Jimmy Tarbuck

Jimmy's father was a bookmaker and Jimmy started off training as an apprentice ladies hairdresser. Changing to comedy his new career took off in October 1963 when he made his television debut in 'Comedy Bandbox' Seven months after turning professional he was spotted by Val Parnel who gave him a spot on 'Sunday Night at the London Palladium. A keen golfer with a handicap of 4 and his own sponsored classic in Spain. a comedian himself ,his favourite comedians are Eric Morecambe, Leonard Rossiter, Les Dawson and Arthur Lowe.