Lenny Henry

Shrunken Head

Full name: Lenny Henry
DOB: 29 August 1958
Birth place: Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK
Short biography: Lenworth George Henry, CBE, better known as Lenny Henry (29 August 1958), is an English entertainer. Henry was born in Dudley, West Midlands, the son of parents who migrated to Britain from Jamaica in the 1950s. His earliest TV appearance was on the "New Faces" TV talent show in 1975 where he was a repeat winner. His formative years were in working men's clubs where his unique act - a young black man impersonating white characters - such as Frank Spencer (whom he impersonated on "New Faces") - gave him an edge in what were racially divisive times. He also toured for five years as a comic performer with "The Black and White Minstrel Show," the only black performer in a troupe where the men all appeared in blackface.

Filmography:

1. Penelope (2006) (post-production) .... Krull
2. MirrorMask (2005) .... Cops 1-4
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) .... Shrunken Head ... aka Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
4. "Little Robots" (2003) TV Series (voice) .... Sporty
5. Goodbye, Mr Steadman (2001) (TV) .... Roy Buchanan
6. "Lenny Henry in Pieces" (2000) TV Series
7. French & Saunders Live (2000) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Dimco announcer
8. "Hope & Glory" .... Ian George, headmaster ... aka Hope and Glory (UK: new title) - Episode #2.4 (2000) TV Episode .... Ian George - Episode #2.3 (2000) TV Episode .... Ian George - Episode #2.2 (2000) TV Episode .... Ian George - Episode #2.1 (2000) TV Episode .... Ian George
9. The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999) (TV) .... Decos
10. The Man (1999) (TV) .... Dennis Jackson
11. Comic Relief: Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death (1999) (V) .... The Doctor in Lenny Henry Show sketch ... aka Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death (UK: video box title)
12. "French and Saunders" - Dr. Quimn, Mad Woman (1996) TV Episode (voice) (uncredited) - The Quick and the Dead (1996) TV Episode - Episode #2.5 (1988) TV Episode
13. Famous Fred (1996) .... Fred the Cat
14. White Goods (1994) (TV) .... Charlie Collins
15. "Chef!" .... Gareth Blackstock - Fame Is the Spur (1993) TV Episode .... Gareth Blackstock - Beyond the Pass (1993) TV Episode .... Gareth Blackstock - Personnel (1993) TV Episode .... Gareth Blackstock
16. In Dreams (1992) (TV) .... Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
17. Comic Relief: Behind the Nose (1992) (TV) .... Tracey, Scott
18. Alive and Kicking (1991) (TV) .... Stevie 'Smudger' Smith ... aka Screen One: Alive and Kicking (UK: series title)
19. True Identity (1991) .... Miles Pope
20. Comic Relief (1991) (TV) ... aka Comic Relief 3: The Stonker (UK)
21. Bernard and the Genie (1991) (TV) .... Josephus the Genie
22. "The Comic Strip Presents..." - Oxford (1990) TV Episode .... Steve Wild - South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 (1990) TV Episode .... Warder
23. Lenny Live and Unleashed (1989) .... Lenny Henry, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Delbert Wilkins, Fred Dread, Low Down Fingerlicking Dirty Houndog Smith, Deakus, Theophilus P. Wildebeeste ... aka Lenny Henry Live and Unleashed (Canada: English title: festival title)
24. Work Experience (1989) .... Terence Welles
25. The Suicide Club (1988) .... Cam
26. "The Lenny Henry Show" (1987) TV Series .... Delbert Wilkins
27. Spitting Image: The Ronnie and Nancy Show (1987) (TV) (voice)
28. Coast to Coast (1987) (TV) .... Ritchie Lee
29. "Lenny Henry Tonite" (1986) TV Series .... Various roles
30. "Happy Families" - Cassie (1985) TV Episode .... Hollywood Hobo