Peter Kay Wikipedia. Peter John Kay Hon. D. A. born 2 July 1. English comedian and actor. His 2. 01. 0 1. 1 stand up comedy tour was officially inaugurated into the Guinness World Records as the most successful of all time,5 playing to over 1. In a 2. 00. 4 poll for the BBC, Kay was named the 4. British culture. 67Kay has written, produced, and acted in several award winning television and film projects. In addition, he has authored three books. In 2. 01. 5, he starred in BBC sitcoms Peter Kays Car Share and Cradle to Grave. In 2. 01. 6, Kay won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance, the BAFTA TV Award for Best Scripted Comedy and the National Television Award for Best Comedy for Car Share. Web oficial de la Universidad de A Corua. Enlaces a centros, departamentos, servicios, planes de estudios. Download Ipod' title='1985-1986 Download Ipod' />He also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Salford. Early lifeeditPeter John Kay was born and brought up in Farnworth, Lancashire, where he attended Mount Saint Joseph RC School, leaving with one GCSE in art. His mother is a Roman Catholic of Irish descent, and Peter was brought up in her faith. He took several minor jobs, including working in a toilet roll factory, a Netto supermarket, a cash and carry, a cinema and a bingo hall, which later inspired episodes for That Peter Kay Thing. He began a degree course at the University of Liverpool but dropped out because he was given an unconditional offer to attend a Higher National Diploma HND in media performance at the University of Salford. He then attended the University of Salfords school of media, music and performance, where he studied for an HND in Media Performance, which he completed this involved a stand up course. His first stand up was the competition the North West Comedian of the Year, which was held in Manchester and hosted by Dave Spikey, who would later be the co star and co writer of Phoenix Nights. Kay was last on the bill and won the competition, beating Johnny Vegas. Kay has said that he sought a career in comedy. However, Kay continued to work part time as an usher at his local cinema in Bolton whilst performing stand up locally. When the cinema closed, Kay was presented with the choice between finding another job or moving into comedy full time. After he entered and won Channel 4s So You Think Youre Funny Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where he received a prestigious Perrier Award nomination. During this time, he also appeared at various other clubs, such as Londons influential Comedy Store. Although this led to a certain level of public recognition, it was only after his first live video show Live at the Top of the Tower in 2. Kay attained mainstream recognition. During this period, he appeared on several chat shows, such as Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and Parkinson, on the latter of which he had previously served as warm up. It was at this time that production also began on Phoenix Nights, which was to see him achieve critical acclaim as well as mainstream success. Subsequent advertisements for John Smiths bitter which imitate the realistic style of Phoenix Nights saw Kay develop his catchphrases ave it and two lamb bhunas. Early careereditKays first TV project was in a 1. New Voices, a comedy series which showcased rising talent. His episode, Two Minutes, written by Johanne Mc. IPad iPad Mini. Download this free movie app and instantly watch HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of FREE feature length movies streaming on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Located in the expansion of the Manwaring Center, the BYUIdaho University Store provides laptops, software, textbooks, apparel, supplies, and more to BYUIdaho students. Hayhurst Donaldson likely to leave because other teams are closer to winning. Andrew, saw him play a getaway driver as two of his mates attempted to rob a pub of its takings. After presenting a slot titled Peter Kays World of Entertainment on BBC2s The Sunday Show, Kay made an episode of Channel 4s Comedy Lab, The Services, in 1. Royal Television Society award for best newcomer. This served as a pilot for That Peter Kay Thing. Following the series success, Kay and his co writers Neil Fitzmaurice and Dave Spikey used the episode In the Club as the basis for Phoenix Nights, which was an immediate hit. Set in a newly refurbished social club run by wheelchair bound Brian Potter, the first series was filmed in part at St Gregorys Social Club in Farnworth, Greater Manchester, where the exterior, hallways and function suite were used. In 2. 00. 4, Kay followed the success with Max and Paddys Road to Nowhere, a spin off of Phoenix Nights. The show featured the bouncer characters from the show played by Kay and Paddy Mc. Guinness and at times also featured other characters from Phoenix Nights. Six episodes were made and broadcast from November to December 2. Channel 4. The DVD of the series was released in October 2. In 2. 00. 5, Kay was awarded a Rose dOr at the international television festival in Montreux for Best Performance by an Actor. On 1. 7 April 2. 00. Channel 4 broadcast a Peter Kay Night, showing out takes from Phoenix Nights previously featured on DVD, a behind the scenes documentary 1. A Tour Documentary which followed Kay behind the scenes of his Mum Wants a Bungalow tour and screened the whole Peter Kay Live in Manchester Arena show. In 2. 00. 8, he returned to television after an absence of four years with the BAFTA winning satire of reality talent shows, Peter Kays Britains Got the Pop Factor. Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice, which he co wrote with Paul Coleman. The two hour special was screened on Channel 4 on 1. October 2. 00. 8. Kay won his second Royal Television Society award for best actor for playing Geraldine Mc. Queen, a transsexual dinner lady from Ireland. Buy Lupin The Third: Green Vs Red Movie Online. Stage showseditKay has released several DVDs of live performances, including Live at the Top of the Tower, Live at the Bolton Albert Halls which holds the record as biggest selling British stand up DVD, Peter Kay The Live Collections the previous two combined, Peter Kay Live at Manchester Arena, and Peter Kay Live The Tour That Didnt Tour Tour which was recorded during his fifteen night sold out run at The O2 in London. BBC workeditIn 2. Kay followed this success with a re release of Im Gonna Be 5. Miles, originally by the Proclaimers, for Comic Relief. The video featured a celebration of British talent. In 2. 00. 9, Kay switched his musical fund raising to Children in Need with the release of Peter Kays All Star Animated Band, which had taken two years to complete. He brought together over 1. These characters included Thomas the Tank Engine, Bob the Builder, Sponge. Bob Square. Pants, Paddington Bear, the Wombles, Fireman Sam, Peppa Pig, Postman Pat and the cast of Thunderbirds. It also featured some the characters original voice artists including Bernard Cribbins, Neil Morrissey and Ringo Starr. The video was premiered on BBC1 on Friday 2. November 2. 00. 9. Kay returned his support to Comic Relief in 2. I Know Him So Well. The song was re recorded by multi platinum selling singer Susan Boyle and Kay in the guise of Geraldine Mc. Queen from Britains Got the Pop Factor. The video which accompanied the single was also directed by Kay and identically parodied the original video shot for shot. It premiered on Comic Relief on Friday, 1. March 2. 01. 1. In May 2. Peter Kays Car Share began to air. The series was a success and a second series was commissioned to start in April 2. In October 2. 01. Cradle to Grave another BBC sitcom based on Danny Bakers life as a teenager. On 1. 9 July 2. 01. Kay was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the University of Salford at Salfords Lowry Theatre. Return to stand upeditIn November 2. Kay announced a return to stand up with four later extended to 2. Manchester Arena the following April with a show entitled The Tour that Didnt Tour Tour. Demand for tickets caused him to announce soon after that the show would be toured. In January 2. 01. Guinness Book of World Records as the most successful stand up comedy tour of all time, playing to a total of 1. Theatre workeditIn February 2. Kay played flamboyant gay director Roger De. Bris in the Mel Brooks musical The Producers at Manchesters Palace Theatre for 1. He returned to the role for the last week of the UK tour of the production at Cardiffs Millennium Theatre in December 2.