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| Born | November 24, 1942 |
| Hometown | Anderston, United Kingdom |
| Net worth | $20 million |
| Height | 6'0" (1.83m) |
| Spouse | Iris Pressagh (m 1969 - 1985) , Pamela Stephenson (m 1989 - present) |
| Children | Daisy Connolly , Scarlett Connolly , Jamie Connolly , Amy Connolly , Cara Connolly |
| Parents | William Connolly , Mary Connolly |
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Richard Eustis, Screenwriter and Creator of ‘Head of the Class,’ Dies at 86
- Richard Eustis, an Emmy-award winning screenwriter and co-creator of 1986 ABC sitcom “Head of the Class,” died Oct. 30 at the age of 86 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Eustis served as one-half of the writing team Eustis and Elias, along with writer and director Michael Elias, who together created the high school sitcom, which ran […]
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| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Light Entertainment Performance | Nominated | |
| 1998 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Actor in a Leading Role | Mrs Brown | Nominated |
| 1998 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Mrs Brown | Nominated |
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Sir Billy Connolly: I'd be cancelled if I started out in comedy today
The 78-year-old retired comedian woke culture stops comedy from being 'fearless'.
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Take care if you visit your local bookshop today – there could be a bit of a scrum. People who have been waiting months for new memoirs by Billy Connolly, Michael McIntyre or Jack Whitehall will be converging on stores such as Waterstones as they are finally published. Watch out for over-excited Nigel Slater fans sending the stacks of his hefty hot-off-the-press new cookery book tumbling to the ground.
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Posh and Becks, Billy Connolly, Peter Kay and Muhammad Ali feature in Parkinson's best ever moments as chat show host celebrates 50 years of interviews.
