Lee Gordon McKillop
(born 4 August 1969) is an English stand-up comedian and actor, known by the stage name Lee Mack
.
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Personal life
Lee McKillop was born on 4 August 1969 in
Southport,
Merseyside and moved to
Blackburn, when his parents separated and lived above a
pub.
[1] [2] He went to Birkdale County Junior School and
Stanley High School.
[3] After leaving school he worked in a
bingo hall and as a
stableboy where duties included looking after
Red Rum.
After that, Mack became a blue coat at
Pontin's.
After appearing on stage
drunk one night, he was sacked.
Mack went on to have various other jobs, and did his first
open mike slot in 1994, while studying at
Brunel University.
Within 18 months he was a full time
comedian.
Lee lives with his wife Tara and children, Arlo [born 2004] and Louis [born 2006].
In February 2009 Mack, with other British entertainers, signed an open letter to
The Times
on the
Bahá'í leaders then on trial in Iran.
[4]
Lee Mack said in an interview with
The Guardian
.
[5] that he first went into comedy by doing
Bobby Ball impressions at his school when he was 15.
Lee is a supporter of
Blackburn Rovers F.C. and is currently learning to
juggle.
Career
Mack first came to prominence on winning
So You Think You're Funny
at the 1995
Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Since then Mack has played the part of Graham, the security guard in the original radio version of
The Mighty Boosh
, and also has his own radio show on
BBC Radio 2 called
The Lee Mack Show
, which features a different celebrity co-hosting the show. He was a cast member for ITV's
The Sketch Show
.
In 2005 Mack presented
They Think It's All Over
, a sports based comedy panel game, formerly presented by
Nick Hancock.
However, it proved to be the show's final series.
In 2007 he appeared on
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
.
His first sitcom
Not Going Out
for
BBC One with
Tim Vine premièred on 6 October 2006. The show has since returned for a second series (September 2007) and third series (January 2009). It has won a
Rose d'Or and
RTS Award. He is a team captain on the BBC One panel show
Would I Lie To You?
.
He was also guest host on
Have I Got News for You
on 23 May 2008, and then for a second time on 12 June 2009.
Mack has also appeared on
Jack Dee Live at the Apollo
.
Lee Mack went on tour in 2006 and filmed his first live DVD at the Bloomsbury Theatre. This was released in 26 November 2007
[6].
Lee Mack will be on tour again. The "Going Out" tour runs from December 2009 to May 2010. Dates and booking information can be found on his website
[7].
References
- Mack on the Attack
- Comedy: This stand-up's got legs
- Comedy: Pick of the Week
- Stand up for Iran’s Baha’is - Voices from the arts call for the imprisoned Baha'i leaders in Iran to receive a fair trial
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/31/family-values-lee-mack
- http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lee-Mack-Live-DVD/dp/B000GY8ZE8
- http://www.leemacklive.com/