Paul Kaye Biography

Fast Facts

• Excelled in sports at school and initially wanted to be a sprinter before pursuing the arts
• Took a two-year course at the Harrow School of Art at age 16
• Worked as a scene painter at the National Theatre in Tel Aviv after graduating from university
• Despite supporting Arsenal Football Club, Kaye worked as an in-house graphic designer for their rival soccer team, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
• Got his major break with the creation of the character Dennis Pennis, a parody celebrity interviewer who would torment major stars on the red carpet
• Originated the role of Mr
• Wormwood in the West End musical Matilda, in 2011