Sir lenworth george henry, known as lenny henry, is a british standup comedian, actor, blues singer, writer, and television presenter, and known for confounding charity comic relief, and presenting various television programmes including the comedy chef. Sir lenworth george henry cbe born 29 august 1958, known as lenny henry, is a british standup comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter, known for cofounding the charity comic relief, and appearing in tv programmes including childrens entertainment show tiswas, sitcom chef. They played two motown and soul djs, who ran a liverpoolbased mobile disco with an old bedford icecream van. Lenny henry, byname of sir lenworth george henry, born august 29, 1958, dudley, west midlands, england, british comedian, actor, and writer. Rare screen two film from 1987 with lenny henry playing a scouser. Before long they find themselves on the run from the bad guys and the police. It starred john shea, lenny henry,cherie lunghi, peter vaughn,george baker and peter postlethwaite as kecks mcguiness. These dvds will play on any dvd player anywhere in the world region free. Sir lenny henry storms off graham nortons big chat after yelling at audience to shut up sir lenny henry left red nose day viewers feeling very. It featured a sound track of classic motown tracks.
Lenny henry and john shea in coast to coast 1986 coast to coast is a 1987 comedy thriller starring lenny henry, john shea, with cameos from peter vaughan, pete postlethwaite and cherie lunghi. The film had its todate only cinema screening at bfi southbank, in december 2016 as part of the bfis retrospective of henrys career. It is a funny movie with a lots of good soundtracks. They played two motown and soul djs, who ran a liverpoolbased. The narrative strategy of coast to coast is to repeat the same scenes over and over again, in the hope that if theyve worked once. When searchng for lenny henry, peter vaughan or john shea.
Nov 18, 2015 welcome to this, my 927th speech on diversity in the television industry with this opener, lenny henry began a speech that reiterated his call for a sea change in the television. And lenny henry continued to show off his weight loss that evening, as. It was written by stan hey and directed by sandy johnson. Someone who loves motown and northern soul has worked on a labour of love in this. Lenny henry reiterates his call for a sea change on. Aug 22, 2012 the old mischievous glint in the eye is back and the laughs are coming thick and fast as lenny henry looks forward to a bright new future. Lenny henry wiki, affair, married, gay with age, height. Soundtrack ost 1980 coast to coast wilde flucht nach kalifornien. Jan 21, 2020 henry came back to the bbc to do lenny henry in pieces, a characterbased improv show which was trailed by the lenny henry show, in which he joined standup, character representations and tune spoofs. The show was created and primarily written by peter tilbury based on an idea from lenny henry and produced for the bbc by henrys production company, crucial films. Coast to coast 1987 cast and crew a motowncrazy awol airman john shea and a disc jockey lenny henry flee across england in an icecream vanmobile disco. Written by stan hey, who wrote several great shows, often with andrew nickolds, its the story of john shea, an american returning to liverpool where he spent much of his youth, who meets lenny henry, a local with an almost convincing scouse accent who wants to set up a mobile soul disco. This sale is for coast to coast 1987 starring lenny henry on dvd.
Lenny henry to star in bbc one film based on his life in. Lenny henry on divorce, new love and bouncing back. Coast to coast 1987 a motowncrazy awol airman john shea and a disc jockey lenny henry flee across england in an icecream vanmobile disco. Lenny henry filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting. Lenny henry bio, age, wife, career, movies, and lenny henry show. A principal scriptwriter for his television and stage shows during the 1990s was jon canter. Sir lenny henry continues to display his dramatic weight.
Sir lenny henry continues to display his dramatic weight loss. Watch out too for iggy navarro shake hands who turns up in it. Lenny henrys secret father albert green is revealed daily. Coast to coast 1987 starring lenny henry on dvd dvd.
My knowledge of lenny before watching this was only average and not expecting much the film surpassed my expectations. May 01, 2015 lenny henry was born in dudley in 1958 and went to st johns primary school and the blue coat school in dudley. Ritchie lee lenny henry is the owner of an ice cream van that serves as a place to store his disco equipment, used to play music for parties and other events. Coast to coast is a 1987 comedy thriller starring lenny henry, john shea, with support from peter vaughan, pete postlethwaite, cherie lunghi and al matthews. Read the coast to coast movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Two guys meet, one american, a deserter from the us army, one brit. This comedy concerns two buddies trying to make a go of it. After muchloved comic caused a sensation when he said he wasnt brought up by his real dad, the truth of sixdecade saga is revealed.
Lenny henry filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. I was distressed to read that lenny henry had been called racist for his choice of subject matter when he guestedited the today programme. Lenny henry, the nocturnal northeastern quadrant, consisting of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd houses, prevails in your chart. When i started, i was surrounded by a predominantly white workforce. You consider selftransformation to be a hazardous adventure. Neither being gainfully employed they decide to start a mobile disco service for fellow soul lovers, which leads them to buy an ice cream van, and the adventure begins. It starred john shea, lenny henry, cherie lunghi, peter vaughn, george baker and peter postlethwaite as kecks mcguiness. Coast to coast is a 1987 comedy thriller starring lenny henry, john shea, with cameos from peter vaughan, pete postlethwaite and cherie lunghi. Sir lenny henry storms off graham norton yelling at the. Coast to coast 1987 changes the movie database tmdb. Lenny bruce, who died in 1966, would no doubt have had a lot to say about such events as the 1968 democratic convention, vietnam, watergate, aids, reagan and clinton. Henry returned to the bbc to do lenny henry in pieces, a characterbased comedy sketch show which was followed by the lenny henry show, in which he combined standup, character sketches and song parodies.
