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Encyclopedia > Antony Cotton
Antony Cotton

Birth name Antony Dunn
Born August 5, 1975 (1975-08-05) (age 32)
Flag of England Bury,
Greater Manchester,
England

Antony Cotton (born Antony Dunn on August 5, 1975, Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English actor best known for his roles in Coronation Street and the original UK version of Queer as Folk. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2912 × 4368 pixel, file size: 1. ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about the town of Bury in North West England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the town of Bury in North West England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Coronation Street is an award winning British soap opera. ... Queer as Folk Series 1 DVD Cover Queer as Folk is a 1999 British television series that chronicles the lives of three gay men let loose in Manchesters gay village around Canal Street. ...

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Biography

Cotton was born in Bury, in Greater Manchester. He is the son of actress Enid Dunn. [1] He went to Woodhey High School at Holcombe Brook in Bury. [2] He has an elder brother, Andrew (born December 29, 1973). // Woodhey High School is a secondary school in Ramsbottom, Bury which has recently been made a Specialist Science College. ... Holcombe is a village in the west of the district of Ramsbottom in Lancashire. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...


Cotton joined Oldham Theatre Workshop when he was 11 years old, and stayed there for ten years. [3] He filmed his first TV commercial the same year, and soon became a regular on the children’s TV show Up 2 U.[4] He is a patron of both the LGF and Terrence Higgins Trust. The Oldham Theatre Workshop is managed by the Education and Cultural Services Department of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. ...


Career

Television

Photo: David Johnson

Cotton currently plays barman and factory worker Sean Tully in Coronation Street. Cotton asked for a part on the show, and created the character with some of the show’s writers.[5] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 404 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (472 × 700 pixel, file size: 30 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Antony Cotton photographed in Bond Street, London File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 404 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (472 × 700 pixel, file size: 30 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Antony Cotton photographed in Bond Street, London File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Sean Tully is a fictional character played by Antony Cotton on the soap opera Coronation Street. ... Coronation Street is an award winning British soap opera. ...


Cotton played Alexander in the original UK version of Queer as Folk. He also had a small speaking part in the fourth series of Absolutely Fabulous working for Edina's PR company. Queer as Folk Series 1 DVD Cover Queer as Folk is a 1999 British television series that chronicles the lives of three gay men let loose in Manchesters gay village around Canal Street. ... Absolutely Fabulous is a British sitcom written by and starring Jennifer Saunders, and co-starring Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha and June Whitfield. ... PR may stand for: Pacific Southwest Airlines IATA code defunct PageRank Peer review Performance rating Permanent residency per rectum, an abbreviation for a rectal examination Perry Rhodan Pershing Rifles personal record, in running, specifically competitive running, such as cross country running or track and field. ...


On January 13, 2007, Cotton won the second series of ITV's Soapstar Superstar. January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... Soapstar Superstar is a reality singing competition which first aired on British television station ITV1 in 2006. ...


On May 5, 2007, Cotton appeared as a soap solo on Gameshow Marathon where Jamelia and Wendy Richard played Name That Tune for a place in the quarter final. Cotton played "When the Saints Go Marching In" on the tubular bells where both Jamelia and Richards took a note of what song they play and they each got it correct. // is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Gameshow Marathon is a British game show, broadcasted from 2005 to present on ITV1. ... Jamelia Niela Davis (born 11 January 1981), known professionally as Jamelia, is an English R&B singer, songwriter and sometimes model and actress. ... Wendy Richard MBE (born Wendy Emerton on 20 July 1943) is a popular English actress best known for playing Miss Brahms in Are You Being Served? from 1972 to 1985 and Pauline Fowler in EastEnders from 1985 to 2006. ... Name That Tune was a television game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of songs. ... When the Saints Go Marching In, so well-known that it is often referred to merely as The Saints, is a United States gospel hymn that has taken on certain aspects of folk music. ... Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are musical instruments in the percussion family. ...


In July, 2007, it was announced that Cotton is set to get his own tea time chat show on ITV. The new show, That Antony Cotton Show will be filmed in front of a live studio audience at ITV's Manchester studios, and will combine celebrity chat with topical humour. The show began on Monday 13 August 2007 at 5pm on ITV. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... That Antony Cotton Show is a British comedy chat show on the ITV Network, airing weekdays at 5pm. ... is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...


