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Billy Connelly
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Billy Connelly was born 24 November 1942 in Partick and brought up in Drumchapel, He first started working in the Govan shipyards before earning a living as a folk musician in a band called The Humblebums, the band was successful but it was Billy's jokes that people noticed and in ... more
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David Tennant
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The son of a Presbyterian minister, David Tennant was brought up in Bathgate, the post-industrial town between Edinburgh and Glasgow immortalised in a song by his favorite band, The Proclaimers. He decided to be an actor at a very young age (3 or 4) and was appearing on screen before ... more
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Douglas Henshall
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Douglas Henshall - a Scottish actor, born in Glasgow. His rise to fame was gradual and low-key, but his talent as an actor is clear to see - from his riveting portrayal of a sadistic, depressed corporal in Dennis Potter`s Lipstick on Your Collar to a memorable bit part in ... more
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Kelly Macdonald
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Kelly Macdonald hit the big time with her debut acting role in Trainspotting, as cheeky school girl Diane. A few not so great films followed, although Stella Does Tricks was good. But now she is back on form with the multi-Oscar winning Gosford Park, where she plays a chambermaid that ... more
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Mark McManus
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Mark McManus Born in Hamilton, half brother of Brian Connolly (1945-97), member of the glam-rock band Sweet. Unsure of his vocation, McManus left Scotland for Australia, where he took employment in Sydney Docks.
Involvement in amateur dramatics gave him a taste for acting and he turned professional in 1964. Appearances ... more
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Peter Capaldi
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Peter Capaldi was born in Glasgow but now resides in Muswell Hill. He is an actor, director and writer who has won a Bafta and Oscar for Best Short Film Franz Kafka`s It`s a Wonderful life (1995). He has starred in the films Local Hero, Soft Top Hard Shoulder, Shooting ... more
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Robbie Coltrane
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Robbie Coltrane was born March 31, 1950 in Rutherglen, Glasgow.He has become famous for his role as fitz in the British mystery drama series Cracker, and for his roles in Bond movies and most recently, Harry Potter and the Philsopher\`s Stone.
Stocky Scottish comic actor Robbie Coltrane lives in the East ... more
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Robert Carlyle
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Robert Carlyle was born in Maryhill, Glasgow on April 14 1961. He didn`t have the most conventional upbringing in life, as his mother Elizabeth walked out on the family in 1965 when Robert was just 4 years old. After that he travelled with his father Joe from commune to commune, leading ... more
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