Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
August 31, 1923
Died
January 7, 1995 (age 71)
Place of Birth
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Billy Breen
Larry Grayson
Biography
Larry Grayson (born William Sulley White; 31 August 1923 – 7 January 1995) was an English comedian and television presenter. He hosted the BBC's Saturday-night peak-time TV game show The Generation Game in the late 1970s and early 1980s, employing his high-camp, English music hall humour.
His camp stand-up act consisted primarily of anecdotes about a cast of imaginary friends including Everard, Apricot Lil, Slack Alice and Pop-it-in Pete the Postman. A museum in his home town Nuneaton documents his life and work, and a memorial has been established.
Larry Grayson on "Sunday Night at the London Palladium", 1973
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