Biography
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Charlie Higson (born, 1958 in Frome, Somerset) is an English actor and producer, an author, television writer and a comedian. After graduating from the University of East Anglia, in the early 1980s, he was for some time the lead singer of the band The Higsons from 1980 to 1986. He then became a plasterer before he turned to writing for Harry Enfield with Paul Whitehouse and performing comedy.
Biography
Charlie Higson first came to public attention as one of the main writers and performers of the BBC Two sketch show The Fast Show (1994-2000), which was a great success and enabled Higson to pick and choose his following projects.
He worked as producer, writer, director and occasional guest star on the revival of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) from 2000 to 2001. Subsequent television work has included writing and starring in BBC Three's Fast Show spin-off sitcom Swiss Toni.
In 2004, it was announced that Higson would pen a series of James Bond novels, aimed at younger readers and concentrating on the character's schooldays at Eton. The first novel, SilverFin, was released on March 3, 2005 in the UK and on April 27, 2005 in the U.S.. A second novel, Blood Fever was released on January 5, 2006 in the UK and was released on June 1 in the U.S. Three additional Young Bond novels by Higson have been officially announced, with releases scheduled for 2007, 2008, and 2009.
See also
- Young Bond
External links
- BBC Talent Guide Profile
- Another BBC profile of Higson
- CommanderBond.net interviews Charlie Higson
- The Fast Show
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