ITV reveals first look clip of Sir Lenny Henry's Windrush drama Three Little Birds". Royal Television Society. 12 October 2023 . Retrieved 1 November 2023. Henry voiced Dre Head, the " shrunken head" on the Knight Bus in the 2004 Alfonso Cuarón movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and read the audiobook version of Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys. He also voiced Sporty on the children's show Little Robots. Henry appeared in advertisements for butter products in New Zealand, commissioned by the company now known as Fonterra, as well as portraying Saint Peter in the Virgin Mobile advertising campaign in South Africa. In the UK, he used his character of Theophilus P. Wildebeeste to advertise Alpen muesli, and promoted the non-alcoholic lager, Kaliber. Lenny Henry: 'I wish somebody had taught me how to defend myself' ". The Guardian. 21 October 2019 . Retrieved 8 December 2020.

I’m thrilled that my new children’s book ‘TheBook of Legends’ is out today and I couldn't be prouder - join Bran and Fran on the quest of a lifetime full of magic, jokes and adventure! With incredible illustrations byKeenon Ferrell.In 2022, Henry was cast in The Sandman as the voice of Martin Tenbones, a magical, doglike creature who appears in the dreams of another character called Barbie. [53] Set partly in England this story features murder fairies, a very funny zebracorn called Zachary and viking warriors and has very important messages contained. Where will the next generation get its political anthems from?". LabourList. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 . Retrieved 28 December 2015. This was such a delightful tale, bursting with magic and adventure. There are also plenty of jokes. Rising To The Surface' is out now! Lenny's second memoir 'Rising To The Surface' is out now! Please see below some of the great interviews he has done recently about the memoir. BBC Radio 4, Loose Ends Lenny was interviewed by Clive Anderson on this weekend's episode of BBC Radio 4, Loose Ends. He was …

PDF / EPUB File Name: The_Book_of_Legends_-_Lenny_Henry.pdf, The_Book_of_Legends_-_Lenny_Henry.epub a b Henry, Lenny. "About Me: The Story So Far". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011 . Retrieved 4 March 2011.

Miles, Barry; Mabbett, Andy (1994). Pink Floyd - The Visual Documentary. Omnibus. ISBN 0-7119-4109-2. BBC – CBeebies Grownups – Big & Small". BBC. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010 . Retrieved 5 October 2009. Henry met Dawn French on the alternative comedy circuit. They married on 20 October 1984 in Covent Garden, London [69] and have one child, an adopted daughter named Billie. [70] On 6 April 2010, French and Henry announced they were "amicably" separating after 25 years of marriage. [71] Their divorce was finalised in 2010. [72]

He was the voice of the "shrunken head" on the Knight Bus in the 2004 movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and read the audio book version of Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys. Lenny Henry recalls West Brom's Boing Boing chant". www.bbc.co.uk. 20 July 2013 . Retrieved 8 December 2020. Bennett, Steve. "Comedy imitating life?: News 2010: Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk . Retrieved 8 December 2020. Lenny Henry is just brilliant in so many way. His latest book/audiobook is about two ordinary kids, who are about to go on one extraordinary adventure! Henry's formative years in comedy were spent in working men's clubs, where he impersonated mainly white characters, such as the Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em character Frank Spencer. His earliest television appearance was on the New Faces talent show in 1975, aged 16, which he won with impersonations of Frank Spencer, Stevie Wonder and others. [13]I highly recommend this wonderful audiobook and Big Thank you to Lenny for the precious hours I had with my nephew listening to this, He loved it Henry attended St John's Primary School and later The Blue Coat School in Dudley, before completing his schooling at W.R. Tuson College in Preston, Lancashire. [11] [12] Career [ edit ] Early career [ edit ] This was such a delightful tale, bursting with magic and adventure. There are also plenty of jokes. Keenon Ferrell’s illustrations were a perfect addition to the text. Lenworth George Henry was born at Burton Road Hospital [7] in Dudley, on 29 August 1958, and named after the doctor who delivered him [8] to Winston Jervis Henry (1910–1978) and Winifred Louise Henry (1922–1998), who had emigrated to Britain from Jamaica. The fifth of seven children, Henry was the first child of the family to be born in the United Kingdom. [9] When Henry was ten years old, he began spending time with the man who was later revealed to be his biological father, Albert Augustus "Bertie" Green (1927–2004), another Jamaican immigrant with whom his mother had a brief relationship when she first arrived in England from their native Jamaica. [10]

Who went home on The Masked Singer UK? Blob revealed to be Lenny Henry". Metro. 30 January 2021 . Retrieved 30 January 2021. Prior to the 1987 general election, Henry lent his support to Red Wedge by participating in a comedy tour organised by the campaign. [25] Bran and Fran love living with their mum, who is the storyteller at the Once Upon a Wow bookstore in their small Midlands town. But when mum goes missing and her stories turn out to be a portal to another world, they're going to have a huge, magical adventure on their hands.Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE (born 29 August 1958) [3] is a British actor, comedian, singer, television presenter and writer. Casting confirmed for BBC One's adaptation of award-winning novel My Name Is Leon". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre . Retrieved 17 March 2021. Why Lenny Henry and Dawn French divorced after 25-year marriage". HELLO!. 26 October 2023 . Retrieved 1 November 2023.