Alistair McGowan (born November 24, 1964) is a British impressionist and actor. November 24 is the 328th day (329th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... An impressionist is a performer whose act consists of giving the impression of being someone else by imitating the other persons voice and mannerisms. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ...

McGowan was born in the small village of Offenham, Worcestershire, [1] just outside the town of Evesham. He attended Simon de Montfort middle school and took lead roles in school productions. He went on to attend Evesham High School, and took a lead part in the musical West Side Story. This is also where he started to make impressions of different people at school including teachers.[2] he went to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he graduated in 1989. McGowan found work as a stand-up comedian, and did some of the voices for the ITV television series Spitting Image. His sporting impressions were showcased on the BBC 2 football magazine programme Sick as a Parrot. He also appeared as the recycling man in the BBC show Think about Science. Later he took over from Stephen Tompkinson playing Spock in the Tim Firth comedy drama, Preston Front. In his early career, McGowan had minor roles in shows such as Children's Ward, and more recently, in Jonathan Creek. He starred in the first series of Dead Ringers. McGowan is best known for his work with Ronni Ancona on Big Impression (formerly Alistair McGowan's Big Impression). Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Location within the British Isles The Market Place in Evesham, circa 1904 Evesham (or the Sham as it is known to its inhabitants) is a middle-sized, rural market town in Worcestershire, England. ... The GSMD seen across the Barbican lake. ... Richard Pryor hits the money line A stand-up comedian or stand-up comic is someone that performs in comedy clubs, usually reciting a fast paced succession of amusing stories, short jokes and one-liners, typically called a monologue. ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... Spitting Image was a satirical puppet show that ran on the United Kingdoms ITV television network from 1984 to 1996. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and... British actor, born 15th October 1965 in Stockton-on-Tees. ... All Quiet On The Preston Front was a BBC comedy drama about a group of friends in the fictional Lancashire town of Roker Bridge, and their links to the local Territorial Army Unit. ... Childrens Ward (briefly retitled The Ward in 1995) was a British childrens television drama series produced by Granada Television and broadcast on the ITV network as part of its Childrens ITV strand on weekday afternoons. ... Jonathan Creek is a British mystery television series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. ... Dead Ringers is a UK radio and television comedy impressions show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Two. ... Ronni Ancona Ronni Ancona (born 1968) is a Scottish impressionist and actress of Italian/Jewish ancestry who won the Best TV Comedy Actress award at the British Comedy Awards for her work in Big Impression. ... Big Impression is a British comedy sketch show. ...

Key characters in Big Impression: Big Impression is a British comedy sketch show. ...

• David Beckham
• Angus Deayton
• Ross Geller from Friends
• Sven-Göran Eriksson
• Gary Lineker
• Richard Madeley
• Robert Kilroy-Silk

He made a return to dramatic acting in 2005, appearing in the BBC's adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel Bleak House. In 2006 he starred in the detective series Mayo. He also presented an episode of Have I Got News For You on October 20, 2006. David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... Gordon Angus Deayton (born January 6, 1956) is an English comic actor and television presenter. ... Dr. Ross Eustace Geller, Ph. ... Friends. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football striker who scored ten goals in two World Cups for the England national team and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC. He is also known for appearing in adverts for the Walkers... Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan are married co-stars of British daytime light entertainment television programmes. ... Robert Kilroy-Silk Robert Michael Kilroy-Silk (born 19 May 1942) is a British politician and is well-known as the presenter of his former daytime television confessional talk show Kilroy. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... Dickens redirects here. ... Bleak House is a 15-part BBC television drama serial adaptation of Charles Dickens Bleak House. ... Mayos team Mayo is a comedy detective drama television series made by the BBC and starring Alistair McGowan, Jessica Oyelowo, Huw Rhys and Loo Brealey. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Environment

McGowan serves as an ambassador to the World Wildlife Fund and campaigns on a number of environmental issues. On August 2, 2006, he appeared on BBC Radio 2 on Steve Wright's show to appeal to listeners to be more energy aware. Note: After losing a court case in 2002 on the use of the initials WWF, the organization previously known as the World Wrestling Federation has rebranded itself as World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE. WWF - The Conservation Organization was formerly known as World Wildlife Fund and Worldwide Fund for Nature. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Western House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. ... For other persons named Steven Wright, see Steven Wright (disambiguation). ...

External links

• Alistair McGowan at the Internet Movie Database
• Alistair McGowan credits - BBC Comedy Guide
• Alistair McGowan's Big Impression - BBC Comedy Guide