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Henry Richard Enfield (born 30 May 1961)is an English comedian, actor, writer and director. He is known in particular for his television work, including Harry Enfield's Television Programme and Harry & Paul, and for the creation and portrayal of comedy characters such as Kevin the Teenager, Loadsamoney, Smashie and Nicey, The Scousers, Tim Nice-But-Dim and Mr "You Don't Want to Do It Like That".
Born in Horsham, Sussex, he is the eldest of four children (and only son) of English television, radio and newspaper journalist and presenter Edward Enfield and his wife, Deirdre Jenkins. The Enfield family are descendants of the nineteenth-century philanthropist Edward Enfield.
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Henry Richard Enfield (born 30 May 1961)is an English comedian, actor, writer and director. He is known in particular for his television work, including Harry Enfield's Television Programme and Harry & Paul, and for the creation and portrayal of comedy characters such as Kevin the Teenager, Loadsamoney, Smashie and Nicey, The Scousers, Tim Nice-But-Dim and Mr "You Don't Want to Do It Like That". Born in Horsham, Sussex, he is the eldest of four children (and only son) of English television, radio and newspaper journalist and presenter Edward Enfield and his wife, Deirdre Jenkins. The Enfield family are descendants of the nineteenth-century philanthropist Edward Enfield. He was educated at the independent Arundale School in Pulborough, Dorset House School, Worth School, Collyer's Sixth Form College (all in West Sussex) and the University of York, where he was a member of Derwent College and studied politics. He squatted in Hackney and worked for a while as a milkman Enfield first came to wide public attention when appearing on Channel 4's Saturday Live as several different characters created with Paul Whitehouse. These quickly entered the national consciousness. Among these characters were Stavros, a Greek kebab shop owner with fractured English; and Loadsamoney, an obnoxious plasterer who constantly boasted about how much money he earned. The Loadsamoney character was created in reaction to the policies of the Thatcher government of the day, and took on a life of its own, sampling the songs "Money, Money" from the musical Cabaret and "Money, Money, Money" by ABBA to spawn a hit single in 1988 and a sell-out live tour.[5] In May 1988, Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock used the term loadsamoney to criticise the policies of the Conservative government and journalists began to refer to the "loadsamoney mentality" and the "loadsamoney economy". As a foil to Loadsamoney, Enfield and Whitehouse created the Geordie "Bugger-All-Money" and in 1988 Enfield appeared as both characters during the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium. In time, Whitehouse and Enfield became disturbed that Loadsamoney was being seen in a positive light, rather than as a satirical figure, and they had him run over during a Comic Relief Red Nose Day show while leaving the studio after presenting host Lenny Henry with "the biggest cheque of the night"—a physically huge cheque for ten pence. Enfield created "Tory Boy", a character which portrayed a young male Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).
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Harry Enfield's Filmography
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Welcome to Borovia
as President Stepanov
Jazz Emu: Ego Death
as Therapist
Andrew: The Musical
as Tony Blair
The Love Box in Your Living Room
The Contract
as Minister of State
The Fast Show: Just a Load of Blooming Catchphrases
as Self
How Europe Stole My Mum
Capital
as Jeremy Couns
Swallows and Amazons
as Mr. Jackson
Red Top
as Ross Kemp
An Evening with Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse
The Bad Education Movie
as Martin Wickers
Scottish Mussel
as Bill
Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s
as Simon Schama / Bob Ferris / Barry Cryer / Jacob Bronowski / Eric Idle / John Cheese-Shop-Sketch / Basil Fawlty / Cherri 'Terry' Jones / John Major / Margaret Thatcher / Lord Howe / Mel Smith / Rowan Atkinson / Jonathan Lloyd-Cambridge / Stephen Fry / Lord Melchett / Blackadder / Alan Bennett / Jim Broadbentovich / Vyvyan / Michael Gambon / David Brent / Tim Rice-But-Dim / Tim Nice-But-Brooke-Taylor / Arthur Pinta-Lager / Germaine Dreary / Mark Egghead / Lord Sugar / John Torode / Paul Hollywood / Ian Hislop / David Mitchell / Diddy Andy Parsons / Various
blur: Parklive
as Self / The Tea Lady
30 Years of Comic Strip
Acts of Godfrey
as Malcolm
The Hunt for Tony Blair
as Alistair Campbell
The Itch of the Golden Nit
as Bill (voice)
Preferably Blue
as Easter Bunny
The One Ronnie
The Tunnel
as Self
Whatever Happened to Spitting Image?
as Self
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
as Old Jingle (voice)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Jürgen the German / George VI (archive footage) (uncredited)
Best Ever Spitting Image
as Self
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
as Pickles (voice)
When Comedy Changed Forever
as Self (archive material)
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
as King George VI
Tooth
as Plug
Stella Street
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
as Self
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
as Old Jingle (voice)
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
as Self
Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Video
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
as Self
We Know Where You Live. Live!
as Self
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
as Julio the Chauffeur
Kevin & Perry Go Large
as Kevin
No Poster
Harry Enfield Presents Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager
as Kevin
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
as Old Jingle (voice)
No Poster
Harry Enfield Undressed
Suit You Sir! The Inside Leg Of The Fast Show
as Self
No Poster
Norman Ormal: A Very Political Turtle
as Norman Ormal
What Rats Won't Do
as Verger
No Poster
Harry Enfield: Live In Concert
Bob's Birthday
Filth!
as Mr. Cholmondley-Warner
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
as Dave Nice
Smashie and Nicey's Top of the Pops Party
as Nicey
Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly
as Tom
Billy the Fish
as All voices
Viz: The Documentary
as Self
Norbert Smith: A Life
as Sir Norbert Smith
The Englishman and His Jukebox
as Wallbox (Voice)
Sales People from Hell
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
Blackadder: The Cavalier Years
as Narrator (voice)
Spitting Image: A Non-Denominational Holiday Special
as Various Roles
Spitting Image: Election Special '87
as Various Characters