Ben Elton
Novelist, TV Writer
1959 –
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Who is Ben Elton?
Benjamin Charles "Ben" Elton is an English comedian, author, playwright, actor and director. He was a part of London's alternative comedy movement of the 1980s and became a writer on such cult series as The Young Ones and Blackadder, as well as continuing as a stand-up comedian on stage and TV. His performing style in the 1980s was left-wing political satire. Since then he has published thirteen novels and more lately become known for writing the musical We Will Rock You and Love Never Dies, the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera.
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- Born
- May 3, 1959
Catford - Also known as
- Benjamin Charles Elton
- Mr. Ben Elton
- Elton, Ben
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Atheism
- Nationality
- England
- Australia
- Profession
- Education
- Godalming Grammar School
- University of Manchester
- Lived in
- Fremantle
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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