Craig Charles Biography
Craig Charles is an English actor, comedian, DJ, and TV/radio host most known for his appearances as Dave Lister in Red Dwarf, a science fiction sitcom, and Lloyd Mullaney in Coronation Street. From 1998 to 2004, he hosted the gladiator-themed game program Robot Wars and narrated the comic endurance show Takeshi’s Castle. He is a DJ that performs on BBC Radio 6 Music.
How old is Craig Charles? – Age
He is 59 years old as of July 11, 2023. He was born in 1964 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Craig Charles Family – Education
Craig is the son of a Guyanese man and an Irish woman. He grew up on the Cantril Farm housing estate alongside his oldest brother, Dean (who died in 2014), and two other brothers, Jimmy and Emile.He attended West Derby Comprehensive School before moving on to Childwall Hall College of Further Education, where he studied A-level History, Government and Politics, English Literature, and General Studies. He won a nationwide competition hosted by The Guardian newspaper for a poem he penned when he was 12 years old. After leaving school, Charles worked in a studio in Central Hall on Renshaw Street in Liverpool.
Craig Charles Wife – Children
Charles lives in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. He has three children: Jack, a son from his first marriage to actress Cathy Tyson, and Anna-Jo and Nellie, daughters from his second marriage to Jackie Fleming.
Craig Charles Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $2.5 million.
Craig Charles Stand-up
Charles got back to stand-up satire somewhere in the range of 1995 and 2001, routinely visiting his exclusive grown-up evaluated shows broadly and delivering the recordings Craig Charles: Live on The planet! (1995), Live Authority Contraband (1996) and Sickbag (2000). Worldwide exhibitions incorporated the Incomparable Norwegian Parody Celebration and the Melbourne Global Satire Celebration.
Charles showed up in the John Godber satire play Teechers, in which he traded all through different jobs, at Artistic expressions Theater, London, and at the Edinburgh Celebration (1989), and he played Inactive Jack in the emulate Dick Whittington, at the Structure New Theater (1997). In 2000, he played out the show Craig Charles and His Band at the Edinburgh Celebration. Charles has an ordinary space at Butlins Minehead Place Of Tomfoolery Weekend each third November for three evenings, of DJing, Satire, Twanging and singing.
Craig Charles Red Dwarf
Charles’ first television role was as Liverpudlian slob Dave Lister in the science fiction comedy series Red Dwarf. He was introduced to the show by Saturday Live and Red Dwarf producer Paul Jackson, who wanted to see if the black character Cat was racial stereotype. Charles, who, like the rest of the eventual core cast, had no prior acting experience, was eventually offered an audition after petitioning Jackson.
Charles has appeared in all twelve seasons, including Red Dwarf: The Promised Land. Charles’ younger brother, Emile Charles, appeared in the third-season episode “Timeslides,” and the songs “Bad News” and “Cash” were written by Charles and performed by his band. Charles has played a variety of alternate characters, including a mobster, a cowboy, and angelic and demonic versions of Lister, as well as performing stunts and acting with special effects. Except for 7 and 9, all series were taped in front of a live studio audience. Charles, along with Danny John-Jules (Cat), is one of only two Red Dwarf cast members to have appeared in every episode to date.
Craig Charles Takeshi’s Castle
Charles supplied the English voice-over commentary for the Challenge rerun (2002-04) of the popular game show Takeshi’s Castle, which was first broadcast by Tokyo Broadcasting System in Japan.In each episode, between 100 and 142 candidates attempted to overcome a series of bizarre and nearly impossible physical tests in order to compete in the Show Down at the castle against Japanese actor Takeshi Kitano for a chance to earn enormous cash awards.Charles co-wrote the show and provided commentary on all 122 episodes from the four series, as well as several special and “best of” episodes.
He provided comedic insights into the contestants’ abilities, which were intended to appeal to both adult and younger audiences, and coined the term “Keshi Heads” to describe the show’s fans.The 2013 version, narrated by Dick and Dom, was not well received.
Craig Charles Movies and TV Shows
♦ 2012 – The Chase
♦ 2013 – Glastonbury Festival
♦ 2013 – Proms in the Park
♦ 2013 – Pointless Celebrities
♦ 2013 – Craig Charles Fantasy Weekender
♦ 2013 – This Morning
♦ 2013 – Surprise, Surprise
♦ 2013 – The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club 2
♦ 2014 – Steve & Lloyd’s Streetcar Stories
♦ 2014 – BBC Radio 6 Music Festival
♦ 2014 – Lorraine
♦ 2014 – I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here
♦ 2014 – Keith Lemon’s Through the Keyhole
♦ 2014 – The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club 3
♦ 2015 – Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club Classics
♦ 2015 – Witches, Wizards and Scary Fairies
♦ 2015 – BBC Breakfast
♦ 2015 – The One Show
♦ 2016 – Celebrity Home Secrets
♦ 2017–2022 – The Gadget Show
♦ 2021–2022 – Moneybags
♦ 2021 – Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Celebrity Special
♦ 2022 – Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies