Leigh Francis

Leigh Francis (born May 30, 1973) is a comedian from Leeds, England. He married Jill Carter on Halloween, 2003.

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Francis was "discovered" by television presenter Davina McCall, who got him regular appearances on MTV UK. This kick-started his television career.

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In postmodern fashion, Leigh Francis conducts every interview and arrives at every celebrity function in his character guise of Avid Merrion. Francis has taken Andy Kaufman's Tony Clifton creation and carried it to an extreme so that the identity of the performer is completely lost beneath that of the character while in the limelight. Many have trouble understanding that Avid Merrion is a fictional creation and Francis' name means very little in popular discourse.

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Francis also plays many other celebrities, using comical masks and inappropriate accents, in sketches in his series Bo' Selecta!. His focus changed to character of "The Bear" (a rude teddy bear based on Ronnie Corbett), rather than Avid Merrion, as part of the new series A Bear's Tail. This follows the first use of Francis' real name at the head of the titles for the 2004 Christmas special.

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May 30: May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). There are 215 days remaining....

1973: 1973 was a common year starting on Monday....

Comedian: A comedian (also comedienne, female) is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting the fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy....

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