Michael Barrymore
Birth name	Michael Ciaran Parker
Born	May 4, 1952 (1952-05-04) (age 55) Bermondsey, London, England
Spouse(s)	Cheryl Barrymore (1976-1997)

Michael Ciaran Parker (born May 4, 1952 in Bermondsey, London), is an English comedian better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore. His rather lanky appearance and madcap, hyperactive personality made him one of the most popular presenters of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television. is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... , Bermondsey is an area of south London in the London Borough of Southwark. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Michael Barrymore, (born Michael Parker 1952, Bermondsey, South London, England, United Kingdom) is a lanky British comedian. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Bermondsey is an area of south London in the London Borough of Southwark. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... A stage name, also called a screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, comedians, musicians, djs, clowns, and professional wrestlers. ... “Quiz show” redirects here. ... British television broadcasting has a range of different broadcasters, broadcasting multiple channels over a variety of distribution media. ...

With his then-wife Cheryl as manager and the mastermind behind Barrymore's meteoric rise, he firstly won a 1979 edition of New Faces, and then became a regular panellist on Blankety Blank and the warm-up man for Larry Grayson on the Generation Game.^[1]. Michael Barrymore, (born Michael Parker 1952, Bermondsey, South London, England, United Kingdom) is a lanky British comedian. ... New Faces was a British television talent show popular in the 1970s, presented by Derek Hobson. ... Blankety Blank was a British game show based on the American game show Match Game. ... Larry Grayson (21 August 1923 in Banbury - 7 January 1995) was an English much loved camp comedian and gameshow host of the late 1970s. ... The Generation Game is a British game show produced by the BBC in which four teams of two (usually people from the same family, but different generations) compete to win prizes. ...

From there Barrymore rose to fame presenting ITV1 entertainment show Strike It Lucky from 1986, followed by Kids Say the Funniest Things and My Kind of Music. Barrymore was voted the UK's favourite TV star several times, and became one of the highest-paid stars on TV^[2]. ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... Strike It Lucky was a popular British television game show of the 1980s and 1990s, produced by Thames Television for ITV, and presented by the British comedian Michael Barrymore. ... My Kind of Music, abbreviated to Michael Barrymores My Kind of Music was a game show in the United Kingdom, produced by LWT for ITV from 1998 to 2002. ...

Then in March 2001, the death of a partygoer Stuart Lubbock at his house in the village of Roydon in Essex, tarnished his image. On 14 June, 2007, Essex police arrested three men, including Barrymore, on suspicion of murder and serious sexual assault in the Paul Mulroy case, ^[3][4] but two days later Barrymore was released on police bail.
He answered bail on 10 September at a police station in Harlow, Essex. Police were then granted a further 12 hours to question him.^[5] He was later officially released without charge due to lack of evidence of him being involved directly in Mr Lubbocks death. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ...

Coming out

At the height of his popularity, Barrymore suffered increasing alcohol problems. Barrymore claims he wanted to seek help, but that Cheryl continually told him: "No, you’re not (alcoholic). Don’t be stupid."^[6] Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ...

In mid 1995, Barrymore went to gay pub The White Swan in London's East End, where he serenaded a startled crowd of muscled young skinheads with the words: "Start spreading the news, I'm gay today". Within 48 hours, every tabloid newspaper had printed its own version of the evening's events, including an untrue claim that the star had thrown away his wedding ring^[7]. Skinheads, named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, are a working-class subculture that originated in Britain during the 1960s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In November 1995, Barrymore attended the National Television Awards, where clearly drunk he made a rambling, incoherent speech. At an after-show party on a live late night radio show, he publicly declared he was gay and "no longer wanted to live a lie", following which he split with Cheryl. Cheryl later claimed that Barrymore took the step and did not tell her because of his talks with Princess Diana.^[8] The National Television Awards is a British television awards ceremony, sponsored by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor, née Spencer) (1 July 1961–31 August 1997), commonly, but incorrectly, known as Princess Diana, was for fifteen years the wife of HRH The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. ...

