Norman Lovett

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Norman Lovett
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Norman Lovett in 2005
Birth name Norman Donald Lovett
Born (1946-10-31) 31 October 1946 (age 77)
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Nationality British
Years active 1976–present
Spouse Fi Lovett (1989-2010)
Children Lily Georgia & Kitty Camilla
Website http://www.normanlovett.com/

Norman Donald Lovett (born 31 October 1946) is an English stand-up comedian and actor, best known for the role of Holly in Red Dwarf during the first, second, seventh (as a guest star) and eighth series.[1] His comedy has a quiet, dead-pan surrealism, and in 2000 he made a successful stand up tour, co-headlining with Chris Barrie, who played Rimmer in Red Dwarf.[2] Lovett was born in Windsor, Berkshire. Lovett is divorced and has two daughters, Lily and Kitty. Prior to his performing career, Lovett did office and manual work with the final job at the Whitechapel Art Gallery as an attendant.[citation needed]

In 1989, he appeared in his own surreal BBC2 sitcom called I, Lovett, in which he played a character called Norman.[1] Seven years later, he played Dr. Lovett in the short-lived sitcom Asylum[1] which spawned many other successful careers.

He has made a number of acting appearances such as the Ghost of Christmas Past in a TV adaptation of A Christmas Carol, Mr Follett in The History of Tom Jones, the film The Criminal, as well as the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, and a cameo appearance in The Young Ones in the episode "Summer Holiday". He has been in The Bill and three episodes of the Scottish sitcom Rab C Nesbitt. In 2006, he appeared in the low-budget British horror film Evil Aliens.[3]

In 2009, Lovett said he would not take part in any further Red Dwarf productions, after a disagreement.[4]

However, in November 2012, following the success of Red Dwarf X, he stated that he has begun speaking with Doug Naylor again.[5]

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