street theatre company, earning them an agent and giving them a licence, which also meant they had to complete the necessary 40 hours of bookings in order to obtain a Equity card.

Personal life

Since being invited on an episode of Boon, Morrissey married Amanda Noar in 1987; the couple have a son who was born in 1989. In 1991, the couple divorced. When she too was working on Boon, he became engaged to actress Elizabeth Carling, whom he first met in 1989. They parted on good terms, and she appeared on Men Behaving Badly as a guest. Rachel Weisz's subsequent marriages have been chronicled by the British tabloids, including his appearance in My Summer with Des in 1998. They lived in Crouch End, north London, together.

Morrissey had an affair with Amanda Holden in 2000, resulting in her divorce in 2003 from comedian Les Dennis.

Morrissey has several tattoos. He applied needles and Indian ink to them according to one of their origins. His first name and blob on his left arm were his first name and a blob that was supposed to be his initials before it became infected, prompting him to use a tetanus jab. On his right is a squiggle that is a reversed version of The Saint logo. The tattoos were done by other boys at the children's house, according to Morrissey's. The boys there reportedly discovered that he did not have a tattoo and gave him the option of a tattoo or a beating. He went for the tattoo, but now regrets not taking the other option.

Morrissey received an honorary degree from Staffordshire University in 2006. He is a supporter of Crystal Palace FC. In 2011, he created Palace Ale, a real ale fan.

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Career

Morrissey, who played Robin Hood in The Theatre Chipping Norton's 1982 pantomime, has left the Guildhall School in the first year of his third year. He quickly paid off his student loans by appearing in film and theatre productions. Morrissey appeared in The Bounty in 1984, alongside Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, and Laurence Olivier. He appeared in episode 5 (of series 5) of the police drama Juliet Bravo, also on BBC1, and had an uncredited role in the nuclear war film Threads in the same year.

In 1987, Morrissey came to fame as dim biker Rocky in the ITV drama series Boon. He appeared in the lead role in the British spoof horror film I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990), which featured several of the actors from Boon.

After Harry Enfield's departure from the film, Tony in Men Behaving Badly was created to replace Dermot's role. Morrissey's evolution into a national celebrity and a target for the tabloid newspapers made the series one of the most popular UK sitcoms of the 1990s. Leslie Ash, a co-star in the ongoing romance storyline, culminated in the pair's appearance in many Homebase ads. He appeared in The Chest, 1997, and two television productions, including the one-off My Summer with Des for the BBC and The Vanishing Man for ITV, appeared in 1997.

Morrissey also appeared in a two-part TV comedy drama starring William Shakespeare (largely Shakespeare's birthday). Happy Birthday, Shakespeare, in which he portrayed a coach driver. Amanda Holden, one of his subordinates, was the object of his lust.

Morrissey appeared in the John Godber film about rugby league Up 'n' Under. In Brambly Hedge, which was also produced by HIT Entertainment, Neil will appear as Wilfred Toadflax and Dusty Dogwood. Neil appeared in numerous characters in the children's television series Bob the Builder, including the lead character, from 1999 to 2011, which was produced by HIT. With "Can We Fix It," he performed two UK number one singles during his voice acting career. (Mambo No. 1 in 2000) and "Mambo No. 5" in 2001. He narrated Morph (in recent years) and Maisy after the original series ended.

Morrissey returned to television screens in 2002's drama series Paradise Heights, which aired for two seasons. He appeared on the BBC sitcom Carrie and Barry from 2004 to 2005.

He appeared on Channel 4's The Friday Night Project as the guest host for an episode before taking over as host of Petrolheads, a motor related game show.

He appeared on British television show Skins as Cassie's father and made a guest appearance in Neighbours as a priest, remarrying long-serving characters Susan (Jackie Woodburne) and Karl (Alan Fletcher) on a boat on the River Thames in 2007. Eddie Lawson, the new deputy headteacher, made his debut in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road on October 11, 2007. Morrissey played a role in two series before claiming that he had to leave due to the script's poor quality, making his final appearance in May 2009.