Starring lenny henry, john shea and pete postleswaite. However, things go wrong at their first gig at a retirement home. If you love the soul sounds of the sixties youll love this for the music alone. Lenny henry has long worked in association with british comic relief charity organisation, along with his wife, comedienne dawn french.
Coast to coast 1987 starring lenny henry on dvd dvd lady. As a teenager, henry performed a comedy act in local nightclubs, which led to a successful appearance on the television talent program new faces when he was 16 years old. Jan 04, 2015 lenny henry, race, class and the media. John carloff is an american who returns to liverpool where he spent some time as a youth. It seems like imbd has totally forgotten about the movie coast to coast from 1897. The show was created and primarily written by peter tilbury based on an idea from lenny henry and produced for the bbc by henry s production company, crucial films.
He is known for being a cofounder of the charity, comic relief and also appearing in tv programs including a childrens entertainment show, tiswas. Two guys meet, one american, a deserter from the us army, one brit, and they are drawn together by their mutual love of soul music. A pair of discolovers decides that they are going to start their own mobile disco business. These dvd s will play on any dvd player anywhere in the world region free. The ending seemed rather abrupt but otherwise a solid biopic. Sep 10, 2015 soundtrack ost 1980 coast to coast wilde flucht nach kalifornien. Lenny henry bio, age, wife, career, movies, and lenny. But the unassuming funnymans confident, upbeat outlook. He is currently the chancellor of birmingham city university. Join george noory and his special guests on saturday, june th.
In 2003, henry was recorded in the observer as one of the fifty most interesting acts in british parody. Lenny henry, byname of sir lenworth george henry, born august 29, 1958, dudley, west midlands, england, british comedian, actor, and writer as a teenager, henry performed a comedy act in local nightclubs, which led to a successful appearance on the television talent program new faces when he was 16 years old. That he was to a great extent a selfmade martyr seems beside the point. He was discovered on the birminghammade talent show new faces, which he won in 1975. The lenny henry show ran periodically for a further 19 years in various incarnations. He performed impressions such as tina turner, prince, michael jackson, stevie wonder, run dmc, among others.
John carloff john shea is an american soldier who is. Coast to coast is a 1987 comedy thriller starring lenny henry, john shea, with cameos from peter vaughan, pete postlethwaite and cherie. Merseyside on film coast to coast 1987 full film facebook. And lenny henry continued to show off his weight loss that evening, as he attended the world refugee. Lenny henrys secret father albert green is revealed. Dustin hoffman is right at home playing lenny and there is good support from valerie perrine. View a tutorial explaining all the new features for enjoying show audio and articles. Written by stan hey, who wrote several great shows, often with andrew nickolds, its the story of john shea, an american returning to liverpool where he spent much of his youth, who meets lenny henry, a local with an almost convincing scouse accent who wants to set. I loved it because it was a road movie in britain tiny island, so we had to zig zag there was classic motown music.
You cant move for bonnets and crinolines and the people wearing them are all white. Lenny is a lousy movie about a comedian but its a great film about a toxic marriage. Lenny henry who was born as sir lenworth george henry is a british standup comedian, actor, singer, writer, and tv presenter. They end up working for a liverpool underworld figure and, as a result, are misidentified as the mersey.
Coast to coast is a comedy drama film that was released in 1987. They do this by modifying a used ice cream truck with speakers and lights. Lenny henry was born in dudley in 1958 and went to st johns primary school and the blue coat school in dudley. John carloff john shea is an american soldier who is awol from a u. Description this sale is for coast to coast 1987 starring lenny henry on dvd. Astrology and natal chart of lenny henry, born on 19580829. It was originally screened as part of bbc twos screen two strand in january 1987. Lenny henry is the owner of an ice cream van that serves as a place to store his disco equipment, used to play music for parties and other events. It was directed by sandy johnson from a script by stan hey. I loved it because it was a road movie in britain tiny island, so we had to zig zag there was classic motown music throughout,and i made friends with some lovely people in liverpool. Welcome to this, my 927th speech on diversity in the television industry with this opener, lenny henry began a speech that reiterated his call for a sea change in the television.
The old mischievous glint in the eye is back and the laughs are coming thick and fast as lenny henry looks forward to a bright new future. Coast to coast 1980 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. There he meets ritchie lee who owns a mobile disco in the form of an ice cream van. With lenny henry, john shea, peter vaughan, george baker. The advert, from 2010, parodied a wellknown scene from the film the shining, with lenny henry spoofing the scene originally starring jack nicholson, by smashing a door with an axe and then thrusting his head through the door saying. He shocked fans with his much slimmer appearance at a movie screening on wednesday afternoon. Other more recent roles include 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 gaimans anansi boys.
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