Film

Cotton made his film debut opposite Daniel Craig and Derek Jacobi in the 1998 film Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon. [6] He also appeared in the 1998 film The Wisdom of Crocodiles. Daniel Wroughton Craig[1] (born 2 March 1968[2]) is a BAFTA-nominated English actor best known as the sixth actor to portray secret agent James Bond in the official film series from EON Productions. ... Sir Derek George Jacobi, CBE (IPA: ) (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor and director, knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre. ... The Wisdom of Crocodiles (also released as Immortality) is a 1998 romantic thriller by Po-Chih Leong starring Jude Law. ...


Theatre

Cotton has appeared in several shows Oldham Coliseum. He appeared in 15 Streets and the Hobbit at Manchester's Palace Theatre and Opera House.[7]


Awards and recognition

In 2005, Cotton won the Most Popular Newcomer category at the National Television Awards for his role in Coronation Street.[8] Cotton also won the 2005 Inside Soap Awards for Best Newcomer and Funniest Performance. 2006 he won (again) the award for Funniest Performance. In the 2007 British Soap Awards, Cotton was awarded the Best Actor award, which was voted for by the public. Also in 2007 he won Best Actor at the Inside Soap Awards, again voted for by the public. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Television Awards is a British television awards ceremony, sponsored by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. ... Inside Soap Awards is a yearly award ceremony from the magazine Inside Soap it has been running since 1997. ... The British Soap Awards is an annual awards ceremony to honour the best of British soap operas. ... Inside Soap Awards is a yearly award ceremony from the magazine Inside Soap it has been running since 1997. ...


Selected stage and screen credits

Television

Lockkeepers Cottages, in Old Ford Lock, used as the studio for The Big Breakfast The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002. ... The Cops is a British television series made by World Productions for the BBC. The production, set in the fictional town of Stanton in Northern England, was noted for its documentary-style camerawork and uncompromising portrayal of the police force. ... Queer as Folk Series 1 DVD Cover Queer as Folk is a 1999 British television series that chronicles the lives of three gay men let loose in Manchesters gay village around Canal Street. ... This article is about the British TV series. ... Lockkeepers Cottages, in Old Ford Lock, used as the studio for The Big Breakfast The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002. ... Absolutely Fabulous is a British sitcom written by and starring Jennifer Saunders, and co-starring Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha and June Whitfield. ... Coronation Street is an award winning British soap opera. ... Sean Tully is a fictional character played by Antony Cotton on the soap opera Coronation Street. ... Burn It is a drama series shown on BBC Three following the lives of three twenty-somethings in Manchester in 2003. ...

Film

  • The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998), Gang Member
  • Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998), Brighton Rent Boy

The Wisdom of Crocodiles (also released as Immortality) is a 1998 romantic thriller by Po-Chih Leong starring Jude Law. ...

Theatre

Poster for London production of Closer to Heaven, 2001. ... Worzel Gummidge is a British childrens character, a walking, talking scarecrow, who originally appeared in a series of books by Barbara Euphan Todd. ...

References

  1. ^ Mum’s the Word for Superstar Antony. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
  2. ^ Antony Cotton Bio – Antony Cotton Biography – Antony Cotton Stories. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
  3. ^ Mum’s the Word for Superstar Antony. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
  4. ^ Mum’s the Word for Superstar Antony. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
  5. ^ Corrie’s Antony: I’m Just a Lucky Fan. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
  6. ^ Cotton, Antony – HELLO! Who’s Who on British TV. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
  7. ^ Mum’s the Word for Superstar Antony. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
  8. ^ thecustard.tv links and lists – National TV Awards. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
  • Antony Cotton's CV

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RTE.ie Entertainment - Corrie star Cotton in gay attack (181 words)
Cotton - Verbally abused by a gang of youths
Whilst leaving the show's Manchester studios, Cotton was allegedly surrounded by a group of eight teenagers, who started hurling verbal abuse at him.
Cotton went back to work after the incident to complete two scenes.
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