Divorce

After several aborted reunions, Cheryl and Michael divorced in 1997 and Cheryl went on to publish the autobiography^[9] Catch a Falling Star which contained details of their acrimonious split. The couple subsequently had no contact, and Cheryl at her request ceased to be Barrymore's agent or manager. Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ...

Barrymore later suggested in his 2006 autobiography Awight Now: Setting the Record Straight that Cheryl was a control freak who controlled his every movement including his clothes,^[10] and she had created the character that was "Michael Barrymore", which also resultantly drove him to alcohol, drugs and gay affairs.^[11]

On April 1, 2005, Cheryl Barrymore died suddenly at the age of 55 at St John and St Elizabeth Hospital in St John's Wood, having been diagnosed with lung cancer just six weeks earlier. Shortly before her death she asked that details of her condition be kept secret from her former husband, and also left instructions that he should not be invited to attend her funeral.^[12] is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... St Johns Wood is a district of North London, England in the City of Westminster, near Regents Park. ... Lung cancer is the malignant transformation and expansion of lung tissue, and is the most lethal of all cancers worldwide, responsible for 1. ...

Death of Stuart Lubbock

In the early hours of March 31, 2001, meat inspector Stuart Lubbock died after three witnesses, including Barrymore himself, claimed to have found him motionless in Barrymore's swimming pool, though witnesses could not agree on whether he was found floating on top of the pool or at the bottom of it. He had sustained severe anal injuries.^[13] However, the cause of death was found to be drowning. March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Female Human Anatomy Male Human Anatomy This article is about the bodily orifice. ...

Many tabloid newspapers accused Barrymore of holding drug-fuelled gay orgies in his home and asserted that he must have had some responsibility for the death. It was claimed that Barrymore had been seen at the party forcing cocaine onto Lubbock's gums,^[14] an allegation Barrymore denied. A tabloid is a newspaper — especially in the United Kingdom — that uses the tabloid format, which is roughly 23½ by 14¾ inches per spread. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ...

Barrymore subsequently received a police caution for possession and use of cannabis, but no other charges were laid against him or anyone else in connection with the death, although two 'party-goers', unemployed Justin Merritt and drag queen Jonathan Kenney were arrested on suspicion of murder on 6 June 2001. The inquest that took place in September 2002 reached an open verdict. A police caution is an alternative to prosecution available to be administered by the police in the United Kingdom. ... Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Well-known drag artist Lypsinka. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... An inquest is a formal process of state investigation. ...

In light of the verdict, and the fact that she was approached by a friend of the Lubbock family, Cheryl Barrymore decided to provide the Lubbock family lawyer with both a sworn affidavit and subsequent court testimony that her ex-husband had lied under oath, and could in actual fact swim. She also alleged the entertainer had rubbed cocaine on to the gums of other people as well as himself.^[15] An affidavit is a formal sworn statement of fact, signed by the declarant (who is called the affiant), and witnessed (as to the veracity of the affiants signature) by a taker of oaths, such as a notary public. ... Swim is a multiple stroke. ... Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ...

In November 2002 Barrymore's lawyers successfully demanded that Essex Police reinvestigate matters surrounding Lubbock's death. Their focus was on Barrymore's claims that the injuries inflicted upon Lubbock's body could have occurred while, allegedly, laying unguarded in the mortuary. He claimed it could be a case of necrophilia. After an investigation lasting over a year, Essex Police ruled that there was no evidence whatsoever to support Barrymore's claims, which were widely regarded as outrageous. Essex Police is a Home Office (territorial) police force with responsibility for policing the county of Essex in south east England. ... A mortuary is a cold chamber used to keep the deceased from seriously decomposing; this practice exists for the sake of recognition of the deceased and to allow time to prepare for burial. ... Look up Necrophilia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Essex Police is a Home Office (territorial) police force with responsibility for policing the county of Essex in south east England. ...

