Because when you’re an eight-year-old kid and a grownup is beating you, all you’re thinking is: ‘When is this going to stop?’”, Yet Henry clearly revered his mother, who died in 1998. "I'm used to being the only black person wherever I go...There was never a black or Asian director when I went to the BBC. And I thought: ‘Oh, OK, things are changing.’ That never happened again. [43], In November 2011, Henry made his debut at the Royal National Theatre in London in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, directed by Dominic Cooke, in which he played the character of Antipholus of Syracuse. It was reported that the separation was amicable. Charles Spencer in The Daily Telegraph said "This is one of the most astonishing debuts in Shakespeare I have ever seen. “And we are changing.” Even if the change is not coming quickly enough for some, it is hard to doubt Henry’s sincerity. The Sun reported that the British Stammering Association had branded the sketch as "a gross and disgusting gleefulness at pointing out someone else's misfortune". He was born on August 29th, 1958. about his childhood in Dudley and the beginning of his 45-year comedy career. He would occasionally return to singing, performing in small local venues in the West Midlands. In the book, the extent of the racist abuse he received as a young man, not to mention the physical violence at home, is revealed in painful detail. Recently, Henry was one of the prominent Britons of colour who wrote to the BBC to complain about the treatment of Naga Munchetty. 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I wish I’d fought back and I think that’s now where all the activism comes from. “When, in 100 years’ time, we look back at the way things change, we’ll go: ‘Wow, that was a snap of a finger.’ But when you’re in the middle of it, change is long. Henry is doing his bit to offset some of that imbalance with a new series for Gold – Lenny Henry’s Race Through Comedy – in which he tells the mostly forgotten story of black British comedians such as Charlie Williams, the Doncaster standup and former professional footballer he used to impersonate. “It’s an inherited violence,” he says. He also voiced Sporty on the children's show Little Robots. It was advice he heeded until he began to call for the entertainment industry to address the systemic racism that he had seen throughout his career. He worked with a group of musicians including Jakko Jakszyk, lead singer of King Crimson, to produce the album New Millennium Blues. Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE (born 29 August 1958), known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter, known for co-founding the charity Comic Relief, and appearing in TV programmes including children's entertainment show Tiswas, sitcom Chef! It’s history.” Lenny Henry is explaining why he has decided to write an autobiography (Who Am I, Again?) Lenny is also an energetic campaigner for the greater representation of Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people in the entertainment industry. When Henry was 10, his mother told him he had to go and do chores for his “uncle” Bertie in exchange for pocket money. Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE (born 29 August 1958),[3] known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter, known for co-founding the charity Comic Relief, and appearing in TV programmes including children's entertainment show Tiswas, sitcom Chef! “I know there are guidelines and you are told to adhere to them. Lenworth George Henry was born on August 29, 1958, in Dudley, West Midlands in England to a family of Jamaican immigrants. Looking back, Henry wishes that he had been more like the Jamaican boys who met racist epithets and violence with fists and bricks of their own. And if something happens enough, it becomes routine. He's beautifully black. Lenny Henry and a group of children in Ethiopia celebrate the first ever Red Nose Day. [10], Henry's first manager was Robert Luff, who signed him in 1975 and gave him the opportunity to perform from age 16 to 21 as a comedian as part of the Luff-produced touring stage version of The Black and White Minstrel Show,[11] which in retrospect has widely been seen as an embarrassment and one of the most racist shows in British history. “I probably wouldn’t share it with you. [48] On 6 April 2010, French and Henry announced they were separating after 25 years of marriage. He is currently the Chancellor of Birmingham City University. But his honesty in revealing this in the autobiography caused friction. During a speech at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in March 2014, he called the lack of minorities "appalling" and he has continued to raise the issue publicly.[54]. He introduced characters who both mocked and celebrated Black British culture, such as Theophilus P. Wildebeeste (a homage to Teddy Pendergrass using the 'TP' initials) and Brixton pirate radio disc jockey DJ Delbert Wilkins. So I’m in a place where there are toxic elements that you think would be an obstacle to my progress in life. She didn’t kill anybody.”. Prior to the 1987 general election, Henry lent his support to Red Wedge by participating in a comedy tour organised by the campaign.[21].
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