Biggins was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England and raised in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he took elocution lessons and participated in local drama groups, leading to a job at the local repertory theatre. He was best known as a comedy actor, appearing as the regular character Lukewarm in the popular situation comedy Porridge (1974–77) starring Ronnie Barker. Other comedy shows he appeared in include Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973) and Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em (1973, 1978). In 1976 he played Nero in the BBC dramatisation of I, Claudius by Robert Graves, having been selected for the role partly…
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He is the nation’s best known panto dame and in just a couple of months time Christopher Biggins will be heading to Wolverhampton. Starring as Widow Twankey, Biggins will light up the stage once again in a production of Aladdin at the Grand Theatre which runs from December 11 until January 30. Ahead of his star turn he visited the Express & Star where he revealed he can’t wait to take to the stage. Ticket sales are already up 14 per cent on last year’s production of Cinderella which bosses have put down to to the “Biggins effect”. The star…
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Christopher Biggins and Kevin Adams lead a group of men all wearing womens high heels in support of Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2009 series in Regents Park on April 20, 2009 in London, England. After almost three weeks and four gruesome bushtucker trials, actor Christopher Biggins beat fellow finalists Janice Dickinson and former boy-bander Jason “J” Brown to be crowned King of the Jungle in ITV1’s smash hit reality series, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! For the 59-year-old it was a remarkable achievement. Not only did Biggins have to face off against a larger than…
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Not many men could face spending more than 40 hours of the festive season in front of a dressing table mirror putting on make-up, but panto legend Christopher Biggins dismissed the prospect with a shrug. “It’s my life — it’s what I do,” declared the 62-year-old, who is starring as Widow Twankey in Aladdin at the Grand Theatre in Wolverhampton. “I have been doing it every December and January for the past 39 years. “But if I had one wish, it would be to have somebody put the make-up on for me. That is why I love appearing on TV…