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Christopher Biggins
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Christopher Biggins (born 16 December 1948 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English television and pantomime actor.
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Biggins is most famous for being a comedy actor, appearing as the regular character Lukewarm in the popular situation comedy Porridge starring Ronnie Barker. Other comedy shows he appeared in include Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973) and Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973 & 1978). He played Nero in the acclaimed BBC dramatisation of I, Claudius by Robert Graves, having been selected for the role partly on the strength of a television commercial in which he had played a Roman emperor presiding over the games. He also appeared in the BBC's famed adaptation of Poldark.
On children's television he had a regular role in the children's television programme Rentaghost (1978-1983) as supermarket manager Adam Painting and in Southern Television's Brendon Chase, produced in 1980.
Biggins appeared in the Big Finish Productions audio drama The One Doctor, based on the television series Doctor Who. His film roles include The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). His theatre roles have included his recent performance in the stage adaptation of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
He was co-host on Surprise, Surprise and hosted children's quiz On Safari (TV) in the 1980s.
In 2003, he appeared as himself in two episodes of the fifth series of ITV1 prison drama, Bad Girls. He fronted an event for disabled children in a storyline that was centered around inmate Buki Lester's son Lennox, who inherited Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease at birth. The plotline saw Biggins being held hostage by the inmates during their protest at HMP Larkhall going private. However, Biggins ended up supporting their protest and joining in. At the end of the series, he adopted Lennox and when Buki was released, she too joined Biggins' family.
These days Biggins often appears on television as an expert on pantomime, and plays the dame most seasons. He has also become something of a cultural reference point for anyone wanting to refer to z-list celebrities, mainly amongst the young and right-on comedy circuit.
Biggins formed a civil partnership with his partner Neil Twimaps, who works for British Airways,[1] on December 30, 2006 at Hackney Register Office.
He is a keen supporter of Derby County F.C. and enjoys meeting fellow fans.
Biggins currently lives in the fashionable Lauriston Village, by Victoria Park, East London.