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Date of Birth

10 October 1923, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Birth Name

Christopher Nicholas Parsons

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse

Ann Reynolds	(1995 - present)
Denise Bryer	(21 August 1954 - 1989) (divorced) 2 children

Trivia

Member of the entertainment charity The Grand Order of Water Rats.

Outside the world of TV, he is probably best known as the presenter of BBC Radio 4's long running panel game "Just a Minute", also repeated on the BBC World Service.

He was created an O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2004 New Year's Honours List for his services to drama and broadcasting.

His father was a GP (doctor) and delivered Margaret Thatcher.

In a "The Benny Hill Show" (1969) sketch, the vampire Dracula is waved away from a would-be victim not with a cross, but with a photo of Parsons smiling.

Originally chosen to be the Gamesmaster in "Gamesmaster" (1992), but the application of the facial distortion techniques didn't work properly so Patrick Moore was ultimately chosen instead.

Personal Quotes

[speaking in 2004] "Oh, we're an ageist society all right. You can say what you like about the old. If you made similar remarks about race or disability it would be embarassing ... I have three comedy shows and lots of after dinner speaking engagemants. I just think I'm so lucky to be working at my age."

Where Are They Now

(May 2009) He lives near Burford, Oxfordshire, England.

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