In August 2009, he sponsored a national tour of the Play Rain Man. He appeared in the Pantomime Cinderella at The Assembly Rooms in Derby during the 2009 Christmas season. Morrissey returned to the stage in the pantomime Aladdin's portrayal of Wishey-Washey at The Assembly Rooms in Derby due to popular demand.

Morrissey appeared in Lionel Bart's musical Oliver in January 2012 at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

Morrissey revived his Skins role as Marcus Ainsworth, the father of Hannah Murray's character Cassie Ainsworth. He appeared in both Skins Pure and Vital.

During the play Neville's Island at Duke of York's Theatre, London, Morrissey appeared alongside Adrian Edmonson, Robert Webb, and Miles Jupp.

In the CBBC sitcom The Dumping Ground), Keith, Johnny (Joe Maw) and Tee's (Mia McKenna Bruce) villainous mother's ex boyfriend, died for one episode in 2015. Morrissey appeared in BBC Two's comedy-drama A Gert Lush Christmas in December 2015, portraying Russell Howard's father.

He appeared in Grantchester's second series in 2016. He played Harding Redmond. He appeared in the second series of ITV's reality show Bear Grylls: Mission Survive in 2016.

In ITV's The Good Karma Hospital, Morrissey has played Greg McConnell since 2017.

In Series 3 of Unforgotten in 2018, the actor played Peter Carr.

Speed, Robin Hood, The Daughter In-Law, and his critically acclaimed West End performance in A Passionate Woman are among his other West End theatre performances. Morrissey appeared in Victoria Wood's musical adaptation of Acorn Antiques, starring Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, and Josie Lawrence. In the London revival of Guys and Dolls from March to June 2006, Morrissey took over Nathan Detroit from Nigel Lindsay.

Neil Morrissey's Secret, a BBC Three parody show on April 1, 2006, revealed aspects of Morrissey's life that were otherwise unknown to the world at large. According to the report, he owned a house, wife, and two children in Jordan as well as a Botany degree, which he had studied for 20 years. These studies were instrumental in his quest for a breakthrough in anti-ageing. He created 'The Essence' cream, which contains extracts of a plant that was exclusive to a remote Jordanian village, according to the series. The cream's acolytes include celebrities like Jane Seymour, Gloria Hunniford, and Philippa Forrester. Morrissey appeared on the show as he carried out his study, which was both of study and crossing continents, and was financed by his lucrative acting career.

Morrissey's cream is only to have his family concerned about his health, his laboratory, and a trip to Jordan where he finds that the villagers, who had earned their trust through time spent with them, have left their houses due to the fall-out of his discovery. Despite the skepticism causing by this date as April Fool's Day, this hoax managed to convince some people that it was true.

Morrissey's admiration of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas prompted him to purchase several homes in Laugharne, including the Hurst Hotel, the New Three Mariners pub, and Brown's Hotel, which were listed for £670,000 in April 2004. It was revealed in October 2006 that Brown's Hotel had been put on sale to finance the Hurst Hotel's renovation and the expansion of the private members' club, Hurst House in Covent Garden, London.

The Hurst House group's assets went into a bundled administration in July 2008, despite delays in the construction of Hurst House-at-Mill, a luxurious hotel in Hertfordshire that opened in 2009. The funds were then purchased by new investors backing Roberts, bringing an end to Morrissey's relationship with Laugharne.

The Ye Olde Punch Bowl Inn in Marton, North Yorkshire, was part-owned by Morrissey. The Morrissey Fox range of real ale, which was developed by Morrissey and chef Richard Fox and is also in production, was born from this base. It was reported that his Welsh pub had failed and that the Ye Olde Punch Bowl Inn had been returned to the owner after just 18 months on October 22.

Morrissey avoided bankruptcy due to his failed company ventures, but he did a great job with IVA, but not before. Morrissey now has a number of pubs in Staffordshire, including The Plume of Feathers in Barlaston and more recently The Old Bramshall Inn in Bramshall. On June 28, 2018, the latter opened as a Neil Morrissey pub, which Morrissey attended.

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