Alan Davies

Birth Name:

Alan Roger Davies

Birth Place:

Loughton, Essex, England

Profession

Actor, Writer, Producer

Won a Time Out Award for Best Comic in 1991, which gave him a jump in popularity
Attended the University of Kent, where he studied Drama, and where he first became interested in stand-up comedy
Started out as a stand-up comedian, performing for the first time five months after leaving college
Was on the spoof travel show "One for the Road" in 1995 and started his radio show, "The Alan Davies Show," in 1998
Quote: "When I started out doing stand-up, I was basically just mucking about, spouting nonsense and doing silly impressions of dolphins․ I tried hard to avoid talking about the stuff that was going on in my life․"
Best known as a comedian, actor, and writer who appears regularly as a panelist on the panel show "QI․"
Has had recurring roles on the TV series "Jonathan Creek" in 1997 and "A Many Splintered Thing" in 1998

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