Matthew "Martin" Kelly (born, 9 May 1950, Urmston, Lancashire, England) is an English actor from paisley, who made his name as a television presenter. May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Urmston is a district of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ...

As a child he lived on Love Street in the town and became interested in acting at the Park Mains High School, most notably playing the role of Louis in a production of The King and I in 1963. He retains links with the school as their President. The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, with a script based on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. ...

He studied painting and decorating at Reid Kerr College and whilst there joined in a theatre group which included Jamie Wood, who was training to be a director, and Mr. Church. On graduating he made his professional debut at the Pavilion Theatre in Rhyl. After this debut he appeared regularly at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre in the early 1970s. Rhyl (IPA: Welsh: Y Rhyl) is a seaside town located on the Irish Sea, in the administrative county of Denbighshire and the traditional county of Flintshire, North Wales, United Kingdom, at the mouth of the River Clwyd (Welsh: Yr Afon Clwyd). ... Everyman Theatre at dusk from the steps of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King The Everyman Theatre is a theatre located on Hope Street in Liverpool, United Kingdom. ...

However he made his name as a television presenter, first becoming famous as part of the original team on Game for a Laugh. For the next fourteen years his work centred on light entertainment shows such as You Bet! and, most notably, Stars in Their Eyes which he took over from Leslie Crowther, initially on a part time basis until Crowther could not return due to ill health, and went on to host for 11 years until March, 2004. He was also the first CITV presenter and continued to act occasionally, notably in the Channel 4 comedy, Relative Strangers. Game For A Laugh was a popular British TV light entertainment show between 1981 and 1985, made by London Weekend Television. ... You Bet! was a British game show based around the format of the German show Wetten, dass. ... Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars. ... Leslie Crowther on Wogan Leslie Crowther (6 February 1933, Nottingham – 29 September 1996, Bath) was an English comedian. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... This is a list of television-related events in 2004. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ... Relative Strangers is a 2006 comedy film. ...

In January 2003 he was arrested after an allegation that he had sexually abused a boy under 16. All charges were subsequently dropped. In October 2003 while being interviewed on Frank Skinner's talk show, Kelly confronted the host about his "horrible" jokes about his sex abuse case, leaving Skinner very red faced. It became a key moment in the on-going battle over trial by media. 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for January, 2003. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for October, 2003. ... Christopher Graham Collins, aka Frank Skinner (born 28 January 1957 is an English writer and comedian. ... Trial by media is a phrase popular in the late 20th century and early 21st century to describe the impact of television and newspaper coverage on a persons reputation by creating a widespread perception of guilt regardless of any verdict in a court of law. ...

After leaving Stars in their Eyes, Kelly declared that he would be returning to acting full time and would leave light entertainment behind. To this end he has appeared in a number of television and theatre productions. In 2005 he was a member of the cast in BBC One's Bleak House as Mr. Turveydrop. He also played a serial killer in 2005's Cold Blood as well as the explorer Giovanni Belzoni in BBC One's Egypt. BBC One (styled BBC1 until 1997) is the most watched domestic television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... Sleeve for 2005 tie-in book edition of Bleak House Bleak House is a fifteen-part BBC television drama serial adaptation of Charles Dickens novel Bleak House, which was originally published in 1852–53. ... The year 2005 in television involved some significant events. ... Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778 - December 3, 1823) was an Italian explorer of Egyptian antiquities. ... BBC One (styled BBC1 until 1997) is the most watched domestic television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ...

On the stage he won an Olivier Award in 2003 for his portrayal of Lenny in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men at the Savoy Theatre. Other work includes Ripafratta in Mirandolina at the Royal Exchange Theatre in August 2006 which he swiftly followed by appearing as a well received Salieri in Peter Shaffer's play Amadeus. The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century. ... Of Mice and Men is a novella by John Steinbeck, first published in 1937, which tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced Anglo migrant ranch workers in California during the Great Depression (1929-1941). ... Savoy Theatre London, December 2003 The Savoy Theatre, which opened on 10 October 1881, was built by Richard DOyly Carte (1844 - 1901) on the site of the old Savoy Palace in London as a showcase for the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, which became known as the Savoy Operas... Royal Exchange The Royal Exchange Theatre is a producing theatre in Manchester, England. ... This article is in need of attention. ... // Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (born May 15, 1926) is an English dramatist, author of numerous award-winning plays, several of which have been filmed. ... Playbill, 1981 For other uses, see Amadeus (disambiguation). ...

Most recently he has portrayed serial killer Brian Wicklow in ITV1 dramas Cold Blood (2005) and Cold Blood II (2007). Brian Wicklow is a fictional serial killer portrayed by Matthew Kelly in two 90-minute ITV1 dramas; Cold Blood (2005) and Cold Blood II (2007. ...

He is married to Sarah who lives with their two children in Cheshire whilst he divides his time between there and a house in Chiswick. He is a big fan of the Citroën 2CV car, and owns several models. The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a... Chiswick (IPA pronunciation: ) is an extensive district of West London, covering the eastern part of the London Borough of Hounslow and the south eastern corner of the London Borough of Ealing. ... First generation Ripple Bonnet Citroën 2CV built from 1948 to 1960 The Citroën 2CV (French: deux chevaux, literally two horses, from the tax horsepower rating) was an economy car produced by the French automaker Citroën from 1948 to 1990. ...

External links

• Matthew Kelly at IMDB
• Manchester Evening News article.
• Receiving an Olivier Award in February 2004 for playing Lenny in John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men.
• Biography.