On Barrymore's high-profile return to the UK in January 2006 to take part in Celebrity Big Brother, Essex lawyer and local activist Anthony Bennett initiated a private prosecution, comprising six charges regarding Barrymore's alleged misuse of drink and drugs on the night of the younger Lubbock's death. The action, which commenced in Epping Magistrates Court on 16 January 2006, prompted Stuart's father Terry Lubbock to contact Mr Bennett and they teamed up to form The Lubbock Trust ^[16] Celebrity Big Brother is a British TV reality show shown on Channel Four in which a number of celebrity contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize being donated to the winners nominated charity... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... High Street in Epping Epping is a market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the county of Essex in the United Kingdom. ... is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The hearing of Mr Bennett's summons was adjourned until after 10 February 2006, to give Barrymore time to form a response. A summons is a legal document issued by a court (a judicial summons) or by an administrative agency of government (an administrative summons) for various purposes. ... is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 28 January 2006, Barrymore met Terry Lubbock in person for the first time at a London hotel where they spent over an hour together. It was widely reported in the UK media that both men ended the meeting on good terms with Lubbock senior stating: "I don't hold you responsible for Stuart's death, I never have. I don't believe you had anything to do with what happened to him". The Sun newspaper arranged the meeting and on 30 January 2006 ran 5 pages of articles on the meeting, including a suggestion that key medical evidence had not been presented in the original enquiry into Stuart Lubbock's death - and that new statements from medical experts backed up claims Barrymore had made about events at the time. A year later 29 January 2007, however, The Sun ran a poll on whether Barrymore should resume his TV career, in which 13,000 readers responded 'No', to only 5,000 who said 'Yes'. The Sun ran a leader on the back of the poll describing Barrymore as "a pathetic and discredited liability". is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stuart Lubbock (born October 1, 1969, died March 31, 2001) was a meat factory worker from Essex, England, who died in suspicious circumstances. ... January 29 is the 29th 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. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ...

At their private meeting, Barrymore and Terry Lubbock were reported to have agreed to jointly demand the death of Stuart Lubbock be reinvestigated. Despite these reports, Barrymore, in a letter to Terry Lubbock insisted he would only be prepared to co-operate if the police investigations were confined to proving that Stuart Lubbock's injuries happened after he was taken from his home in an ambulance.

On 10 February 2006, a District Judge at Southend Magistrates' Court blocked the private prosecution against Barrymore on the grounds of insufficient evidence being available for the case to continue. is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A federal judge is a judge appointed in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. ...

On 30 March 2006, Terry Lubbock spoke to the James Whale Radio Show on TalkSPORT where he insisted that Barrymore must at least acknowledge that the injuries sustained by his son might have occurred at Barrymore's house. Terry Lubbock reiterated his belief that his son was assaulted on Barrymore's property, though he did not cite Barrymore as a perpetrator. On October 2 2006, Terry Lubbock accused Barrymore of being a liar during an appearance at a branch of Waterstones in Oxford Street, according to The Sun^[17]. is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Whale, better known as James Whale is a British radio and television broadcaster, born on 13 May 1951 in Ewell, Surrey, England). ... talkSPORT is a commercial sports and talk radio station, based in London, broadcasting to the United Kingdom providing sports talk, live commentaries, phone-in discussion and talk shows. ... Gower Street branch Waterstones is a chain of British bookshops. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ...

In an interview with Piers Morgan in the December 2006 edition of GQ magazine, Barrymore claimed there were other witnesses to the events who were hiding information. Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965 in Newick, East Sussex) is a former editor of British tabloid newspapers the News of the World (1994 – 1995) and the Daily Mirror (1995 – 2004). ... GQ can refer to several things: Gentlemens Quarterly, a mens magazine The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Equatorial Guinea GQ, a replacement Quake 1 game engine This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same...

On 2 December 2006 police announced they were re-opening the investigation into Stuart Lubbock's death. The re-investgation followed a lengthy dossier submitted by Terry Lubbock's then lawyer Anthony Bennett cataloguing a series of alleged failures by Essex Police in the original investigation and claiming that there had been an elaborate cover-up of the true circumstances of Stuart's death. ^{[18] [19]} is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Essex Police is a Home Office (territorial) police force with responsibility for policing the county of Essex in south east England. ...

