Harry Enfield

Harry Enfield

Biography: Henry Richard Enfield (born 30 May 1961)is an English comedian, actor, writer and director. He is known in particular for his television work, including Harry Enfield's Television Programme and Harry & Paul, and for the creation and portrayal of comedy characters such as Kevin the Teenager, Loadsamoney, Smashie and Nicey, The Scousers, Tim Nice-But-Dim and Mr "You Don't Want to Do It Like That". Born in Horsham, Sussex, he is the eldest of four children (and only son) of English television, radio and newspaper journalist and presenter Edward Enfield and his wife, Deirdre Jenkins. The Enfield family are descendants of the nineteenth-century philanthropist Edward Enfield. He was educated at the independent Arundale School in Pulborough, Dorset House School, Worth School, Collyer's Sixth Form College (all in West Sussex) and the University of York, where he was a member of Derwent College and studied politics. He squatted in Hackney and worked for a while as a milkman Enfield first came to wide public attention when appearing on Channel 4's Saturday Live as several different characters created with Paul Whitehouse. These quickly entered the national consciousness. Among these characters were Stavros, a Greek kebab shop owner with fractured English; and Loadsamoney, an obnoxious plasterer who constantly boasted about how much money he earned. The Loadsamoney character was created in reaction to the policies of the Thatcher government of the day, and took on a life of its own, sampling the songs "Money, Money" from the musical Cabaret and "Money, Money, Money" by ABBA to spawn a hit single in 1988 and a sell-out live tour.[5] In May 1988, Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock used the term loadsamoney to criticise the policies of the Conservative government and journalists began to refer to the "loadsamoney mentality" and the "loadsamoney economy". As a foil to Loadsamoney, Enfield and Whitehouse created the Geordie "Bugger-All-Money" and in 1988 Enfield appeared as both characters during the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium. In time, Whitehouse and Enfield became disturbed that Loadsamoney was being seen in a positive light, rather than as a satirical figure, and they had him run over during a Comic Relief Red Nose Day show while leaving the studio after presenting host Lenny Henry with "the biggest cheque of the night"—a physically huge cheque for ten pence. Enfield created "Tory Boy", a character which portrayed a young male Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: May 30, 1961

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

Kevin & Perry Go Large
Kevin & Perry Go Large

2000-04-20

Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Churchill: The Hollywood Years

2004-12-03

Tooth
Tooth

2004-02-13

Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007-05-10

The One Ronnie
The One Ronnie

2010-12-25

When Comedy Changed Forever
When Comedy Changed Forever

2006-03-07

Bob's Birthday
Bob's Birthday

1994-10-01

Smashie and Nicey's Top of the Pops Party
Smashie and Nicey's Top of the Pops Party

1994-01-04

Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup

2006-06-03

Sir Norbert Smith, a Life
Sir Norbert Smith, a Life

1989-11-03

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

2002-12-13

The Itch of the Golden Nit
The Itch of the Golden Nit

2011-06-28

Preferably Blue
Preferably Blue

2011-03-13

Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly
Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly

1991-12-30

Harry Enfield: Live In Concert
Harry Enfield: Live In Concert

1997-07-07

Filth!
Filth!

1994-04-24

30 Years of Comic Strip
30 Years of Comic Strip

2012-11-03

Nuclear Bogeyheads
Nuclear Bogeyheads

The Love Box in Your Living Room
The Love Box in Your Living Room

2022-10-27

Scottish Mussel
Scottish Mussel

2015-06-26

Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane

2003-10-26

Prince Andrew: The Musical
Prince Andrew: The Musical

2022-12-29

The Bad Education Movie
The Bad Education Movie

2015-08-21

Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Video
Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Video

2002-09-30

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

2002-12-13

Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute

2002-10-05

Red Top
Red Top

2016-01-20

The Hunt for Tony Blair
The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011-10-15

Harry Enfield Undressed
Harry Enfield Undressed

1999-10-01

Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons

2016-08-19

Harry Enfield Presents Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager
Harry Enfield Presents Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager

1999-12-27

Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years

1988-02-05

The Tunnel
The Tunnel

2010-04-23

Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind

2007-12-25

An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse

2015-08-31

Stella Street
Stella Street

2004-01-26

Acts of Godfrey
Acts of Godfrey

2012-01-27

Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era

1994-04-04

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

2002-04-14

Billy the Fish
Billy the Fish

1990-06-30

Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show

1999-09-11

Viz: The Documentary
Viz: The Documentary

1990-05-04

Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s
Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s

2014-05-25

The Englishman and His Jukebox
The Englishman and His Jukebox

1989-03-17

Capital
Capital

2019-01-11

The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases

2020-08-29

What Rats Won't Do
What Rats Won't Do

1998-07-01

How Europe Stole My Mum
How Europe Stole My Mum

2019-10-31

Best Ever Spitting Image
Best Ever Spitting Image

2006-07-25

Employees From Hell
Employees From Hell

1989-01-01

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

2002-01-12

Jazz Emu: Ego Death
Jazz Emu: Ego Death

2025-01-23