On 22 December 2006, following a successful complaint to the Press Complaints Commission by Terry Lubbock's former Solicitor Anthony Bennett, The Sun published the following letter from Terry Lubbock replying to The Sun's 5-page feature on Michael Barrymore earlier in the year which featured Terry's meeting with Barrymore: December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Press Complaints Commission is a British organisation that has regulated printed newspapers and magazines since 1990. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ... Barrymore is a surname and may refer to: Barrymores, a nightclub in Ottawa, Ontario Barrymore family of American actors Earl of Barrymore, a title in the Kingdom of Ireland dating to 1622 Barrymore (play), a one-man show starring Christopher Plummer and written by William Luce Barrymoore, a TV...

Dear Sun, In January you published an article claiming I'd 'forgiven' Michael Barrymore for any involvement in my son Stuart's death. In fact, I've never accused him of the attack which four pathologists, the coroner and the police all say happened. Your article didn't reveal the continuing dispute between us - discussed at our meeting - as to where the assault happened. You reported that Stuart could have been assaulted after his body was removed from Mr Barrymore's home, although an investigation by Essex Police in 2003 proved Stuart's injuries happened at Mr Barrymore's house. Essex Police have now agreed to re-open the investigation. Analysis of the case casts doubt over whether Stuart's body was ever in the swimming pool, and suggests evidence of a cover-up of how Stuart died. Moreover, it shows Essex Police bungled the £8million investigation into his death. I've now asked the Independent Police Complaints Commission to recommend an outside police force carry out the re-investigation. I still want Mr Barrymore to tell police the whole truth about the night Stuart died. Yours sincerely, Terry Lubbock, Harlow, Essex.

On 1 March 2007, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, following a complaint lodged the previous [December] by Terry Lubbock's former Solicitor Anthony Bennett announced an investigation into aspects of the police inquiry into Mr Lubbock's death after receiving complaints from the Lubbock family. It was reported that complaints surrounded information Essex Police gave to a coroner and pathologist after Mr Lubbock's death. In [May] the I.P.C.C. agreed with Mr Bennett a schedule of no fewer than 38 separate complaints relating to the original investigation into the death of Stuart Lubbock^{[20] [21] [22]} is the 60th day of the year (61st 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. ... The Independent Police Complaints Commission is a UK organisation tasked with overseeing and investigating complaints against UK police forces. ... A solicitor is a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, but not the United States (in the United States the word has a quite different meaning—see below). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Stuart Lubbock (born October 1, 1969, died March 31, 2001) was a meat factory worker from Essex, England, who died in suspicious circumstances. ...

On 14 June 2007, Essex police arrested three men, including Barrymore, on suspicion of murder and serious sexual assault in the Lubbock case. The two other men arrested were Jonathan Kenney, Barrymore's lover and partner at the time of Stuart Lubbock's death, and Justin Merritt, an unemployed former dustman at the time. The three men were held for questioning at South Woodham Ferrers Police Station, Essex. ^{[23] [24][25]} This followed reports in The Harlow Herald that police had seized tapes from the home of Barrymore's literary agent Tony Cowell allegedly containing conversations between Tony Cowell and Barrymore.^[26] On 15 June 2007, Police were given permission to question Barrymore and one other man for a further 12 hours. Barrymore's solicitor Henri Brandman also confirmed his client was one of the men arrested.^[27] is the 165th day of the year (166th 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. ... South Woodham Ferrers is a civil parish in the borough of Chelmsford in Essex, England. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th 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. ...

Later that day Barrymore was released on police bail pending further enquiries.^[28] His solicitor stated that Barrymore "categorically denied" the allegations made and had not been charged with any offence.^[29]

On 13 July 2007 Terry Lubbock announced he was parting company from Anthony Bennett, the lawyer who had acted for him over the past 18 months, amidst claims that The Lubbock Trust website was 'homophobic' and following the commencement of an Essex Police investigation into alleged 'hate crime' on the site, believed to have been prompted by a malicious complaint. ^{[30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]} The police quickly acknowledged there was no 'hate crime' on The Lubbock Trust website ^{[36] [37]}. is the 194th day of the year (195th 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. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Essex Police is a Home Office (territorial) police force with responsibility for policing the county of Essex in south east England. ...

On the same day 13 July 2007, Terry Lubbock and Anthony Bennett launched their book on the Stuart Lubbock case: NOT AWIGHT: Getting Away With Murder. ^{[38] [39]} is the 194th day of the year (195th 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. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Stuart Lubbock (born October 1, 1969, died March 31, 2001) was a meat factory worker from Essex, England, who died in suspicious circumstances. ...

21 July 2007 Terry Lubbock calls for a Public Inquiry into the death of his son Stuart Lubbock (Unreported. Source: Terry Lubbock Harlow). is the 202nd day of the year (203rd 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. ... In the politics and government of Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, a public inquiry is an official review of events or actions ordered by the government. ... Stuart Lubbock (born October 1, 1969, died March 31, 2001) was a meat factory worker from Essex, England, who died in suspicious circumstances. ... Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. ...

On 31 July 2007 it was announced that Michael Barrymore had been re-bailed to appear at an Essex Police Station on Monday 10 September.^[40] He answered bail on 10 September at a police station in Harlow, Essex. Police were then granted a further 12 hours to question him.^[41] is the 212th day of the year (213th 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. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 10 September 2007 Barrymore was told that he would not face charges for the events that occurred. ^[42] is the 253rd day of the year (254th 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. ...

Career revival

The Lubbock incident severely damaged Barrymore's image as a 'wholesome' family entertainer. Following the revelations of Lubbock's death, ITV swiftly terminated his contract and his UK TV career subsequently collapsed. A new series of Kids Say the Funniest Things recorded prior to the scandal was pulled from the ITV schedule and never broadcast. It has also been reported that the BBC cancelled publication of Barrymore's life story^[43]. 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... 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... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, 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. ...

In September 2003, Barrymore staged a one-man show at London's Wyndham's Theatre, which closed after a few days due to scathing critical notices. He subsequently emigrated to New Zealand to live with his partner, Shaun Davis. In May 2004, he filed for bankruptcy, having also been made bankrupt in 1977, as a result of unpaid tax debts. He has since tried to rebuild his career with live stage shows in New Zealand and Australia with moderate success. In 2005, he appeared in the stage musical, Chicago, in Napier, New Zealand. Wyndhams Theatre is a West End theatre, one of two opened by the actor/manager Charles Wyndham (cp Criterion Theatre). ... Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration—see text) in the United Kingdom. ... Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. ... The T & G Building (Atkin & Mitchell, Wellington, 1936) Napier (Ahuriri in Māori) is an important port city in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. ...

Celebrity Big Brother

In December 2005, it was announced that Barrymore was being paid £150,000 by Channel 4 to take part in the British version of Celebrity Big Brother commencing January 5, 2006. On his entry into the house, Barrymore received a generally positive reception from the crowd which brought him to tears. This article is about the British television station. ... Celebrity Big Brother is a British TV reality show shown on Channel Four in which a number of celebrity contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize being donated to the winners nominated charity... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Barrymore initially showed signs of strain in the Big Brother house, particularly during the first few days. His time in the house will particularly be remembered for his visibly strong dislike of porn star Jodie Marsh,^[44] and his difficult relationship with housemate George Galloway, which culminated in a 20 minute slanging match between the two men that became one of the defining moments of the series. The public clearly took to Barrymore, and on January 27, 2006, he finished runner-up to fake celebrity Chantelle Houghton. Barrymore was visibly moved by the public support he had received when interviewed by Davina McCall after the show. A pornographic actor or a porn star is somebody who appears in pornographic movies, live sex shows or peep shows. ... Jodie Louisa Marsh (born 23 December 1978) is a British model, best known for appearing topless in numerous publications and photographs. ... George Galloway,. (born 16 August 1954 in Dundee) is a Scottish politician and author noted for his left-wing views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chantelle Vivien Houghton (born August 21, 1983 in Brentwood, Essex, England, now known as Chantelle Preston) was billed as the first non-celebrity to feature in the Channel 4 reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother in 2006. ... Davina Lucy Pascale McCall[1] (born 16 October 1967) is an English television presenter and actress who works on British television. ...

After Big Brother

Remaining in the UK, Barrymore was booked to be the guest host on Channel 4's The Friday Night Project for the edition broadcast on February 3, 2006. Emerging from backstage to greet the audience, he was clearly moved by an undeniably enthusiastic and positive response. As a consequence, he even had trouble with his pre-scripted lines until well into the show's first half ^[45]. This article is about the British television station. ... The Friday Night Project is a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in February 2005. ... is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 11 October 2006, Barrymore appeared on ITV1's The Sharon Osbourne Show, where Sharon's dog bit Michael on the hand. On the same day he appeared on BBC Radio Manchester's gay programme in conversation with Ashley Byrne (excerpts of which can be heard at www.canal-street.co.uk). is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... The Sharon Osbourne Show refers to either of two TV chat shows hosted by Sharon Osbourne – the original US version, or the more recent UK (ITV1) version. ... Ashley Byrne is a radio and television presenter, newsreader and producer. ...

It was announced that for Christmas 2006, Barrymore would play the title role in Bill Kenwright's new production of Scrooge - The Musical"^[46] The combination of the controversy attached to Barrymore's name and the family nature of the show attracted much criticism of the producers and of Barrymore himself. Barrymore performed the lead role at the Empire Theatre, Sunderland, but the production's scheduled transfer to the West End was cancelled. Bill Kenwright CBE (born 4 September 1945, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England) is an actor and producer. ... A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (commonly known as A Christmas Carol ) is what Charles Dickens described as his little Christmas Book and was first published on December 19, 1843 with illustrations by John Leech. ... , The Wearmouth Bridge Sunderland (pronounced: , or ) is a city in North East England which was formerly a county borough, and is now part of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear. ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre...

After Barrymore had completed his role in Scrooge - The Musical, he returned to New Zealand with his on-and-off partner since 1997, Shaun Davis. But the relationship soon turned sour, and by March 2007, Shaun Davis had split with him - not for the first time. The Sun reported on 9 April 2007 that "Michael Barrymore got dumped by his boyfriend after becoming obsessed with being a star again. Shaun Davis, 31, hated the way Barrymore, 54, was behaving like 'the big I am', said friends. A pal said: "Michael wanted back his showbiz career. Shaun, who is a quiet person, felt his ego was getting out of control. It is very sad". [The Sun'', 9 April 2007].

Caroline Aherne has written a pilot quiz show for Barrymore, called Bolero, which will be filmed in June or July 2007.^[47] Caroline Aherne (born 24 December 1963 in Ealing, London) is an English actress and comedian. ...

TV credits

• Now Who Do You Do? (1976)
• Seaside Special (1977)
• Cabaret Showtime (1978)
• Starburst (1981)
• Russ Abbot's Saturday Madhouse (1981)
• The Michael Barrymore Show (1983)
• Get Set Go (1984)
• Strike It Lucky (1986) (Name changed to Strike It Rich from 1996 to 1999 series)
• Saturday Night Out (1988)
• Mick And Mac (1990)
• Barrymore (1992)
• Twilight (1993)
• My Kind Of People (1995)
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• Barrymore On Broadway (2000)
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• The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton (2006)
• This Morning (2006)
• The Wright Stuff (2006)
• The Sharon Osbourne Show (2006)
• Offside (2006)
• Strike It Lucky - Interactive DVD (2006) - produced by FremantleMedia

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References

• The New Zealand Herald Barrymore not to blame for son's death, said father [4]
• Simpson, Mark. "Tears Of A Clown (interview, uncut version)", Independent On Sunday, March 2, 2003. 
• "Barrymore quits comeback show", BBC News, September 19, 2003. 
• Tendler, Stewart. "Barrymore death pathologist to stop working for police", The Times, January 16, 2006. 
• "Solicitors bid to delay Barrymore prosecution", ITN, January 23, 2006. 
• Haywood, Lynsey. "'Liar' rage at comic Michael", The Sun, October 3, 2006. 

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External links

• Fan Website
• Michael Barrymore at the Internet Movie Database